Songs from the Last Century

Songs from the Last Century
Studio album by
Released6 December 1999 (1999-12-06)
Recorded1999
Length43:11
Label
Producer
George Michael chronology
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
(1998)
Songs from the Last Century
(1999)
Patience
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(mixed)[2]
NME[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Songs from the Last Century is the fourth solo studio album by 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[a] and Brian Eno with Luciano Pavarotti. "Roxanne" was released as a single in other countries except the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Songs from the Last Century – George Michael". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Packer, Nigel (5 December 1999). "CD Review: George Michael". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Songs From The Last Century". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "George Michael". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 540. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.


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