Songs from the Last Century
| Songs from the Last Century | ||||
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| George Michael studio album | ||||
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Publication |
December 6, 1999 |
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| Label (s) | Virgin Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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pop |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
43:06 |
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Songs from the Last Century is a music album by George Michael .
history
Songs from the Last Century is an album by British singer George Michael with jazz standards and pop classics. The American music producer Phil Ramone , who produced show greats such as Liza Minnelli , made it possible for George Michael to record with great orchestra accompaniment. The album is the only one from George Michael that did not reach number one on the album charts in England, but only has number two as the highest ranking.
criticism
The site Allmusic called the album generally pleasing. The die hard fans who accompanied George Michael through the 90s would like it.
Track list
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - 4:22 (Yip Harburg, Jay Gorney)
- Roxanne - 4:11 ( Sting )
- You've Changed - 4:25 (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer)
- My Baby Just Cares for Me - 1:45 (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson)
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 5:19 ( Ewan MacColl )
- Miss Sarajevo - 5:11 ( U2 , Brian Eno )
- I Remember You - 4:12 ( Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger )
- Secret Love - 2:39 (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain)
- Wild Is the Wind - 4:02 (Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin )
- Where or When - 7:00 ( Lorenz Hart , Richard Rodgers )
Hidden Track : It's Alright with Me
Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 gold
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35,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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 platinum
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(50,000) |
 Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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(250,000) |
 Europe (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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2,000,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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2 × gold
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(200,000) |
 Canada (MC)
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gold
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50,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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(25,000) |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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(100,000) |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
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(600,000) |
| All in all |
6 × gold 7 × platinum |
2,100,000 |
Main article: George Michael / Music Sales Awards