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The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... | |||
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Released | 1997 | ||
Recorded | 1981–1986, 1996 | ||
Genre | Pop | ||
Length | 70:24 | ||
Label | Epic CK-91200 Columbia Records (CAN) | ||
Producer | George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Steve Brown | ||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second UK-released compilation, released in 1997 to summarize the career of British pop duo Wham!. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The end of the album features a hidden track that was first heard on their debut album, Fantastic.
Many Wham! fans[who?] consider this compilation vastly inferior to the band's previous compilation, 1986's The Final, not only due to the non-inclusion of 'Bad Boys', but also discarding 'Careless Whisper' and 'A Different Corner'.[citation needed] Although the latter two songs were credited as George Michael solo singles, they did appear on official Wham! studio albums. This compilation was compiled by George Michael to present the band as more serious artists and to draw connections with his solo career. As a result of his endorsement of it, it is more widely available than The Final.
- 1Track listing
- 2Charts
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'If You Were There' (from Make It Big, 1984) | The Isley Brothers | George Michael | 3:43 |
2. | 'I'm Your Man' (Non-album single: 1985, also from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986) | Michael | Michael | 4:06 |
3. | 'Everything She Wants' (from Make It Big, 1984) | Michael | Michael | 6:30 |
4. | 'Club Tropicana' (from Fantastic, 1983) |
| 4:30 | |
5. | 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' (from Make It Big, 1984) | Michael | Michael | 3:51 |
6. | 'Like a Baby' (from Make It Big, 1984) | Michael | Michael | 4:16 |
7. | 'Freedom' (from Make It Big, 1984) | Michael | Michael | 5:20 |
8. | 'The Edge of Heaven' (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986) | Michael | Michael | 4:37 |
9. | 'Wham Rap!' (from Fantastic, 1983) |
| Bob Carter | 6:46 |
10. | 'Young Guns (Go for It!)' (from Fantastic, 1983) | Michael | 3:41 | |
11. | 'Last Christmas' (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986) | Michael | Michael | 6:48 |
12. | 'Where Did Your Heart Go?' (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986) | Michael | 5:42 | |
13. | 'Everything She Wants '97' | Michael | 6:01 | |
14. | 'I'm Your Man '96' | Michael |
| 4:32 |
Total length: | 51:52 |
Notes
- 'Everything She Wants '97' is a remix of the original song
- 'I'm Your Man '96' is a re-recording of the original song
Video[edit]
Released on VHS, VCD and DVD.
- 'Wham Rap!' (Michael, Ridgeley) – 3:15
- 'Club Tropicana' (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:31
- 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' – 3:45
- 'Last Christmas' – 4:20
- 'The Edge of Heaven' – 4:25
- 'Where Did Your Heart Go?' (Was, Was) – 5:10
- 'I'm Your Man' – 5:40
- 'Everything She Wants' – 6:30
- 'Freedom' – 6:32
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
Album
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References[edit]
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- ^'finnishcharts.com Wham! – The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...'(ASP). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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- ^'ザ・ベスト/ワム!-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック' [Highest position and charting weeks of If You Were There: The Best by Wham!]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^'charts.org.nz Wham! – The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...'(ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^'Wham! – The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... – hitparade.ch'(ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^'Wham! > Artists > Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^'Jaaroverzichten 1997'. Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^'Rapports annuels 1997'. Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^'Jaaroverzichten 1998'. Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^'Rapports annuels 1998'. Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998'. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^'RIAJ > The Record > March 1999 > Certified Awards (January 1999)'(PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^'Dutch album certifications' (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ^'Polish album certifications – Wham! – The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...' (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^'Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1996–1999'. Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano.
- ^'British album certifications – Wham! – The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...'British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
- ^'British video certifications – Wham – The Best of'. British Phonographic Industry.Select videos in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type The Best of in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
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Wham! Collection:
00:00 Last Christmas
06:44 Careless Whisper
13:18 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
17:09 I'm Your Man '96
21:41 Everything She Wants'97
27:43 Young Gunes ( Gor For It )
31:24 Wham Rap! ( Enjoy What You Do )
38:11 Club Tropicana
42:41 Bad Boys
46:00 Freedom
51:21 Battlestations
56:51 If You Were There
01:00:29 The Edge Of Heaven
01:05:07 Nothing Looks The Same In The Light ( Instrumental Remix )
01:11:47 A Different Corner
01:15:45 Blue ( Live In China )
01:21:28 Like A Baby
01:25:44 Wham! Rap '86
01:32:23 Heart Beat
01:37:07 Love Machine
01:40:30 Come On!
01:44:54 A Ray Of Sunshine ( Instrumental Remix )
00:00 Last Christmas
06:44 Careless Whisper
13:18 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
17:09 I'm Your Man '96
21:41 Everything She Wants'97
27:43 Young Gunes ( Gor For It )
31:24 Wham Rap! ( Enjoy What You Do )
38:11 Club Tropicana
42:41 Bad Boys
46:00 Freedom
51:21 Battlestations
56:51 If You Were There
01:00:29 The Edge Of Heaven
01:05:07 Nothing Looks The Same In The Light ( Instrumental Remix )
01:11:47 A Different Corner
01:15:45 Blue ( Live In China )
01:21:28 Like A Baby
01:25:44 Wham! Rap '86
01:32:23 Heart Beat
01:37:07 Love Machine
01:40:30 Come On!
01:44:54 A Ray Of Sunshine ( Instrumental Remix )