Twenty Five (album)

:"For the album by Harry Connick, Jr., please see 25 (album)"Infobox Album |
Name = Twenty Five
Type = Greatest hits
Artist = George Michael


Released = flagicon|World November 13, 2006
flagicon|United States April 1, 2008
Recorded = 1984 - 2006
Genre = Pop
Length = 73:53 (CD 1)
73:25 (CD 2)
Label = Sony Music
Producer = George Michael
Reviews =
*Planet Sound (3/10)
*PopMatters (8/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/8919/george-michael-twenty-five/ link]
* The Times Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2445204,00.html link]
Last album = "Patience"
(2004)
This album = "Twenty Five"
(2006)
Next album =
Misc =

"Twenty Five" is singer George Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on November 13, 2006 via SonyBMG. It debuted at #1 on the UK Album Chart and #23 on the Billboard 200, and it reached the top 20 on most other album charts.

The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!. The album comes in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including 4 recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with British singer Mutya Buena) and a new version of "Heal The Pain", recorded with Paul McCartney. The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one with Wham! and another new song called "Understand."

The DVD version of "Twenty Five" contains 40 videos on two discs, including 7 with Wham!.

The 2-CD version was released in the United States on April 1 2008, with two changes from the international version: "Feeling Good" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (from "Songs from the Last Century") replaced "Round Here," a track from Patience that was not released as a single in the U.S.

A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD U.S. version, the deluxe version includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good." The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak. It includes a 36-page color booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs. TwentyFive debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 chart. Current US sales stand at 63.000 copies sold. The album currently holds a 2 times IFPI platinum certification, selling more than 2 million copies. Worldwide sales stand close to 3.5 million copies sold.

Track listing (international release)

Disc 1: For Living

# "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (6:33)
# "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (3:52)
# "Freedom" - Wham! (5:20)
# "Faith" (3:15)
# "Too Funky" (3:46)
# "Fastlove" (5:28)
# "Freedom! '90" (6:30)
# "Spinning the Wheel" (6:09)
# "Outside" (4:44)
# "As" - featuring Mary J. Blige (4:43)
# "Freeek!" (4:32)
# "Shoot the Dog" (5:08)
# "Amazing" (4:25)
# "Flawless (Go to the City)" (4:50)
# "An Easier Affair" (4:38)

Disc 2: For Loving

#"Careless Whisper" - first solo single (5:04)
#"Last Christmas" - Wham! (4:27)
#"A Different Corner" - second solo single (4:03)
#"Father Figure" (5:40)
#"One More Try" (5:53)
#"Praying for Time" (4:41)
#"Heal the Pain" - featuring Paul McCartney (4:43)
#"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuring Elton John (5:48)
#"Jesus to a Child" (6:50)
#"Older" (5:34)
#"Round Here" (5:55)
#"You Have Been Loved" (5:28)
#"John and Elvis Are Dead" (4:23)
#"This Is Not Real Love" - featuring Mutya (4:56)

Disc 3: For The Loyal (Limited Edition Only)

# "Understand" - 5:56
# "Precious Box" - 7:36
# "Roxanne" - 4:10
# "Fantasy" - 5:02
# "Cars and Trains" - 5:51
# "Patience" - 2:52
# "You Know that I Want To" - 4:32
# "My Mother Had a Brother" - 6:19
# "If You Were There" - Wham! - 3:43
# "Safe" - 4:25
# "American Angel" - 4:08
# "My Baby Just Cares for Me" - 1:43
# "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - 4:27 (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
# "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" 5:25
# "Through" - 4:52

Digital Download Version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos)

# "I'm Your Man" - 6:52 (with Wham!) - bonus track on Digital Version
# "Edith And Kingpin" - 3:41 - bonus track on Digital Version
# "I'm Your Man" - 3:59 (with Wham!) (Video)
# "John And Elvis Are Dead" - 4:23 (Video)
# "An Easier Affair" - 4:31 (Video)
# "Father Figure" - 5:34 (Video)

Track listing (North American release)

Disc 1: For Living

# "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (6:33)
# "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (3:52)
# "Feeling Good" (2:52)
# "Faith" (3:15)
# "Too Funky" (3:46)
# "Fastlove" (5:28)
# "Freedom! '90" (6:30)
# "Spinning the Wheel" (6:09)
# "Outside" (4:44)
# "As" - featuring Mary J. Blige (4:43)
# "Freeek!" (4:32)
# "Shoot the Dog" (5:08)
# "Amazing" (4:25)
# "Flawless (Go to the City)" (4:50)
# "An Easier Affair" (4:38)

Disc 2: For Loving

# "Careless Whisper" - first solo single (5:04)
# "Last Christmas" - Wham! (4:27)
# "A Different Corner" - second solo single (4:03)
# "Father Figure" (5:40)
# "One More Try" (5:53)
# "Praying for Time" (4:41)
# "Heal the Pain" - featuring Paul McCartney (4:43)
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuring Elton John (5:48)
# "Jesus to a Child" (6:50)
# "Older" (5:34)
# "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
# "You Have Been Loved" (5:28)
# "John and Elvis Are Dead" (4:23)
# "This Is Not Real Love" - featuring Mutya (4:56)

Disc 3: For The Loyal (Best Buy Exclusive)

# "Understand" (5:56)
# "Precious Box" (7:38)
# "Roxanne" (4:11)
# "Fantasy" (5:03)
# "Cars and Trains" (5:51)
# "Patience" (2:53)
# "You Know that I Want To" (4:32)
# "My Mother Had a Brother" (6:20)
# "If You Were There" - Wham! (3:44)
# "Safe" (4:25)
# "American Angel" (4:09)
# "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (1:43)
# "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - (4:27) (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
# "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" (5:25)
# "Through" (4:55)

Chart performance

ee also

*25 Live

succession box
before = "" by Jamiroquai
title = UK number one album
years = November 19 2006 – November 25 2006
after = "The Love Album" by Westlife