Twenty Five

 

November 16, 2006

 

George  celebrated 25 years in the industry with the release of greatest hits compilation Twenty Five. The limited edition 3-CD version contained four new songs, An Easier Affair, This Is Not Real Love (a duet with Mutya Buena), a new version of Heal the Pain, recorded with Paul McCartney and Understand. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

On the road again

 

September 23, 2006

 

First night of the 25LIVE Tour in Barcelona. The tour was the most commercially successful tour of 2006–2007 in Europe. The 106 tour shows were performed in 41 countries and seen by 1.3 million fans across the globe.

An Easier Affair

July 3, 2006

 

An Easier Affair was the first single from George Michael’s second greatest hits album Twenty Five. It was released on 3 July 2006 and peaked at number one in Italy and Hungary. In the United Kingdom, it reached number thirteen. The music video was directed by Jake Nava.