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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their first album, Sony Music CG has brought together all the WHAM! singles on one disc, with a host of bonus tracks. It could only begin with Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do); the George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley duo’s brassy, bouncy calling card. The original track is followed by 5 re-jigged versions sure to delight fans. Of particular note is the Special US Remix, with its handclaps raising the slider on an already effective original rhythm, which is followed by Young Guns (Go For It), on the back of which WHAM! became a veritable social phenomenon. Relaxed, elegant and gently anti-conformist, the two young men went on to score a string of hits: Bad Boys, with its unforgettable opening synth gimmick, the summery Club Tropicana, and the unmissable Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, a 1984 single that sounds like it came straight out of the Motown catalogue. The number of hits on this compilation is all the more impressive given that WHAM! had a relatively short lifespan, sacrificed in favour of George Michael's phenomenal solo success. Songs like Last Christmas reflect the evolution of George Michael: it is signed by both of WHAM!’s members, but it is Michael alone who carries it on his shoulders. The christmas jingle is presented here in its original version, accompanied by a “Pudding Mix” which features a synthesised bell. As the album is structured chronologically, it ends with the band's least emblematic singles: The Edge of Heaven, Battlestations, and Where Did Your Heart Go?— a cover of the American band Was (Not Was) sung by Michael, on which Ridgeley is simply absent. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Performance Arranger - Bob Carter, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Re-Mixer - Bob Carter, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Bob Carter, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist - Bob Carter, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Guy Barker, Horn - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Tony Taverner, Engineer - Andy Duncan, Drums, Percussion - Chris Hunter, Horn - Bob Carter, Producer, Keyboards - John Mackenzie, Bass - Trevor Morell, Drums
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Re-Mixer - Bob Carter, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Author, Producer, Arranger - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Brown, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Moore, Composer, Lyricist - William Griffin, Composer, Lyricist - Moore, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Steve Brown, Producer - Griffin, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Guitar - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Steve Brown, Producer - Robert Ahwai, Guitar - Tommy Eyre, Keyboards - Trevor Morell, Drums - Dion Estes, Bass - Tony Moroni, Percussion
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Porter, Engineer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Performance Arranger
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Porter, Engineer - GEORGE MICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Wham!, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Was, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Was, Composer, Lyricist - GEORGE MICHAEL, Producer, Arranger
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Album review
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their first album, Sony Music CG has brought together all the WHAM! singles on one disc, with a host of bonus tracks. It could only begin with Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do); the George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley duo’s brassy, bouncy calling card. The original track is followed by 5 re-jigged versions sure to delight fans. Of particular note is the Special US Remix, with its handclaps raising the slider on an already effective original rhythm, which is followed by Young Guns (Go For It), on the back of which WHAM! became a veritable social phenomenon. Relaxed, elegant and gently anti-conformist, the two young men went on to score a string of hits: Bad Boys, with its unforgettable opening synth gimmick, the summery Club Tropicana, and the unmissable Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, a 1984 single that sounds like it came straight out of the Motown catalogue. The number of hits on this compilation is all the more impressive given that WHAM! had a relatively short lifespan, sacrificed in favour of George Michael's phenomenal solo success. Songs like Last Christmas reflect the evolution of George Michael: it is signed by both of WHAM!’s members, but it is Michael alone who carries it on his shoulders. The christmas jingle is presented here in its original version, accompanied by a “Pudding Mix” which features a synthesised bell. As the album is structured chronologically, it ends with the band's least emblematic singles: The Edge of Heaven, Battlestations, and Where Did Your Heart Go?— a cover of the American band Was (Not Was) sung by Michael, on which Ridgeley is simply absent. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
- Total length: 02:45:03
- Main artists: Wham!
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music CG
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) This compilation 2023 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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