Intensive Care (album)

***Intensive Care*** is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 24 October 2005.

## Musicians

- Robbie Williams: lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Epiphone Casino, synthesizer
- Stephen Duffy: guitar, keyboards, Nord Lead, wine glass, sitar, harp, sequencers, shakers, dilruba, harmonica
- Claire Worrall: backing vocals, (track 11) piano, mellotron, Hammond B3, helicopter
- Melvin Duffy: pedal steel guitar (track 11)
- Neil Taylor: guitar (track 11)
- Greg Leisz: guitar
- Justin Duarte: acoustic guitar
- Jerry Meehan: bass guitar, fender precision (track 11)
- Matt Chamberlain: drums, percussion (track 11)
- Kate Kissoon: backing vocals
- Tessa Niles: backing vocals
- Jeff Babko: trombone (track 11)
- Cleto Escobedo: baritone saxophone (track 11)
- Waddy Wachtel: guitar (track 11)
- Jebin Bruni: synthesizer
- Davey Faragher: bass guitar, Fender Precision
- John Paterno: guitar
- Buddy Judge: guitar
- Max Beesley: percussion, vibes
- Gary Nuttall: backing vocals (track 11)
- Carlton E. Anderson: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Maxi Anderson: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Randy Crenshaw: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Judith Hill: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Julia Tillman: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Carmen Twillie: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Oren Waters: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Maxine Waters Willard: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Will Wheaton Jnr: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Terry Wood: choir (tracks 3 and 11)
- Charlie Bisharat: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- Mario De Leon: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
- Armen Garabedian: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 12)
- Berj Garabedian: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
- Alan Grunfeld: violins (tracks 1, 3 and 5)
- Sara Pakins: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- Michelle Richards: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- Sarah thornblade: violins (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8)
- Josefina Vergara: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- John Wittenburg: violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- Denyse Buffum  violins (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
- Matt Funes: cello
- Roland Kato: cello
- Evan Wilson: cello
- Larry Corbett: cello
- Suzie Katayama: cello
- Dan Smith: cello

## Credits

- Album produced by Stephen Duffy and Robbie Williams
- Original production by Andy Strange
- Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mix This
- Engineered by John Paterno, Andy Strange, Stephen Duffy Pablo Munguia, Tony Phillips, Adam Noble and Dan Porter
- Strings arranged and conducted by David Campbell
- Strings engineered by Alan Sides at NRG
- Mastering by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Studios, London
- A&R: Chris Briggs
- Photography: Hamish Brown
- Design and artwork: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
- Art co-ordination by Tom Hingston Studio

### Weekly charts

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### Decade-end charts

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Intensive Care
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Robbie Williams
- **released**: 24 October 2005
- **recorded**: June 2003–May 2005 in Los Angeles
- **genre**: Pop rock
- **length**: 53:02
- **label**: Chrysalis Records, Chrysalis / EMI
- **prev title**: Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album), Greatest Hits
- **prev year**: 2004
- **next title**: Rudebox
- **next year**: 2006