Robbie’s good fortune took on a literal glint in 
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October 2002 – he signed a deal with EMI worth 
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a record-breaking £80m. Just as public 
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expectation hit a new peak, however, he lost his 
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songwriting partner, Guy Chambers, in an 
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acrimonious split. How would Robbie react?
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Well, wait for the snap, that elastic bounce-back: 
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Robbie has teamed up with Stephen Duffy, a 
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name-to-drop since the 1980s, to produce some 
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of his most confident material yet.