George Michael:
Older
(1996)

Genre: Mature pop
Produced By: George Michael.
Record Label: Virgin.

"Older" is George Michael's swan song. It's the album where all his musical skill and songwriting talent comes together in a very melancholic and atmospheric cocktail. The album keeps a tight style yet contains many different musical flavours - from the brilliant pop songs like "Fastlove" to more jazzy encounters like "Spinning The Wheel". Everything is done with a deep respect for intelligent and mature pop music where all songs manage to contain the appeal of pop music and yet possess a depth which makes them stand strong even after ten years. That's quite impressive and it just underlines George Michael's ability to write pop songs people will keep on liking once they've been hooked.

Overall Rating (on a scale from 1 to 10): 9

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