Songs from the Last Century

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Songs from the Last Century
Studio album by George Michael
Released 13 December 1999
Recorded 1999
Genre Jazz
Length 43:11
Label Virgin
Producer George Michael, Phil Ramone
George Michael chronology
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
(1998)		 Songs from the Last Century
(1999)		 Patience
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
BBC (mixed)[2]

Songs from the Last Century is an album of cover versions by singer George Michael and acclaimed producer Phil Ramone, released in December 1999. It consists mainly of old jazz standards, plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs, such as "Roxanne" (originally by The Police) and "Miss Sarajevo" (originally by U2 with Luciano Pavarotti).

Contents

[edit] History

This album is the only in George Michael's entire solo catalogue to have not yet reached number one in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number two instead. It was kept off of the top spot by Shania Twain's Come on Over.

The cover album had a hit in The Police's "Roxanne", for which George released a music video, shot in Amsterdam, in the so-called Red District, using ordinary people, not actors, who really live their lives on the street.

Another version exists of the record opener, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", sung by George with popular Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti at one of his famous "Pavarotti and Friends" live shows, and then included on the limited edition of Twenty Five.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" – 4:22
  2. "Roxanne" – 4:11
  3. "You've Changed" – 4:25
  4. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" – 1:45
  5. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – 5:19
  6. "Miss Sarajevo" – 5:11
  7. "I Remember You" – 4:12
  8. "Secret Love" – 2:39
  9. "Wild Is the Wind" – 4:02
  10. "Where or When" / "It's Alright with Me" (Instrumental) (Hidden track) – 7:00

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 12
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 12
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[3] 11
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[3] 4
Canadian RPM Top Albums[4] 33
Dutch Albums Chart[3] 6
French Albums Chart[3] 7
German Albums Chart[5] 4
Hungarian Albums Chart[6] 5
Italian Albums Chart[3] 4
Japanese Albums Chart[7] 59
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] 8
Norwegian Albums Chart[3] 13
Spanish Albums Chart[8] 11
Swedish Albums Chart[3] 16
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 6
UK Albums Chart[9] 2
US Billboard 200[10] 157

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Gold[11]
Belgium Platinum[12]
Canada Gold[13]
Europe 2× Platinum[14]
France 2× Gold[15]
Germany Gold[16]
New Zealand Platinum[17]
Spain Platinum[18]
Switzerland Gold[19]
United Kingdom 2× Platinum[20]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Peak positions. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  4. ^ Top Albums/CDs – Volume 70, No. 9, 20 December 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ Longplay-Chartverfolgung. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ^ Hungarian Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  7. ^ George Michael albums sales ranking. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  8. ^ Spanish Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  9. ^ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  10. ^ Songs from the Last Century – George Michael. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  11. ^ Accreditations. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  12. ^ Awards 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  13. ^ Canadian Certifications. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  14. ^ IFPI Awards. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  15. ^ Certifications Albums Double Or – année 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  16. ^ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  17. ^ Top 40 Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392. 
  19. ^ Awards 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  20. ^ Certified awards search. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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