Thursday, March 27, 2008

George Michael is "Twenty-Five"

George Michael announced his first North American tour in 17 years. He'll also release a new record on April 1st - titled "Twenty-Five", which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. 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 brand new song called "Understand". Here are the track list:

Disc 1: For Living

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

Disc 2: For Loving

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

Disc 3: For The Loyal (limited edition only)

1. "Understand"
2. "Precious box"
3. "Roxanne"
4. "Fantasy"
5. "Cars and Trains"
6. "Patience"
7. "You Know that I Want To"
8. "My Mother Had a Brother"
9. "If You Were There" - Wham!
10. "Safe"
11. "American Angel"
12. "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
13. "Brother Can You Spare Me A Dime?" (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
14. "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)"
15. "Through"

Digital Download Version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos)

1. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!)- bonus track on Digital Version
2. "Edith And Kingpin" - bonus track on Digital Version
3. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!) (Video)
4. "John And Elvis Are Dead" (Video)
5. "An Easier Affair" (Video)
6. "Father Figure" (Video)

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