Iconic Albums George Michael The Older Era (1996): Album That Showed A More Mature, Reflective and Fearless Michael. Blending Raw Emotion ... Powerful New Chapter in his Remarkable Career

George Michael had already conquered the world. With Older, he created something far more personal.Released in 1996 after almost six years without a new studio album, Older marked one of the most important transformations of George Michael's career. The youthful superstar image of Faith was gone. In its place stood a more private, sophisticated and emotionally exposed artist, shaped by battles with the music industry, profound love, devastating loss and a determination to make music entirely on his own terms.Iconic Albums: George Michael - The Older Era (1996) explores the complete story behind this remarkable period.Across 35 chapters, the book follows George from the aftermath of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 and his bitter dispute with Sony through his relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, the grief that followed Anselmo's death and the gradual return of George's ability to write.It examines every track on Older, including "Jesus to a Child", "Fastlove", "Spinning the Wheel", "The Strangest Thing", "Star People" and "You Have Been Loved", revealing how themes of love, sexuality, mortality, fame, forgiveness and emotional survival became woven into one of his most cohesive albums.The book also explores the album's production, George's dramatic visual reinvention, the extraordinary six-single campaign, the Older & Upper era, its success in Britain and around the world, and the lasting effect the record had on the remainder of his career.More than a story about an album, this is the story of an artist rebuilding himself.Faith showed how famous George Michael could become.Older showed who he had become.An unofficial, independently written celebration of George Michael and one of the defining albums of his career.