- Twenty Five (album)
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Name = Twenty Five
Type = Greatest hits
Artist =George Michael
Released = flagicon|WorldNovember 13 ,2006
flagicon|United StatesApril 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 's2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released onNovember 13 ,2006 viaSonyBMG . It debuted at #1 on theUK Album Chart and #23 on theBillboard 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 withWham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair ", "This Is Not Real Love " (a duet with Britishsinger Mutya Buena ) and a new version of "Heal The Pain ", recorded withPaul McCartney . The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one withWham! and another new song called "Understand."The
DVD version of "Twenty Five" contains 40 videos on two discs, including 7 withWham! .The 2-CD version was released in the
United States onApril 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 adigipak . 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" - featuringMary 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 " - featuringPaul McCartney (4:43)
#"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuringElton 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" - 4:52Digital 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" - featuringMary 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 " - featuringPaul McCartney (4:43)
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuringElton 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
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25 Live succession box
before = "" byJamiroquai
title = UK number one album
years =November 19 2006 –November 25 2006
after = "The Love Album" byWestlife
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