Music release

Patience – George Michael (CD)

Single-disc US CD of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, Epic EK 92080, also issued in Canada under the same barcode.

Versions & editions

Barcode 827969208021

US CD edition, Epic EK 92080[5]

United States · English · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
Evidence observed
2026-09-13
Known applicable from
2004-05-18
Units in pack
1

Release date per ^musicbrainz and ^wiki-album; Discogs lists four pressing variants told apart by matrix and SID codes

Specifications

Format
CD, album[5]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: CD, album

known · printed

Catalogue number on spine
EK 92080[5]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: EK 92080

known · printed

Jewel case sticker: K 92080-S1

Matrix / runout
CTDP-113021 1[5]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: CTDP-113021 1

known · printed

Mastering SID IFPI L329; mould SID IFPI 5100 (variant 1) or IFPI 50D5 (variant 4, CTDP-113021 1 A02)

Matrix / runout
CTDP-113021 2[5]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: CTDP-113021 2

known · printed

Mastering SID IFPI L328; mould SID IFPI 50F5 (variant 2) or IFPI 5000 (variant 3, CTDP-113021 2 A02)

Credits

  • Epic · Label, manufacturer[5] · "Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music"
  • Aegean · Label[5] · Discogs lists Aegean beside Epic with the same catalogue number
  • G.K. Panayiotou · Copyright and phonographic copyright holder[5] · © and ℗ 2004
  • Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. · Exclusive licensee[5]
  • George Michael · Producer, arranger[5]
  • Niall Flynn · Engineer[5]
  • Tony Cousins · Mastered by[5] · At Metropolis, London
  • Tom Coyne · Mastered by[5] · At Sterling Sound, New York
  • Greg Jakobek · Sleeve design[5]
  • James Dimmock · Photography (cover, inner tray)[5]
  • DADC · Glass mastered at[5] · Matrix CTDP-113021
Other observations & source differences (5)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Tracks

1Patience
Written by George Michael
· George Michael[4]
2:54
2Amazing
Written by George Michael, Jon Douglas
· George Michael[4]
4:26
3John and Elvis Are Dead
Written by George Michael, David Austin
· George Michael[4]
4:24
4Cars and Trains
Written by George Michael, Jon Douglas
Writers per ^discogs-us; the MusicBrainz work credits George Michael only
· George Michael[4]
5:51
5Round Here
Written by George Michael
· George Michael[4]
5:55
6My Mother Had a Brother
Written by George Michael
· George Michael[4]
6:18
7Flawless (Go to the City)
Written by George Michael, Paul Alexander, Oliver Stumm, Nashom Wooden, Eric Matthew, Gary R. Turnier
Contains elements from "Flawless" by The Ones (^discogs-us)
· George Michael[4]
6:51
8American Angel
Written by George Michael, James Jackman, Niall Flynn, Ruadhri Cushnan
Writers per ^discogs-us
· George Michael[4]
4:07
9Precious Box
Written by George Michael
· George Michael[4]
7:40
10Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
Written by George Michael, John Barry, Hal David
Contains elements from "Moonraker" by John Barry and Hal David; writers per ^discogs-us
· George Michael[4]
5:26
11Freeek! '04
Written by George Michael, James Jackman, Niall Flynn, Ruadhri Cushnan
Remixed version of the 2002 single; samples "Try Again" (Aaliyah), "Breathe and Stop" (Q-Tip) and "N.T." (Kool & the Gang), whose writers Discogs also credits (^discogs-us, ^wiki-album)
· George Michael[4]
4:28
12Through
Written by George Michael
Discogs gives 5:22 (^discogs-us); Wikipedia notes 30 seconds of silence at the end of the track (^wiki-album)
· George Michael[4]
4:55
Barcode
827969208021 check digit OK
Artists
George Michael
Catalogue number
EK 92080
Format
cd
Released
2004-05-18 · US, CA
Genre
Pop
Running time
63.2 min
Copyright
© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Phonographic copyright
℗ 2004 G.K. Panayiotou, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

About this product

Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by English singer-songwriter George Michael, his first album of original material since 1996 and his first for Sony Music since 1990, released on 15 March 2004 and in the US on 18 May 2004.[3] This barcode is the single-disc North American CD, Epic EK 92080, with 12 tracks running about 63 minutes.[4] The pack credits © and ℗ 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., and "Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music"; Discogs lists a US pressing glass mastered at DADC and a Canadian pressing under the same barcode.[5][2] The UK licensee is now SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited.[6] The US edition leaves out "Shoot the Dog" and "Patience Pt. II", which other editions carry.[3]

More about this product

The album debuted at number one in the UK and peaked at number 12 in the US; it has sold around four million copies worldwide.[3] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia had a page for this barcode, taken from Amazon.com data.[7] It is still offered on Amazon.com.[1]

Where it's sold

🇺🇸 United States

Amazon.com[1] sourced

Listing observed
Recorded price
USD 5.74
Condition
new

Amazon.com listing for ASIN B00020SHH6 carries the barcode in its item model number (MFR827969208021#VG); marketplace offers: 28 new from USD 5.74, 63 used from USD 2.27; a 2004 release, so this is not a retail list price. MusicBrainz and Discogs give release country US (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us)

🇨🇦 Canada

Discogs release 9665458[2] sourced

Listing observed
Made in
Canada

Discogs entry for the Canadian CD transcribes the barcode 827969208021, "Made in Canada" and Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. as manufacturer and distributor; catalogue record, no retail listing found

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Patience en

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Patience – George Michael (Audio CD)

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Discogs

Discogs release 9665458: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Canada, 2004)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album)

publication · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [3] ↗
Coverage & research gaps (8)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
  • tracks evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
  • Context: 4 / 5 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 4 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Specifications: 0 / 7 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
  • images · unknown: No licensed cover photograph found; not on Open Food Facts; the Wikipedia cover is non-free; Cover Art Archive licence not checked
  • identity · not_applicable: Not this article: the European CD (Aegean 515402 2) carries barcode 5099751540229, and the Japanese CD is Epic EICP 350; the US and Canadian edition omits "Patience Pt. II" and "Shoot the Dog" found on other editions
  • relationships · unknown: Discogs lists both Aegean and Epic as labels; MusicBrainz gives Epic only and the spine carries the Epic catalogue number, so Epic is the brand; Aegean has no stub
  • relationships · unknown: No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; gs1_prefix_owner is derived
  • identity · unknown: Date of the US reissue pressed in Germany not sourced
  • markets · unknown: No Canadian retail listing read; the Amazon.com figures are marketplace offers, not a list price
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details

References

  1. Amazon.com: Patience – George Michael (Audio CD) Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: B00020SHH6. product details, offers.
  2. Discogs release 9665458: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Canada, 2004) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 9665458. identifiers, companies, notes.
  3. Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, return to Sony, release and reception, track listing notes. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  4. MusicBrainz release: George Michael – Patience (CD, US, 2004) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: cfb69077-2914-4e21-b74f-e51834937350. barcode, label, tracklist, works. CC0.
  5. Discogs release 667632: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, US, 2004) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 667632. identifiers, companies, notes, credits.
  6. Companies House: SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited, 00462257 Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 00462257. previous company names.
  7. Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): Patience Internet Archive. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13.

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Barcode & identifiersBarcode 827969208021
GTIN-14
00827969208021
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0827969208021
UPC-A / GTIN-12
827969208021
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