Album of the Month: George Michael ‘Patience’
March 15, 2022
This month’s Album of the Month is George Michael’s ‘Patience’, released 18 years ago today on the 15th March 2004. Here are a few facts about the album that you may have not known:
– ‘Patience’ is the fifth and final studio album by George Michael.
– The album was one of the fastest-selling albums in the UK, selling over 275,000 copies in the first week!
– About the project, George said “There’s something about the vocals on this album that’s a lot more confident, more certain. There are proclamations of love that I’ve never made before – certainly since Wham! – and then there’s going further into the truth at the same time, like on “My Mother Had A Brother” or “Through” – they’re trying to get closer to the truth.”
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