If You Were There (The Best of Wham)
| The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Wham! | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1986, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Compilation | |||
| Length | 70:23 | |||
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Epic CK-91200 Columbia Records (CAN) |
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| Producer | George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Steve Brown | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
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 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". 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.
All songs written and composed by George Michael, except where noted.
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