Twenty Five (album)

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For the album by Harry Connick, Jr., please see 25 (album)

Twenty Five
Greatest hits by George Michael
Released	November 13, 2006
Recorded	1984-2006
Genre	Pop
Length	73:53 (CD 1) 73:25 (CD 2)
Label	Sony Music
Producer(s)	George Michael
Professional reviews
The Times link PopMatters (8/10) link musicOMH link Planet Sound (3/10)
George Michael chronology
Patience (2004)	Twentyfive (2006)	TBA
Alternate cover
Cover of the 3-disc (For The Loyal) version

Twentyfive or 25 is George Michael's latest greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released in November 2006 by SonyBMG. It debuted at number-one in the UK

The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days in Wham! and comes in two formats- 2CD and limited edition 3CD. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including 4 recorded with Wham! and 3 new songs: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with Mutya Buena, the former Sugababe) and a new version of "Heal The Pain" recorded with Paul McCartney. The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one from Wham! and another brand new song "Understand".

The DVD version of "Twenty Five" contains 40 videos on two discs, including 7 with Wham!.

Contents 1 Tracklisting 1.1 Disc 1: For Living 1.2 Disc 2: For Loving 1.3 Disc 3: For The Loyal (limited edition only) 1.4 Digital Download Version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos) 2 Chart performance

[edit] Tracklisting

[edit] Disc 1: For Living

1. "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (6:33)
2. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (3:52)
3. "Freedom" - Wham! (5:20)
4. "Faith" (3:15)
5. "Too Funky" (3:46)
6. "Fastlove" (5:28)
7. "Freedom! '90" (6:30)
8. "Spinning The Wheel" (6:09)
9. "Outside" (4:44)
10. "As" - With Mary J. Blige (4:43)
11. "Freeek!" (4:32)
12. "Shoot The Dog" (5:08)
13. "Amazing" (4:25)
14. "Flawless (Go To The City)" (4:50)
15. "An Easier Affair" (4:38)

[edit] Disc 2: For Loving

1. "Careless Whisper" - debut solo single (5:04)
2. "Last Christmas" - Wham! (4:27)
3. "A Different Corner" - 2nd solo single (4:03)
4. "Father Figure" (5:40)
5. "One More Try" (5:53)
6. "Praying For Time" (4:41)
7. "Heal The Pain" - With Paul McCartney (4:43)
8. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - With Elton John (5:48)
9. "Jesus To A Child" (6:50)
10. "Older" (5:34)
11. "Round Here" (5:55)
12. "You Have Been Loved" (5:28)
13. "John And Elvis Are Dead" (4:23)
14. "This Is Not Real Love" - With Mutya (4:56)

[edit] Disc 3: For The Loyal (limited edition only)

1. "Understand"
2. "Precious box"
3. "Roxanne"
4. "Fantasy"
5. "Cars and Trains"
6. "Patience"
7. "You Know that I Want To"
8. "My Mother Had a Brother"
9. "If You Were There" - Wham!
10. "Safe"
11. "American Angel"
12. "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
13. "Brother Can You Spare Me A Dime?" (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
14. "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)"
15. "Through"

[edit] Digital Download Version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos)

1. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!)- bonus track on Digital Version
2. "Edith And Kingpin" - bonus track on Digital Version
3. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!) (Video)
4. "John And Elvis Are Dead" (Video)
5. "An Easier Affair" (Video)
6. "Father Figure" (Video)

[edit] Chart performance

Country	Peak position
UK	#1
AUSTRIA	#19
BELGIUM	#2
CZECH REP.	#7
DENMARK	#2
GREECE	#3
IRELAND	#9
ITALY	#2
NORWAY	#10
POLAND	#7
SWITZERLAND	#2
SWEDEN	#3
SPAIN	#10
COLOMBIA	#161

UK Albums Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	1	5	8	8	9	5	10	21	26

United World Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	4	18	18	22	27	19
Total sales	178,000	331,000	469,000	611,000	785,000	1,041,000	1,149,000	1,202,000	1,250,000	1,295,000