The 2000s has produced a shocking amount of incredible music â and since changes in technology have made it all pretty much free, weâve been able to hear more of it than ever before. Weâve been lucky enough to see some larger-than-life superstars roll through, from Beyoncé to Drake to Jack White to Adele, and weâve seen greats from the previous century like Beck, Outkast and U2 change and re-up their game.
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- Songs From The Last Century by George Michael 2:39 Released Jan 3, 2011 (P) 1999 G.K. Panayiotou, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited.
- Unlike many covers albums, Songs from the Last Century is a cohesive, enjoyable diversion. With the help of co-producer Phil Ramone, George Michael has crafted a warm, intimate album built around a small combo of piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
A boogie artist mixtape download. Itâs been 18 years teaming with great indie-rock guitar bangers, overwrought dance anthems, heart-on-sleeve punk rock and emo, genre-mutating R&B and sonically adventurous, politically radical hip-hop. Kanye West has also been somewhat productive throughout this period.
To compile our list the â100 Greatest Songs of the Century â So Far,â we reached out to a large group of artists, producers, critics and industry experts who sent us ranked lists of their favorite songs. We tabulated the votes. Our own editorial list might look a little different, but the result is an excellent reflection of an incredible period in music history.
You can also read the list in the July issue of Rolling Stone. Weâve relaunched the magazine with a new look and we think this list perfectly embodies our commitment to giving you the deepest sense of the best music happening now and shaping the future.
Songs from the Last Century | ||||
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Released | 6 December 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Jazz [1] | |||
Length | 43:11 | |||
Label | Aegean, Virgin | |||
Producer | Phil Ramone, George Michael | |||
George Michael chronology | ||||
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Songs from the Last Century is an album of cover versions by George Michael and acclaimed producer Phil Ramone, released in December 1999. It consists mainly of old standards, plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs, such as 'Roxanne' (originally by The Police) and 'Miss Sarajevo' (originally by U2 with Luciano Pavarotti).
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BBC | (mixed)[2] |
NME | (3/10)[3] |
Songs from the Last Century is the fourth studio album by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 6 December 1999 by Aegean Records and Virgin Records. Produced by Phil Ramone and George Michael, it was his only album of cover versions, it consists mainly of old jazz standards plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs, such as 'Roxanne' by the Police and 'Miss Sarajevo' by U2 and Brian Eno with Luciano Pavarotti. 'Roxanne' was released as a single in other countries except the United Kingdom.
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History[edit]
This album is the only album in Michael's entire solo catalogue to have not yet reached number one in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number two instead, it was kept off of the top spot by Shania Twain's Come on Over.[4]
A music video for 'Roxanne' was shot in Amsterdam, in the so-called Red District, using ordinary people, not actors, who really live their lives on the street.
Another version exists of the album's opening track, 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?', sung by Michael with Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti at one of his famous 'Pavarotti and Friends' live shows. This version is included on the limited edition of Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, Twenty Five.
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Track listing[edit]
- 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?' (E.Y. Harburg, Jay Gorney) â 4:22
- 'Roxanne' (Sting) â 4:11
- 'You've Changed' (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) â 4:25
- 'My Baby Just Cares for Me' (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) â 1:45
- 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' (Ewan MacColl) â 5:19
- 'Miss Sarajevo' (Adam Clayton, Brian Eno, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul Hewson) â 5:11
- 'I Remember You' (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) â 4:12
- 'Secret Love' (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) â 2:39
- 'Wild Is the Wind' (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) â 4:02
- 'Where or When' / 'It's All Right with Me' (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Cole Porter) (Instrumental) (Hidden track) â 7:00
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Abe Appleman â violin
- Diane Barere â cello
- Elena Barere â concert master, violin
- Herb Besson â trombone
- Yuri Vodovoz â violin
- Virgil Blackwell â clarinet
- Arvil Brown â violin
- Jacqui Danilow â bass guitar
- Marji Danilow â bass guitar
- Lawrence Feldman â woodwind
- Frank Filipetti â engineer, mixing
- David Finck â bass guitar
- Barry Finclair â concert master, violin
- Crystal Garner â viola
- Maura Giannini â violin
- Karen Griffen â flute
- Juliet Haffner â viola
- Corky Hale â harp
- Laura Hamilton â violin
- Joyce Hammann â violin
- Sheryl Henze â flute
- Kenneth Hitchcock â woodwind
- Jim Hynes â trumpet
- Regis Iandiorio â violin
- Jean Ingraham â violin
- Greg Jakobek â design
- Ted Jensen â mastering
- Tony Kadleck â trumpet
- Jeff Kievit â trumpet
- Chris Komer â French horn
- Carol Landon â viola
- Jeff Lang â French horn
- Kim Laskowski â bassoon
- Ann Leathers â violin
- Jeanne LeBlanc â cello
- Nancy McAlhany â violin
- Diane Lesser â oboe
- Richard Locker â cello
- Dave Mann â woodwind
- Rob Mathes â arranger, conductor, piano
- Andrew McPherson â photography
- George Michael â design, liner notes, primary artist, producer
- Jeff Mironov â guitar
- John Moses â clarinet
- Rob Mounsey â arranger, conductor, piano
- Nick Murdoch â piano
- Jan Mullen â violin
- Lewis Nash â drums
- Danny Cummings â percussion
- Phil Palmer â guitar
- Laura Oatts â violin
- Caryl Paisner â cello
- Scott Parker â assistant engineer
- Shawn Pelton â drums
- Steve Walters â bass guitar
- Charles Pillow â woodwind
- Sue Pray â viola
- Phil Ramone â liner notes, producer
- Tim Ries â woodwind
- Marcus Rojas â tuba
- Roger Rosenberg â woodwind
- Stacey Shames â harp
- Mark Orrin Shuman â cello
- Pamela Sklar â flute
- Andy Snitzer â woodwind
- Jason Stasium â mixing
- Byron Stripling â trumpet
- Marti Sweet â violin
- Donna Tecco â violin
- David Tofani â woodwind
- Carol Webb â violin
- Ellen Westermann â cello
- Torrie Zito â arranger
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications and sales[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[36] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[37] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[38] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP)[39] | 2Ã Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[40] | Gold | 150,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | 2Ã Platinum | 600,000[43] |
United States (RIAA)[46] | 152,000[45] | |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[47] | 2Ã Platinum | 2,000,000* |
Worldwide | â | 3,600,000[48] |
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Changes In The Last Century
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