George Michael - Older

I think the thing people forget about George Michael is that he wasn’t just a pop star, but he was actually a music producer.  Yes, he was a singer and a song writer (and teen idol), but he was a fantastic producer of music.  Unlike other famous producers (George Martin etc) he produced his own work.  And it is work of such amazingly high quality that it feels so effortless.  But it’s not.  It takes a lot of effort to make music this good.  Older features works that are a bit slower and more reflective than his previous albums.  Jesus to a Child, and Spinning the Wheel, are slow burning songs.  Even the fantastic track Fastlove is a slow groove dance song.  The title, Older is truly reflective of the maturity of the contents.