Older
by George Michael
- Type: Album
- Released: 13 May 1996
- Label: Virgin, Aegean, DreamWorks, Sony Music, Sony Music UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 58:53
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released after a six-year hiatus and a protracted legal battle, George Michael's 'Older' is a profoundly personal and melancholic album that shifts away from his pop origins towards a sophisticated blend of soul, downtempo electronica, and smoke-wreathed jazz. [1, 4, 9] The album's restrained and organic production provides a backdrop for Michael's introspective songwriting, which serves as a cathartic tribute to his late partner Anselmo Feleppa, exploring themes of love, mortality, grief, and healing. [1, 3, 5] Despite its somber tone, the album was a significant commercial success, particularly in the UK, yielding a record-breaking six top-three singles and marking a pivotal transition into a more mature and artistically complex phase of his career. [2, 6]
Genres
Descriptors: ballad, dance, orchestral, funky, soulful
Tracklist
- Jesus to a Child (06:51)
- Fastlove, Pt. 1 (05:24)
- Older (05:33)
- Spinning the Wheel (06:21)
- It Doesn't Really Matter (04:50)
- The Strangest Thing (06:01)
- To Be Forgiven (05:21)
- Move On (04:45)
- Star People (05:16)
- You Have Been Loved (05:30)
- Free (03:01)
Credits
- George Michael - chant, basse, claviers, batterie, percussions, programmation, arrangements, production, written-by, sleeve, design
- Hugh Burns - guitare
- Danny Jacob - guitare
- Alan Ross - guitare
- John Themis - guitare
- Jon Douglas - claviers, production, arrangements, written-by
- Chris Cameron - claviers, cordes
- David Austin - claviers, written-by
- David Clews - claviers
- Nick Murdoch - piano
- Jo Garland - chœurs
- David Clayton - programmation
- Pete Gleadall - programmation
- Steve McNichol - programmation
- Stuart Brooks - trompette, bugle
- John Thirkell - trompette, bugle
- Steve Sidwell - trompette
- Chris Davis - saxophone
- Chris Porter - engineer
- Paul Gomersall - engineer
- Andreas Georgiou - engineer [rolling]
- Niall Flynn - engineer [studio assistant]
- Andy Stephens Management Ltd. - management
- Brad Branson - photography by
- Nick Knight - photography by
- Andrew MacPherson - photography by
- Peter B. - sleeve, design
- Charlie Brocco - engineer
- Peter Barrett - sleeve
- Simon Halfon - sleeve
- Ren Swan - engineer