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George Michael - Older (1996) [2014 Sony K2HD Mastering] Japan

Date: 26 Dec 2014 06:26:48

Older is the third studio album from George Michael. Michael dedicated three years straight in the recording of Older, and the album found him exploring new musical territories in a more serious fashion compared to his previous work. New 2014 K2HD Remaster!

Older is the album that many observers initially believed Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 to be – a relentlessly serious affair, George Michael's bid for artistic credibility. It's an album that makes Listen Without Prejudice sound like Faith. Michael has dispensed with the catchy, frothy dance-pop numbers that brought him fame, concentrating on stately, pretentious ballads – even "Fastlove," the album's one dance track, lacks the carefree spark of his earlier work. Although Michael's skills as a pop craftsman still shine through – several songs are well-constructed ballads that rank with his best material – his earnestness sinks the album. It is one thing to be mature and another to be boring. Too often, Michael mistakes slight melodies for mature craftsmanship and Older never quite recovers. When melodies do pop up, he doesn't deliver them with enough force to make an impact, and the album slowly disappears as a result. Reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 24. December 2014, 17:51

George Michael / Older [2014 Sony K2HD Mastering]

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

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Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
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Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
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Filename C:\EAC\George Michael - (1996) Older [2014 Sony K2HD Mastering]\George Michael - Older [2014 Sony K2HD Mastering].wav

Peak level 96.6 %
Extraction speed 2.1 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 918A253B
Copy CRC 918A253B
Copy OK

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AccurateRip summary

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==== Log checksum 592C6729F454B1B0DE9D828F49F21729624CF92B6E3FFAF126A26923F2B82445 ====

Track Listing:

01. Jesus To A Child
02. Fastlove
03. Older
04. Spinning The Wheel
05. It Doesn't Really Matter
06. The Strangest Thing
07. To Be Forgiven
08. Move On
09. Star People
10. You Have Been Loved
11. Free

All songs written and composed by George Michael, except "Spinning the Wheel" co-composed by Jon Douglas; "You Have Been Loved" co-composed by David Austin.

Personnel:

George Michael – lead vocal, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming
Hugh Burns, Danny Jacob, Alan Ross, John Themis – guitars
David Austin, Chris Cameron, David Clews, Jon Douglas – keyboards
Chris Cameron – strings
Jo – backing vocals
David Clayton, Pete Gleadall, Steve McNichol – programming
Stuart Brooks, John Thirkell – trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Davis, Andy Hamilton, Phillip Smith – saxophone
Fayyaz Virji – trombone
Steve Sidwell – trumpet

Production:

- Arranged and produced by George Michael
- "Fastlove": Produced with Jon Douglas
- "Spinning the Wheel": Arranged and Produced with Jon Douglas
- Engineers: Charlie Brocco, Paul Gomersall, Chris Porter, Ren Swan

Album Released: May 13, 1996

Japanese K2HD CD Released: November 11, 2014

Dynamic Range Log

foobar2000 1.3.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2014-12-24 17:57:14

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Analyzed: George Michael / Older [2014 Sony K2HD Mastering]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.30 dB -12.91 dB 6:51 01-Jesus To A Child
DR10 -0.30 dB -10.97 dB 5:25 02-Fastlove
DR10 -0.30 dB -11.85 dB 5:33 03-Older
DR9 -0.30 dB -11.16 dB 6:22 04-Spinning The Wheel
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.07 dB 4:50 05-It Doesn't Really Matter
DR10 -0.30 dB -11.05 dB 6:02 06-The Strangest Thing
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.03 dB 5:21 07-To Be Forgiven
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.20 dB 4:45 08-Move On
DR9 -0.30 dB -10.12 dB 5:17 09-Star People
DR12 -0.30 dB -13.41 dB 5:31 10-You Have Been Loved
DR9 -0.30 dB -12.05 dB 3:01 11-Free
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 946 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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