The Circus
by Take That
  • Record Label: Polydor
  • Release Date: Dec 1, 2008
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15

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  1. MG.
    Feb 8, 2009
    10
    Love this album. Great harmonies . Great songwriting. It should be released here in the States.
  2. PeterK
    Jan 14, 2009
    8
    Best Take That album. They play better ever before.
  3. MoonKnight_99
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    With Beautiful World my favourite Take That album. Uplifting and at the same time very emotional. Especially The Garden, Greatest Day, Said It All and What Is Love stand out the most for me.
  4. maquisl
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Probably the best Take That album (alongside Beautiful World and Progress). Great songs and lyrics, The Garden, How Did it Come To This, Julie, Said It All and Hello are the best songs.

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Dot Music
    70
    The Circus possesses well crafted pop songs, with faultless production. There are certainly moments when Barlow comes into his own as a songwriter.
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  2. Hot Press
    60
    The Circus isn’t terrible. In fact it’s very listenable; genre-wise it falls somewhere between Beatlesy ballads and Billy Joel’s 'The Piano Man.'
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  3. musicOMH.com
    60
    While The Circus will undoubtedly sell bucketloads of copies, it does all become rather samey after a while.
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