NgoMvulo ophelileyo (24) icwecwe elitsha lika UGeorge Michael, 'Symphonica', yaqala phezulu kwiitshathi zase-UK, idlula ii-albhamu zangoku ezithengiswa kakhulu zase-UK 'Kiss Me Kanye' nguKylie Minogue kunye ne-'Girl' ngu-Pharrell Williams. 'I-Symphonica' licwecwe lesithandathu le-albhamu eyedwa yimvumi yaseBritane, eyakhutshwa nge-14 kaMatshi ngeVirgin EMI.
Icwecwe elitsha larekhodwa ngexesha lokhenketho olwenziwa ngumzobi waseBritane ngo-2011 nango-2012, apho wabonisa khona ezona ngoma zakhe zinkulu kunye neengoma ezaziwayo ngamanye amagcisa adumileyo, aguqulwa ngobuchule kunye namalungiselelo e-symphonic athambileyo, afana neprojekthi. ukuba George Michael Wanikezela ngo-1999, kunye necwecwe lakhe elithi 'Iingoma ezisuka kwiNkulungwane yokugqibela', kodwa ngelo xesha etolika iingoma zakhe kwisandi sejazz. 'I-Symphonica' yaveliswa yimvumi efanayo yaseBritane kunye nomvelisi odumileyo waseMelika phil ramone, wasweleka ngoMatshi wonyaka ophelileyo.
UMichael unxulumene nohlobo lokutolika 'crooner', besebenzisa ezinye zeengoma zabo ezinkulu, njenge 'Ikona Eyahlukileyo', 'Ukuthandazela Ixesha' kunye ne 'Cowboys and Angels', kunye nakwabanye abaculi abafana, 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' nguEwan MacColl, 'Idol' nguElton John; kunye nethi 'Usana lwam Lundikhathalele nje' nguNina Simone. Inguqulelo eqhelekileyo ye-'Symphonica' ibandakanya iingoma ezili-14 kunye nenguqulo ye-Deluxe, 17. Ikwakhutshiwe ngefomathi yedijithali nakwi-audio ye-Blu-Ray.