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Symphonica[Audio CD]
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Album: Symphonica[Audio CD]
# Song Title   Time
1)    Through More Info... 0:05
2)    My Baby Just Cares for Me More Info... 0:02
3)    A Different Corner More Info... 0:04
4)    Praying for Time More Info... 0:05
5)    Let Her Down Easy More Info... 0:04
6)    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face More Info... 0:05
7)    Feeling Good More Info... 0:03
8)    John and Elvis Are Dead More Info... 0:04
9)    One More Try More Info... 0:05
10)    Cowboys and Angels More Info... 0:07
11)    Idol More Info... 0:04
12)    Brother Can You Spare a Dime More Info... 0:05
13)    Wild Is the Wind More Info... 0:04
14)    You've Changed More Info... 0:04
 
Album: Symphonica[Audio CD]
# Song Title   Time
1)    Through More Info... 0:05
2)    My Baby Just Cares for Me More Info... 0:02
3)    A Different Corner More Info... 0:04
4)    Praying for Time More Info... 0:05
5)    Let Her Down Easy More Info... 0:04
6)    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face More Info... 0:05
7)    Feeling Good More Info... 0:03
8)    John and Elvis Are Dead More Info... 0:04
9)    One More Try More Info... 0:05
10)    Cowboys and Angels More Info... 0:07
11)    Idol More Info... 0:04
12)    Brother Can You Spare a Dime More Info... 0:05
13)    Wild Is the Wind More Info... 0:04
14)    You've Changed More Info... 0:04
 
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Performer Notes
  • Personnel: Phil Palmer, Ben Butler (guitar); Henry Hey (piano); David Finck (double bass); Mark McLean (drums); Lea Mullen (percussion); James Jackman (programming); Lucy Jules, Lincoln Jean-Marie, Jay Henry, Shirley Lewis (background vocals).
  • Photographer: Caroline True.
  • Gestating for a long time -- at least two years, although George Michael hasn't released an album for a decade -- Symphonica is a curious way for the pop singer to return to action. A live album recorded on his 2011-2012 tour, Symphonica showcases a singer on the supper club circuit, trading in a few of his big hits, all middle-brow favorites ("Praying for Time," "One More Try," "A Different Corner") and spending a lot of time on songs the audience knows and love, whether it's Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Anthony Newley's "Feeling Good," or the American Popular Songbook standard "My Baby Just Cares for Me." Michael does indulge in some personal favorites -- -he tackles Terence Trent D'Arby's "Let Her Down Easy" and the deep Elton John track "Idol" -- but the context is something familiar: a popular singer luxuriating in a symphonic setting. He doesn't push the limits of this template, choosing to enjoy the lush surroundings, so this winds up slightly anti-climactic: Michael is in good form but he's coasting, doing no more than he needs to, satisfying fans without surprising. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] swank live set of classic makeout ballads. Some are vintage - the jazz standard 'My Baby Just Cares for Me,' 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' -- and some come from his own songbook."

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