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George Michael – Twenty Five / George Michael Greatest Hits, Deluxe 3CD Edition, Including Unreleased Tracks, Rarities & The Hits: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper, Last Christmas, Faith, Fastlove / Aegean 3x Audio CD 2006 / 88697009012

Name: George Michael – Twenty Five / George Michael Greatest Hits, Deluxe 3CD Edition, Including Unreleased Tracks, Rarities & The Hits: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper, Last Christmas, Faith, Fastlove / Aegean 3x Audio CD 2006 / 88697009012
SKU: 886970090124
Price: 95.91 USD
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UPC 886970090124

Twenty Five is a greatest hits album by George Michael released in the UK on 13 November 2006, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 by Sony BMG. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number 23 on the Billboard 200, and it reached the top 20 on most other album charts. After Michael's death in December 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at a new peak position of number 12.

The album mostly contains songs from Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!. The album is sold in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 29 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with the 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 new song called "Understand".

The 2-CD version was released in the United States on 1 April 2008, with two changes: "Feeling Good" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom", and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (from Songs from the Last Century) replaced "Round Here", a track from Patience that was not released as a single in the US.

A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD US version, it includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good". The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak. It includes a 36-page colour booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs.

In 2010, a special tour edition of the album was released in Australia for his short three date George Michael Live in Australia tour. The track listing itself contained the same tracks as the international version alongside a bonus third disc.

A Twenty Five DVD was also released.

Label:	Aegean – 88697009012
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation, Deluxe Edition
Country:	Europe
Released:	Nov 13, 2006
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:	House, Big Band, Downtempo, Synth-pop, Ballad

Tracklist:

		For Living
1-1	Wham!–	Everything She Wants	6:33
1-2	Wham!–	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go	3:52
1-3	Wham!–	Freedom	5:20
1-4	George Michael–	Faith	3:13
1-5	George Michael–	Too Funky	3:45
1-6	George Michael–	Fastlove Producer – Jon Douglas Written-By – Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen, Teresa McFadden

5:27
1-7	George Michael–	Freedom! '90	6:30
1-8	George Michael–	Spinning The Wheel Producer, Written-By – Jon Douglas

6:09
1-9	George Michael–	Outside Producer – Jon Douglas

4:44
1-10	George Michael And Mary J. Blige–	As Producer – Babyface Written-By – Stevie Wonder

4:42
1-11	George Michael–	Freeek! Written-By – Moogymen

4:33
1-12	George Michael–	Shoot The Dog Written-By – Ian Burden, Phil Oakey

5:08
1-13	George Michael–	Amazing Written-By – Johnny Douglas

4:24
1-14	George Michael–	Flawless (Go To The City) Written-By – Eric Matthew, Gary Turnier, Nashom Wooden, Oliver Stumm, Paul Alexander

4:50
1-15	George Michael–	An Easier Affair Written-By – Kevin Ambrose, Niall Flynn, Ruadhri Cushnan

4:36
		For Loving
2-1	George Michael–	Careless Whisper Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley

5:00
2-2	Wham!–	Last Christmas	4:27
2-3	George Michael–	A Different Corner	4:03
2-4	George Michael–	Father Figure	5:37
2-5	George Michael–	One More Try	5:53
2-6	George Michael–	Praying For Time	4:41
2-7	George Michael And Paul McCartney–	Heal The Pain	4:41
2-8	George Michael And Elton John–	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin

5:47
2-9	George Michael–	Jesus To A Child	6:49
2-10	George Michael–	Older	5:32
2-11	George Michael–	Round Here	5:55
2-12	George Michael–	You Have Been Loved Written-By – David Austin

5:28
2-13	George Michael–	John And Elvis Are Dead Written-By – David Austin

4:24
2-14	George Michael And Mutya*–	This Is Not Real Love Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – James Jackman, Ruadhri Cushnan

4:54
		For The Loyal
3-1	George Michael–	Understand	5:55
3-2	George Michael–	Precious Box	7:38
3-3	George Michael–	Roxanne Written-By – Sting

4:10
3-4	George Michael–	Fantasy	5:02
3-5	George Michael–	Cars And Trains Producer – Johnny Douglas Written-By – Jonathan Simon Douglas

5:51
3-6	George Michael–	Patience	2:53
3-7	George Michael–	You Know What I Want To Written-By – Jonathan Simon Douglas

4:32
3-8	George Michael–	My Mother Had A Brother	6:19
3-9	Wham!–	If You Were There Written-By – Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley

3:43
3-10	George Michael–	Safe	4:25
3-11	George Michael–	American Angel Written-By – James Jackman, Niall Flynn, Ruadhri Cushnan

4:08
3-12	George Michael–	My Baby Just Cares For Me Written-By – G. Kahn, W. Donaldson

1:43
3-13	George Michael–	Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (Performed At Pavarotti & Friends) Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Mathes Producer – Phil Ramone Written-By – Harburg, Gorney

4:27
3-14	George Michael–	Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) Written-By – Hal David, John Barry

5:25
3-15	George Michael–	Through Arranged By – David Arnold

4:54

Arranged By – George Michael (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-14, 3-1 to 3-12, 3-14)
Design [Cover] – George Michael, Simon Halfon
Photography By [Cover] – Andrew MacPherson (3)
Producer – George Michael (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-15, 3-1 to 3-12, 3-14, 3-15)
Written-By – George Michael (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-8 to 2-14, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4 to 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-14, 3-15)