2025 unofficial import reissue in a gatefold jacket - 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.
A1 | Through |
A2 | My Baby Just Cares For Me |
A3 | A Different Corner |
A4 | Praying For Time |
A5 | Let Her Down Easy |
B1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
B2 | Feeling Good |
B3 | John And Elvis Are Dead |
B4 | Roxanne |
C1 | One More Try |
C2 | Going To A Town |
C3 | Cowboys And Angels |
C4 | Idol |
D1 | Brother Can You Spare A Dime |
D2 | You Have Been Loved |
D3 | Wild Is The Wind |
D4 | You've Changed |