Songs from the Last Century
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| Released | 6 December 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
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| BBC | (mixed) |
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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. Produced by Michael and Phil Ramone, it was his only album of cover versions. It consists mainly of old jazz standards plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs, such as "Roxanne" by the Police and "Miss Sarajevo" by U2 and Brian Eno with Luciano Pavarotti. Both songs were released as promotional singles.