The sad, full-bodied sound of "They will not go when i go" is a full bath for the soul, "real" instruments such as the cello in "Something to Save" do George Michael's music well and give songs like "Soul Free" the mood again ease.
Not that it is not "Patience" is a masterpiece from him, but after so much patience may surprise us George sometime but still with "Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2"?