▁Take ▁That ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mus icians ▁took ▁notice , ▁with ▁El ton ▁John ▁asking ▁Bar low ▁to ▁provide ▁backing ▁vocals ▁to ▁his ▁hit ▁single ▁" Can ▁You ▁Fe el ▁the ▁Love ▁Ton ight ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Bar low ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁single ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist , ▁entitled ▁" F ore ver ▁Love ". ▁The ▁single ▁proved ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁success ▁becoming ▁Bar low ' s ▁first ▁solo ▁number ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁and ▁being ▁cert ified ▁as ▁Gold ▁by ▁the ▁B PI . ▁The ▁single ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 7 5 ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁charts ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁weeks ▁whilst ▁also ▁chart ing ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁twelve ▁countries ▁across ▁Europe . ▁The ▁second ▁single ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁" L ove ▁W on ' t ▁Wait ", ▁written ▁by ▁Madonna ▁and ▁She p ▁P ett ib one . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁became ▁Bar low ' s ▁second ▁number ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁becoming ▁cert ified ▁as ▁Silver ▁by ▁the ▁B PI ▁and ▁also ▁chart ing ▁in ▁eleven ▁countries ▁world wide . ▁Bar low ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁Open ▁Road ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁went ▁straight ▁to ▁number ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁chart ed ▁across ▁Europe . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁later ▁cert ified ▁as