For those looking for the "complete" experience, a 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (and later 2022/2024 versions) includes the Upper tracks, multiple remixes, and live versions [5, 40].
The album followed a six-year hiatus caused by a bitter legal battle with Sony Music, during which Michael refused to release new material.
The album's creation was deeply influenced by the death of Michael’s partner, Anselmo Feleppa, from AIDS-related complications in 1993. Michael dedicated to Feleppa and Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim
The complete standard version of Older contains the following : Jesus to a Child (6:51) Fastlove, Pt. 1 (5:24) Older (5:33) Spinning the Wheel (6:21) It Doesn't Really Matter (4:50) The Strangest Thing (6:01) To Be Forgiven (5:21) Move On (4:45) Star People (5:16) You Have Been Loved (5:30) Free (3:01) Critical & Commercial Reception