Patience (album)
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George Michael studio album | ||||
Publication |
March 18, 2004 |
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admission |
2002-2004 |
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Label (s) | Sony Music | |||
Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
14th |
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running time |
70:15 |
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George Michael |
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Patience is George Michael’s fifth album . It was released in March 2004, five years after the last album. The album was the first to appear again on Sony Music since 1990 . It was very successful and debuted at number one in the UK . It also reached number one on the charts in Germany . Over 200,000 albums were sold in the first week, with a total of around 10 million copies.
history
The first two of six singles, Freeek! and Shoot the Dog were released back in 2002. Shoot the Dog was a much discussed piece about the relationship between Britain and the United States. Tony Blair was portrayed in the video as a dog that follows George W. Bush everywhere. The piece was not released as a single in the United States. The studio also includes a cover of was The Grave of Don McLean recorded a protest song against the Vietnam War . George Michael sang this in March 2003 on the British show Top of the Pops .
On May 26, 2004, Michael appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show promoting the new album . On the show, he also spoke about his arrest and coming out .
criticism
The Allmusic page said that the long break from the previous album showed that George Michael was a perfectionist in the studio. Every piece is polished and many details can be heard. However Patience the best album since Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 , but it would be better if George Michael it anginge little looser.
Track list
- Patience (George Michael) - 2:53
- Amazing (Johnny Douglas, Michael) - 4:25
- John and Elvis Are Dead (David Austin, Michael) - 4:23
- Cars and Trains (Douglas, Michael) - 5:51
- Round Here (Michael) - 5:56
- Shoot the Dog (Michael) - 5:07
- My Mother Had a Brother (Michael) - 6:17
- Flawless (Go to the City) (Michael) - 6:51
- American Angel (Ruadhri Cushnan, Niall Flynn, James Jackman, Michael) - 4:07
- Precious Box (Michael) - 7:39
- Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) (Michael) - 5:26
- Freeek! '04 (Cushnan, Flynn, Jackman, Michael) - 4:28
- Through (Michael) - 5:22
- Patience (reprise) (Michael) - 1:30
Sales figures and awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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20,000 |
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70,000 |
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25,000 |
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20,000 |
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200,000 |
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(1,000,000) |
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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15,000 |
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40,000 |
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15,000 |
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20,000 |
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30,000 |
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20,000 |
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100,000 |
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25,000 |
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600,000 |
All in all |
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1,470,000 |
Main article: George Michael / Music Sales Awards