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This two CD collection celebrates George's 25 years as a recording artist, both solo and with Wham! He has been British Pop royalty ever since he took the charts by storm with Wham! In 1982. Features plenty of hits plus four new songs including the recent radio favorite 'An Easier Affair', 'Heal the Pain' (a duet with Paul McCartney) 'Understand' and the brand new single 'This Is Not Real Love', a duet with Mutya Buena former member of the Sugababes.Reviews:
''Twenty Five'' is singer George Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 via Sony BMG. It debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and #23 on the Billboard 200, and it reached the top 20 on most other album charts.
The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!. The album comes in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with British singer Mutya Buena) 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 with Wham! and another new song called "Understand".
The DVD version of ''Twenty Five'' contains 40 videos on two discs, including 7 with Wham!.
The 2-CD version was released in the United States on 1 April 2008, with two changes from the international version: "Feeling Good" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom", and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (from ''Songs from the Last Century'') replaced "Round Here", a track from ''Patience'' that was not released as a single in the U.S.
A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD U.S. version, the deluxe version includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good". The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak. It includes a 36-page color booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs. ''TwentyFive'' debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 chart. Current U.S. sales stand at 300,000 copies sold. The album currently holds a 2 times IFPI platinum certification, having sold more than 2 million copies. Worldwide sales stand close to 3.5 million copies. - Wikipedia
