Older es un álbum de George Michael, publicado en 1996 por Virgin. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Jesus To A Child», «Fastlove», «Older» y «Spinning The Wheel».
Sobre el álbum
"Older", lanzado en 1996, es quizás el álbum más personal, oscuro y emocionalmente profundo de toda la discografía de George Michael. Creado tras un largo silencio de seis años, marcado por batallas legales y tragedias personales como la pérdida de su pareja, Anselmo Feleppa, este trabajo es una meditación sobre el duelo, el amor, la pérdida y la resiliencia.
El tono del disco es predominantemente melancólico y nocturno. George Michael se sumerge en un sonido sofisticado y atmosférico, con influencias del jazz, el soul y la bossa nova, creando un ambiente de club nocturno íntimo y confesional. La producción es exquisita, con arreglos de cuerda y viento que añaden una capa de elegancia y tristeza a las canciones.
El álbum generó una increíble cantidad de seis singles de éxito en el Reino Unido, demostrando que su talento para la melodía seguía intacto. El primer single, "Jesus to a Child", es un tributo desgarrador de casi siete minutos a su pareja fallecida. Por otro lado, "Fastlove" es un brillante contrapunto de funk hedonista que celebra la libertad y el placer sin ataduras. Esta dualidad entre el dolor y la celebración de la vida es el corazón del disco.
"Older" es una obra sobresaliente de la madurez. Es el sonido de un artista que transforma su dolor en arte de una belleza sobrecogedora. No solo es uno de sus trabajos más aclamados por la crítica, sino también el favorito de muchos de sus fans por su honestidad, su sofisticación y su profunda carga emocional.
Listado de Canciones
- Jesus To A Child6:50
Letra
Kindness In your eyes I guess You heard me cry You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child I'm blessed I know Heaven sent And Heaven stole You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all this pain I thought I'd never feel the same About anyone Or anything again But now I know When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight Sadness In my eyes No one guessed Or no one tried You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child Loveless and cold With your last breath You saved my soul You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all these tears I've waited for you all those years And just when it began He took you away But I still say When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight So the words you could not say I'll sing them for you And the love we would have made I'll make it for two For every single memory Has become a part of me You will always be My love Well I've been loved So I know just what love is And the lover that I kissed Is always by my side Oh the lover I still miss Was Jesus to a child - Fastlove5:24
Letra
Gotta get up, get down Ooh ooh, baby baby Looking for some education Made my way into the night All that bullshit, conversation Baby can't you read the signs? I won't bore you with the details, baby I don't even wannna waste your time Let's just say that maybe You could help to ease my mind Baby, I ain't Mr. Right But if you're looking for fast love If that's love in your eyes, it's more than enough Had some bad love Some fast love, is all that I've got on my mind (ooh ooh, baby baby) Ooh, yeah yeah (ooh ooh, baby baby) What's there to think about baby? (ooh ooh, baby baby) Hey baby, oh yeah (ooh ooh, baby baby) Looking for some affirmation, made my way into the sun My friends got their ladies, they're all having babies But I just want to have some fun I won't bore you with the detail baby You gotta get there in your own sweet time Let's just say that maybe, you could help To ease my mind, baby, I ain't Mr. Right But if you're looking for fast love If that's love in your eyes, it's more than enough Had some bad love Some fast love, is all that I've got on my mind So close I can taste it now baby, so close In the absence of security, I made my way into the night Stupid Cupid keeps on calling me And I see lovin' in his eyes I miss my baby, oh yeah, I miss my baby tonight So why don't we make a little room In my BMW, babe, searchin' for some peace of mind Hey, I'll help you find it I do believe that we are practicing the same religion Oh you really oughta get up now, that's right Oh you really oughta get up - Older5:32
Letra
I should have known It seemed too easy You were there And I was breathing blue Strange Don't you think I'm looking older? But something good has happened to me Change is a stranger You have yet to know Well you're out of time I'm letting go You'll be fine Well that much I know You're out of time I'm letting go I'm not the man you want I should have known It seemed so easy You were there I thought I needed you Strange Don't you think I'm looking older? But something good has happened to me Change is a strange Who never seems to show Well you're out of time I'm letting go You'll be fine (or maybe you won't) You're out of time I'm letting go I'm not the man that you want I never should have looked back in your direction I know that Just the same old fights again, baby These are wasted days without affection I'm not that foolish anymore - Spinning The Wheel6:21
Letra
Five o'clock in the morning You ain't home I can't help thinking that's strange Baby I just want you to know I won't go through it again Yes, those clouds are closing in And I will not accept this as a part of my life I will not live in fear Of what may be And the lessons I have learned I would rather be alone than watch you Spinning that wheel for me You've got a thing about danger Ain't you getting what you want from me You've got a thing about strangers Baby that's what we used to be You've got a thing about danger baby I guess the hungry just can't see One of these days You're gonna bring some home to me Six o'clock in the morning You ain't home I can't help thinking that's strange It seems that everybody takes their chances These days Oh yeah we're standing in the rain And I will not accept this as part of my life How can you love me When you are playing with my life You say give me time and I'll do better I swear Give me time and I'll lead you back to despair And I don't want to go back there - It Doesn't Really Matter4:49
- The Strangest Thing6:00
Letra
Take my life Time has been twisting the knife I don't recognize People I care for Take my dreams Childish and weak at the seams Please don't analyze Please just be there for me The things that I know Nobody told me The seeds that are sown They still control me There's a liar in my head There's a thief upon my bed And the strangest thing Is I cannot seem to get my eyes open Take my hand Lead me to some peaceful land That I cannot find Inside my head Wake me with love It's all I need But in all this time Still no one said If I had not asked Would you have told me If you call this love Why don't you hold me There's a liar in my head There's a thief upon my bed And the strangest thing Is I cannot seem to get my eyes open Give me something I can hold Give me something to believe in I am frightened for my soul, please, please Make love to me, send love through me Heal me with your crime The only one who ever knew me, We've wasted so much time So much time - To Be Forgiven5:21
Letra
I'm going down Won't you help me Save me from myself I hear the sound of the memory Maybe time will tell Suddenly my life is like a river Taking me places I don't want to go But like all good men who swim too well It takes all that I have just to cry for help Then that voice in my head tells me no I'm going down Won't you help me Save me from myself I hear the sound of the memory Maybe, who can tell ? Let me live my life beside the river Take me to places where a child can grow And then maybe the boy inside will forsake me Maybe the child in me will just let me go I'm going down The cold, cold water is rushing in I'm going down And I would beg to be forgiven If I knew my sin - Move On4:45
Letra
I've been in and out of favor with lady luck I gotta tell you I've seen things I never wanted to see I've got to get back on my feet I feel like I've been sleeping Sweet, sweet time Has been a real good friend of mine Waiting for that change of season Oh the winter's been so long Searching for that rhyme or reason You've just got to [Chorus] Move on Hold it together, move on Life's so short, move on Only time will set you free You put your tears behind you Better get yourself where you want to be I think of all the days and nights I spent crying And I move on I've been in and out of favor with love Because I gotta tell you I've been things I never wanted to be And then some angel called me up He told me I was sleeping Said "don't waste time 'cause even angels say goodbye" Waiting for that change of season Oh the winter's been so long Searching for that rhyme or reason You've just got to [Chorus] And oh, there goes another season Getting hard to find a decent sonng to play But oh, I guess I got my reasons Everybody thinks I'm doing a.o.k They ought to know by now [Chorus] I'm gonna be luck in love someday - Star People5:15
Letra
Star people Counting your money till you soul turns green Star people Counting the cost of your desire to be seen I do not count myself among you I may be living in a dream It's just seem to many of you Can't help but hope There's a difference between, you and me You're a star (I'm talking to you) You're a star Maybe your mama gave you up boy (It's the same old same old) Maybe your daddy didn't love you enough girl Star people Never forget your secret safe with me Just look at all wonderful people Trying to forget they had to pay for what you see It's a dream With a nightmare stuck in the middle But where would you be Without all of that attention You'd die I'd die We'd die wouldn't we (Well wouldn't we) Big, big star Should go far Talk about your mother Talk about your father Talk about the people Who have made you what you are Talk about your teacher The bully boy who beat you Talk about the people who have paid For that new sports car Did you get off on a bad foot, baby Do you have a little tale to tell Is that why you're a star? Is that what makes a star? Nothing comes for nothing, baby That fame and fortune's heaven sent And who gives a fuck about your problems, darling When you can pay the rent How much is enough? - You Have Been Loved5:27
Letra
She takes the back road and the lane Past the school that has not changed In all this time She thinks of when the boy was young All the battles she had won Just to give him life That man She loved that man For all his life But now we meet to take him flowers And only god knows why For what's the use in pressing palms When children fade in mother's arms It's a cruel world We've so much to lose And what we have to learn, we rarely choose So if it's god who took her son He cannot be the one living in her mind Take care my love, she said Don't think that god is dead Take care my love, she said You have been loved If I was weak, forgive me But I was terrified You brushed my eyes with angels wings, full of love The kind that makes devils cry So these days My life has changed And I'll be fine But she just sits and counts the hours Searching for her crime For what's the use in pressing palms If you won't keep such love from harm It's a cruel world You've so much to prove And heaven help the ones who wait for you Well I've no daughters, I've no sons Guess I'm the only one Living in my life Take care my love, he said Don't think that God is dead Take care my love, he said You have been loved - Free2:59