Originally released in the UK on13May1996 through Virgin Records,Older,GeorgeMichaels iconicalbum,reachedthe pinnacle of chart success,where it remained for three consecutive weeks, spending 35 weeks in the top 10 overall.The album produced six singles, two of which - Fastlove andthe haunting Jesus To A Child -reached No.1, with the other four peaking in the top three.The album was a hugeglobalcommercial success,going 6x platinum in the UK, as well asverified platinum in another 22 countriesan achievementwhichisunparalleledto this day.Olderwas Georges third album as a solo artist andwouldsee himexperimentingwithnew musical styles and expandinghis artistic horizons. Hailed by criticsas a triumph, it told thestory of an extraordinary period in the life of the man who wrote, recorded and produced it, as he journeyed through one of the most turbulent periods of hisprofessional and personal life.George channeled all his painful life experiencesinto one of the most personal, heart-feltalbums he had ever written.