George Michael - Songs from the Last Century
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Artist: George MichaelEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-12-14
Music Label: Virgin Records Us
Soundtracks:
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
- Roxanne
- You've Changed
- My Baby Just Cares for Me
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Miss Sarajevo
- I Remember You
- Secret Love
- Wild Is the Wind
- Where or When/Its Alright With Me
Free Music Notes for Songs from the Last Century
Free Music Review: Just because it is George
Hit: 3 Stars
This collection was a hit back when but time has not been kind. The songs are all classics and should be a valuable addition to any collection and yet the delivery and phrasing seem staged and in some cases down-right coy. Sometimes the vocals are actually weak sounding. Not at all what I thought it would be but because it was a stretch, at the time it was recorded, I give it an additional star for effort.
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A hint: there are no Wham songs on George Michael's 10-tune tribute to the music of the 20th century. There is a song by the Police ("Roxanne"), but the reggae ballad is rendered in such a turgid manner, it resembles nothing so much as a lounge singer stoned on Quaaludes. Elsewhere, the silver-tongued former club kid covers Rodgers & Hart ("Where or When"), U2 ("Miss Sarajevo"), and Ewan MacColl ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"). He pours so much calculated sentiment on top of each track that the entire record oozes a prefab corniness even Hallmark would recoil at. This is not to deny the power of George Michael's velvety, potent voice (although it does sound much better singing catchy dance-pop ditties) nor the fact that he's selected an interesting selection of ballads and folk and torch tunes. And Phil Ramone's production never veers from the middle of the road, unobtrusively shifting from smooth big-band jazz to Disney movie-ish harp accompaniment. If this CD is Michael's attempt to join the company of great song interpreters of the past, from Frank Sinatra to Billie Holiday, he will have to take a lot more chances and lose the sappy reserve. --Mike McGonigalPop Music CDs
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