Decent Albums of the 90s: Gary Barlow - Open Road

Welcome to part 5 +/- 2 of my series on 90s albums that i found worth listening to

This post is on the first of two solo albums of Take That front-man and chief songwriter Gary Barlow.  This album, Open Road, is underrated (released in 1997).  This is also one of the albums that my Zune keep mislabeling the songs regardless of what i try (evil meta-tag) .  It may not have found the success it deserved.  Gary Barlow released another solo album 12 Months 11 Days that was decent too.   i got this after hearing (and really liking) the lead single "So Help Me Girl".  This album was obviously bigger in the UK (and internationally than the US).  Barlow seems to be at his best at the mid-tempo and slower songs, which is what most of this album is.  One of the problems with a US release is that most of the songs on the album didn't play well at the times as singles.  The sticker on the CD listed; "So Help Me Girl", "Love Won't Wait", "Hang on In There", "Back For Good" and "Superhero" as featured songs.

Singles:
* "Forever Love"
* "Love Won't Wait"
* "So Help Me Girl" - awesome cover
* "Open Road"
* "Hang on in There Baby"
* "Superhero" - sort of re-released on his second album as "For All That You Want"

Other Songs on the Album:
* "I Fall So Deep"
* "My Commitment"
* "Everything I Ever Wanted"
* "Lay Down for Love" - why wasn't this a single?
* "Never Knew"
* "Back for Good (Live)"