'25' Finally Gets U.S. Release Date

Nearly 18 months after it's worldwide release, "25", a career spanning retrospective from George Michael is getting a belated U.S. release April 1 via Epic. The two-CD collection contains all of Michael's biggest hits from the early Wham singles to his latest solo efforts. The package also contains six new tracks: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love", "Heal The Pain" (duet with Paul McCartney), "Understand", a Nina Simone cover "Feeling Good", and "As" (featuring Mary J. Blige), a song never released in the U.S. A separate "25" DVD collection featuring 40 videos also arrives 4/1. A U.S. summer tour is expected.