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2004's PATIENCE finds George Michael attempting to transcend his tabloid notoriety with pure musical prowess. Remarkably enough, Michael achieves this feat with a batch of songs that reaffirms the notion that artists sometimes get their best material from unsettling personal experiences. Loss plays a big part in many of these songs, whether it's the sparse piano ballad "My Mother Had a Brother" (about an uncle who killed himself in despondency over his own homosexuality) or the mid-tempo, Latin-tinged "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" (about an ex-lover who died of AIDS).
The British pop icon also touches on religion with the sparsely arranged "John and Elvis Are Dead," which finds him questioning Christ's existence. Despite the somber subject matter on many of the aforementioned songs and the gorgeously rendered title cut, Michael can still turn out dance-inspired fare. "Flawless (Go to the City)" features the kind of thumping beats you'd expect to hear at a velvet-rope club, and "Freeek! '04" slows down the tempo while displaying a carnal frankness on par with "I Want Your Sex."
Arrangers: George Michael; Niall Flynn; James Jackman; Ruadhri Cushnan.
Personnel: George Michael (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drum programming); George Michael (bass guitar); Luke Smith (Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ); Johnny Douglas, Johnny Douglas (keyboards, drum programming); Joel Bryant, Jo Bryant (background vocals); Michael Brown , Phil Palmer (guitar); Chris Cameron (piano); David Austin, Pete Gleadall, Ruadhri Cushnan (keyboards, programming); James Jackman (keyboards, drum programming); Graham Silbiger (bass guitar).
Photographers: James Jackman; Jack Panayiotou; Abid Katib; James Dimmock; Eugene Adebari; Ben Smithard; Ellen Von Unwerth.
Q (4/04, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It is by turns funny, dark, ridiculous, exhilarating, and - most strikingly of all - relentlessly personal."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/04, p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]n oddly experimental record, prioritising texture over tune and betraying a river-deep confessional streak....A record of conviction..." Patience Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $0.40) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop | | Label | Epic | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13409  | | CD Universe Part number | 6734602 | | Catalog number | 92080 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 18, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | George Michael; Niall Flynn; James Jackman; Ruadhri Cushnan; Johnny Douglas; George Michael | | Engineer | Niall Flynn; Niall Flynn | | Personnel | George Michael - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drum programming
Phil Palmer - guitar
Chris Cameron - piano
Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Joel Bryant
Luke Smith - Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ
Johnny Douglas - keyboards, drum programming
Pete Gleadall
David Austin
Graham Silbiger - bass guitar
James Jackman - keyboards, drum programming
Ruadhri Cushnan - keyboards, programming
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George Michael Patience Songs Patience Music Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Precious
Precious Box seems to be the only winner on this set. Wish there was an extended play of it. Get it for that song and maybe the rest will grow on you.
Submitted by carey c (KC, MO USA) 
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A great and poignant effort
I must admit, I am not a hardcore George Michael fan, but this is definately a worthwhile CD. There are many different feelings pent up in here. He manages to cover so many styles of music and lyrics and there are times when you have to ask, "this is George Michael?!" I was impressed with his ability to get his point across without being so outwardly blatent, as in his song "Outside". There is even a picture of his beau inside (although camera shake blurs it a bit!) All in all I would recommend this CD as a great and poignant effort for him.
Submitted by fleo318 (Niagara Falls)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Wish I had one
Haven't heard any of his songs in quite a while, this must be good.
Can anyone out there help me get one.?
Submitted by Plyman (Tabubil,W.P, PNG)
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George Michael is the one artist who could sing the Dictionary, or a phone book and it would sound great. One of the best voices in the business. This album shows off his vocals, it has not classic song like "TOO FUNKY" or "FREEDOM" no big beat song, but the album pays off. Shoot the dog is missing from the US version, which is to bad, the song is choice, the falsetto makes the song. Good CD. His best since LWOP. Not saying much, but its a quality album.
Submitted by WEsto (Sandy, Ut, USA)
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He's to die for
By golly gee this music is to die for. Like I haven't heard a song on this but it's gotta be fab.
Submitted by Studly (Wham Country, USA)
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Purchase Patience CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | George Michael Songs From The Last Century CD (1999)
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SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Whatever you want to say about the ubiquitous George Michael, you can't brand him as lacking in the confidence department. It somehow isn't surprising that he would take it upon himself to capture the legacy of the past hundred years on SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY. What is surprising are the unique choices--this isn't a standard set of standards. George has managed to span and reflect the last hundred years with 10 tracks, few of which come close to belonging to that fraternity of the century's hackneyed covers.
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COME AWAY WITH ME won the 2003 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical).
"Don't Know Why" won the 2003 Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Arif Mardin won the 2003 Grammy Award for Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical).
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
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Released in 1975, David Sanborn's first solo album is a fine example of the dexterous alto saxophonist's highly accessible take on jazz. ...
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