Promotional music videos: "Outside", "Fastlove", "Spinning the Wheel", "Freedom 90", "Killer/Papa was a Rollin' Stone", "Too Funky", "Faith", "I Want Your Sex" (Part II), "Jesus to a Child", "Waltz Away Dreaming", "Father Figure", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Kissing a Fool", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin), "Somebody to Love" (live), "Monkey", "One More Try" "Star People '97", "I Can't Make You Love Me", "A Different Corner", "You Have Been Loved" and "Careless Whisper". Also includes an interview with Michael Parkinson and a biography documentary about his music career. a b c "French album certifications – George Michael" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 27 December 2016. Sexton, Paul (27 March 2004). "Strong interest precedes new Michael album". Billboard . Retrieved 27 April 2013. Charts.nz – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

A relative flop on release, which was less to do with its quality than that it was the fifth single to be taken from Listen Without Prejudice. Its hazy and, more than likely, stoned take on orchestrated jazz-pop is utterly beautiful, its lyrics surprisingly affectionate and generous, considering it’s about a love triangle. 11. George Michael – Round Here (2004) Offiziellecharts.de – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2016. I've been a fan of George Michael since day one and this album is his best. I couldn't wait for this album to be released and i'm glad to say that it was well worth the wait. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in September 1990. The title is an indication of his desire to be taken more seriously as a songwriter. [69] The album was released in Europe on 3 September 1990, and one week later in the US. It reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart [13] and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. [14] It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times Platinum by the BPI. [70] The album produced five UK singles, all of which were released within an eight-month period: " Praying for Time", " Waiting for That Day", " Freedom! '90", " Heal the Pain", and " Cowboys and Angels" (the latter being his only single not to chart in the UK top 40). [13] Michael refused to do any promotion for the album. [68] At the 1991 Brit Awards, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 won the award for Best British Album. [71]When Michael's fifth studio album, Patience, was released in 2004, it was critically acclaimed and went to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. [13] The album became one of the fastest-selling albums in the UK, selling over 200,000 copies in the first week alone. [109] It reached the Top 5 on most European charts and peaked at No. 12 in the US, selling over 500,000 copies to earn a Gold certification from the RIAA. [14] " Amazing", the third single from the album, became a No. 1 hit in Europe. [110] When Michael appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 26 May 2004, to promote the album, he performed "Amazing", along with his classic songs " Father Figure" and " Faith". [111] On the show, Michael spoke of his arrest, the public revelation of his homosexuality, and his resumption of public performances. He allowed Oprah's crew inside his home outside London. [112] The fourth single taken off the album was " Flawless". It was a dance hit in Europe as well as North America, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and becoming Michael's last No. 1 single on the US Dance chart. [13] Twenty Five is Michael's second greatest hits album, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career. [113] Released in November 2006 by Sony BMG, it debuted at no. 1 in the UK. [114] Michael onstage in Munich, 2006 Also superb are the sympathetic covers of Seal and Adamski’s Killer and soul gem Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone by The Temptations recorded at a separate Wembley Arena date. As a reminder of George’s vocal mastery, Symphonica more than earns its keep although the recent release of the MTV Unplugged show with the reissue of Listen Without Prejudice arguably features a much stronger setlist while also showcasing his skill at reworking his own material. In 1996, Michael was voted Best British Male at the MTV Europe Music Awards and the Brit Awards; [94] [95] and at the British Academy's Ivor Novello Awards, he was awarded the title of Songwriter of the Year for the third time. [96] Michael performed a concert at Three Mills Studios, London, for MTV Unplugged. [97] It was his first long performance in years, and in the audience was Michael's mother, who died of cancer the following year. [98] P ersonal tragedy dominates the behind-the-scenes genesis of Older where the world-weary worries of LWP have changed into tangible grief.

Aretha Franklin talks about her duet with "talented" George Michael in rare footage" . Retrieved 29 May 2023. a b c d e "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 31 December 2016. I've been a fan since the very beginning, and I still had the same excitement buying this album as I did buying Faith in 1988. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 . Retrieved 2 January 2017. During early 1987, at the beginning of his solo career, Michael released " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", a duet with Aretha Franklin. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve an ambition by singing with one of his favourite artists. It scored number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 upon its release. [48] [49] For Michael, it became his third consecutive solo number one in the UK from three releases, after 1984's "Careless Whisper" (though the single was actually from the Wham! album Make It Big) and 1986's " A Different Corner". The single was also the first Michael had recorded as a solo artist which he had not written himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time; he later had success as a performer with the band Climie Fisher in 1988. Michael and Aretha Franklin won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal for the song. [50]

Michael's first solo single, " Careless Whisper" (1984), reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. [13] [14] The singles " A Different Corner" and the Aretha Franklin duet " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" also reached number one. Michael's debut solo album, Faith (1987), topped the UK Albums Chart and stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. It sold 25 million copies worldwide, and the singles " Faith", " Father Figure", " One More Try", and " Monkey" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael became the best-selling music artist of 1988, and Faith was awarded Album of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards. His second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), was also a number one in the UK and yielded the Billboard Hot 100 number one " Praying for Time" and the worldwide hit " Freedom! '90". [15] Michael went on to release a series of multimillion-selling albums, including Older (1996), Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998), Songs from the Last Century (1999), Patience (2004), and Twenty Five (2006). The albums earned him multiple hits such as “ Jesus to a Child”, “ Fastlove”, “ Outside”, “ Amazing”, and “ An Easier Affair”. George Michael: Freedom - The Film". georgemichael/ YouTube. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 . Retrieved 2 November 2020. I think George Michael shouldn't bid farewell so soon. There is still much of his musical talent that has to be discovered. C overs albums have long been viewed as the last refuge for those songwriters whose muse has deserted them. While it’s true that George used this as a stopgap between Older and the long-in-gestation Patience, such is the variety of source material on offer here that Songs From The Last Century makes for an unusual and rewarding runt in the Michael litter.

Michael's debut solo album, Faith, was released by Columbia Records in the United States and sibling label Epic Records in the United Kingdom in October 1987. It included the singles " I Want Your Sex", " Faith" (the Billboard Hot 100 year-end number-one single of 1988 in the United States), " Father Figure", " One More Try"," Monkey" and Kissing A Fool. The album peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart, and was certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [3] [4] It also peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million copies. [5] [6] Also in 1987, Michael collaborated with Aretha Franklin on the UK and US number one single " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". [3] [7] In September 1990, Michael released his second album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, which peaked at number one in the UK, number two in the US, and was certified 4× Platinum by the BPI. [3] [4] [5] The album spawned the singles; " Praying for Time", " Waiting for That Day", " Freedom! '90", " Heal the Pain" and " Cowboys and Angels". Dutch album certifications – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 27 October 2017. Enter Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael in the "Artiest of titel" box.Reaction to the record was mixed. The Guardian called it “a slightly confused live album”, while Pop Matters labelled it “a heady, luxurious soirée.” Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 18 May 2016. British singer George Michael's releases consist of five studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, 47 singles, three promotional singles, 31 music videos, and five video albums. In his career, Michael sold an estimated 100 million to 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. [1] [2] If we feel that we’ve been put through the emotional wringer by that then there’s a little respite on the acoustic string-laden ballad Something To Save, equally introspective but with a little lighter touch. a b c d e f "NVPI Goud & Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009 . Retrieved 5 March 2011.