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Studio album by George Michael
Released 6 December 1999
Recorded 1999
Studio Right Track Recording (New York City)
Length 43:11
Labels
AegeanVirgin
Producers
Phil RamoneGeorge Michael
George Michael chronology
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
(1998) Songs from the Last Century
(1999) Patience
(2004)

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. Co-produced with Phil Ramone, it is Michael`s only album consisting entirely of cover versions. It consists mainly of old jazz standards, along with new interpretations of more recent popular songs such as `Roxanne` by The Police and `Miss Sarajevo` by U2 and Brian Eno. Both were released as promotional singles.

History
Songs from the Last Century is the only album in Michael`s solo catalogue to not reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number two on the chart dated 11 December 1999. It was kept from the top spot by Shania Twain`s Come On Over.[5]

Another version of the album`s opening track, `Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?`, features Michael and Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti performing at the `Pavarotti and Friends for Cambodia and Tibet` live show on 6 June 2000. This version was included on the limited edition of Michael`s 2006 greatest hits album, Twenty Five.

Promotion
The cover photograph, depicting Michael in New York City, was taken in November 1999 and features the original World Trade Center in the background.[6]

A promotional video for `Roxanne` was filmed in the Red District of Amsterdam, depicting the daily routines of real-life sex workers. At the end of the video, a woman named Franciska, who uses the alias `Roxanne`, is shown leaving the profession.

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
1. `Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?`
E. Y. HarburgJay Gorney
Bing Crosby 4:22
2. `Roxanne` Sting The Police 4:11
3. `You`ve Changed`
Bill CareyCarl Fischer
Harry James & His Orchestra 4:25
4. `My Baby Just Cares for Me`
Gus KahnWalter Donaldson
Eddie Cantor 1:45
5. `The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face` Ewan MacColl Roberta Flack 5:19
6. `Miss Sarajevo`
Adam ClaytonBrian EnoDave EvansLarry MullenPaul Hewson
Passengers (U2 and Brian Eno) 5:11
7. `I Remember You`
Johnny MercerVictor Schertzinger
Jimmy Dorsey 4:12
8. `Secret Love`
Paul Francis WebsterSammy Fain
Doris Day 2:39
9. `Wild Is the Wind`
Dimitri TiomkinNed Washington
Johnny Mathis 4:02
10. `Where or When / It`s All Right with Me` (instrumental) (hidden track)
Richard RodgersLorenz Hart
(`Where or When`)
Cole Porter (`It`s All Right with Me`) Dion and the Belmonts (`Where or When`)
Peter Cookson (`It`s All Right with Me`) 7:00
Total length: 43:11
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]

Abe Appleman – violin
Diane Barere – cello
Elena Barere – concert master, violin
Herb Besson – trombone
Yuri Vodovoz – violin
Virgil Blackwell – clarinet
Arvil Brown – violin
Jacqui Danilow – bass guitar
Marji Danilow – bass guitar
Lawrence Feldman – woodwind
Frank Filipetti – engineer, mixing
David Finck – bass guitar
Barry Finclair – concert master, violin
Crystal Garner – viola
Maura Giannini – violin
Karen Griffen – flute
Juliet Haffner – viola
Corky Hale – harp
Laura Hamilton – violin
Joyce Hammann – violin
Sheryl Henze – flute
Kenneth Hitchcock – woodwind
Jim Hynes – trumpet
Regis Iandiorio – violin
Jean Ingraham – violin
Greg Jakobek – design
Ted Jensen – mastering
Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Jeff Kievit – trumpet
Chris Komer – French horn
Carol Landon – viola
Jeff Lang – French horn
Kim Laskowski – bassoon
Ann Leathers – violin
Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
Nancy McAlhany – violin
Diane Lesser – oboe
Richard Locker – cello
Dave Mann – woodwind
Rob Mathes – arranger, conductor, piano
Andrew McPherson – photography
George Michael – design, liner notes, primary artist, producer
Jeff Mironov – guitar
John Moses – clarinet
Rob Mounsey – arranger, conductor, piano
Nick Murdoch – piano
Jan Mullen – violin
Lewis Nash – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion
Phil Palmer – guitar
Laura Oatts – violin
Caryl Paisner – cello
Scott Parker – assistant engineer
Shawn Pelton – drums
Steve Walters – bass guitar
Charles Pillow – woodwind
Sue Pray – viola
Phil Ramone – liner notes, producer
Tim Ries – woodwind
Marcus Rojas – tuba
Roger Rosenberg – woodwind
Stacey Shames – harp
Mark Orrin Shuman – cello
Pamela Sklar – flute
Andy Snitzer – woodwind
Jason Stasium – mixing
Byron Stripling – trumpet
Marti Sweet – violin
Donna Tecco – violin
David Tofani – woodwind
Carol Webb – violin
Ellen Westermann – cello
Torrie Zito – arranger