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Older - George Michael ‎/ Sony Music Audio CD 2011 / 88697840312

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Older - George Michael ‎/ Sony Music Audio CD 2011 / 88697840312

UPC 886978403124

 

Product Details: 

Label: Sony Music ‎– 88697840312
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 2011
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Downtempo, Synth-pop, Contemporary Jazz
 
 
Editorial review:
Older is the album that many observers initially believed Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 to be -- a relentlessly serious affair, George Michael's bid for artistic credibility. It's an album that makes Listen Without Prejudice sound like Faith. Michael has dispensed with the catchy, frothy dance-pop numbers that brought him fame, concentrating on stately, pretentious ballads -- even "Fastlove," the album's one dance track, lacks the carefree spark of his earlier work. Although Michael's skills as a pop craftsman still shine through -- several songs are well-constructed ballads that rank with his best material -- his earnestness sinks the album. It is one thing to be mature and another to be boring. Too often, Michael mistakes slight melodies for mature craftsmanship and Older never quite recovers. When melodies do pop up, he doesn't deliver them with enough force to make an impact, and the album slowly disappears as a result.
 
 

Tracklist:

1 Jesus To A Child
Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns, Instruments [All Other Instruments] – George Michael
 
2 Fastlove
Engineer – Ren Swan, Keyboards – Dave Clews, George Michael, Jon Douglas, Producer – George Michael, Jon Douglas, Saxophone – Andy Hamilton (7), Vocals [Forget Me Nots] – Jo
 
3 Older
Instruments [All Other Instruments] – George Michae, Keyboards [String & Piano] – Chris Cameron, Trumpet – Steve Sidwell
 
4 Spinning The Wheel
Engineer – Ren Swan, Guitar – Alan Ross (2), Keyboards – Dave Clews, George Michael, Jon Douglas, Saxophone – Phil Smith, Chris Davis, Trombone – Fayyaz Virji, Trumpet, Flugelhorn – John Thirkell, Stuart Brooks, Vocals [Baby Loves] – Jo, Written-By, Producer – George Michael, Jon Douglas
 
5 It Doesn't Really Matter
Instruments – George Michael
 
6 The Strangest Thing
Instruments – George Michael
 
7 To Be Forgiven
Engineer – Charlie Brocco, Guitar – Danny Jacobs, Instruments [All Other Instruments] – George Michael
 
8 Move On
Instruments – George Michael
 
9 Star People
Instruments [All Other Instruments] – George Michael, Piano [Rhodes] – Chris Cameron, Vocals [Chorus] – Jo
 
10 You Have Been Loved
Bass Guitar, Drums – George Michael, Guitar – John Themis, Keyboards – Chris Cameron, David Austin, Written-By – David Austin, George Michael
 
11     
Free
Instruments [All Other Instruments] – George Michael, Strings – Chris Cameron
 

 

 

More Details:

  • Arranged By – George Michael
  • Design, Sleeve – George Michael, Peter B. (3), Simon Halfon
  • Engineer – Chris Porter (tracks: 1, 6, 9), Paul Gomersall (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 11)
  • Engineer [Rolling] – Andreas Georgiou (2)
  • Engineer [Studio Assistant] – Niall Flynn
  • Management – Andy Stephens Management Ltd.
  • Photography By [Front Cover, Pages 13, 23] – Brad Branson
  • Photography By [Page 3] – Nick Knight
  • Photography By [Pages 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24] – Andrew MacPherson (3)
  • Producer – George Michael (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 11)
  • Programmed By – George Michael (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11), Pete Gleadall (tracks: 6, 7, 10), Steve McNichol (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11)
  • Written-By – George Michael (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11)

 

 

About the Artist:

George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He achieved seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas" and solo singles such as "Careless Whisper" and "Faith".

Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band's first two albums, Fantastic (1983) and Make It Big (1984), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Michael's first solo single "Careless Whisper" reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. Michael's debut solo album, Faith, was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. Four singles from the album--"Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey"—reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Faith was named Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. Three years after the release of Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990) was released; that album included the Billboard Hot 100 number one "Praying for Time". "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a 1991 duet with Elton John, was also a transatlantic number one.

Michael won various music awards including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards and six Ivor Novello Awards. In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. In 2008, he was ranked 40th on Billboard's list of the Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time.

 

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