▁ ▁L id ling ton ▁during ▁W W 2 ▁ ▁British ▁History ▁On - line ▁ ▁L id ling ton ▁Village ▁Hall ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Bed ford shire ▁Category : C ivil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Bed ford shire ▁Category : Cent ral ▁Bed ford shire ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁English ▁singer ▁Gary ▁Bar low ▁has ▁released ▁four ▁studio ▁albums , ▁four teen ▁singles , ▁sevent een ▁music ▁videos , ▁and ▁four ▁featured ▁songs . ▁Bar low ▁has ▁had ▁ 1 6 ▁number ▁ 1 ▁UK ▁singles , ▁ 8 ▁number ▁ 1 ▁albums ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁ 1 4 ▁UK ▁number ▁ 1 ▁singles , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁million ▁records ▁world wide ▁and ▁over ▁ 7 ▁million ▁concert ▁tick ets . ▁ ▁After ▁Take ▁That ▁split ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Gary ▁Bar low ▁signed ▁with ▁R CA ▁Records ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁material ▁since ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁formed . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Take ▁That ▁forming ▁Bar low ▁had ▁been ▁writing ▁and ▁performing ▁songs ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁N ig el ▁Martin - Smith . ▁He ▁identified ▁Bar low ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁could ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁boy band ▁around , ▁using ▁Bar low ' s ▁voice ▁and ▁song writing ▁ability ▁to ▁cat ap ult ▁Take ▁That ▁to ▁fame ▁and ▁super st ard om . ▁As ▁Bar low ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁recogn ised ▁throughout ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁as ▁the ▁song writing ▁talent ▁behind