Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
| Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by George Michael | ||||
| Released | 1 December 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1998 | |||
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| Length | 147:25 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | George Michael | |||
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| The Daily Vault | A− |
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael is a greatest hits album by George Michael, released on 1 December 1998.
The collection of 28 songs (29 songs are included on the European and Australian release) are separated into two halves, with each CD of the double set containing music of a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled "For the Heart", predominantly contains Michael's hit ballads, while the second CD, "For the Feet", comprises mostly his popular dance tunes.
Ladies & Gentlemen is notable for containing a large number of compilation tracks and duets that have not previously appeared on a George Michael album, including his US and UK number-one duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", previously available on Aretha Franklin's 1986 album Aretha; "Desafinado", the duet in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto; and the Elton John duet "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", from John's 1993 album Duets.
Ladies & Gentlemen was released by Michael through Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of severing contractual ties with the label (Michael departed Sony with a great deal of acrimony and publicity prior to the release of Older in 1996). He would later return to Sony to release his 2004 album Patience, however singles from Older do appear on the album as well.
To date, the album has reached worldwide sales of more than 9 million copies.
Songs appearing on this set which were previously unreleased are:
Songs appearing for the first time on a George Michael album are:
Most tracks are the full, unedited original album version.
A DVD release followed in 1999, featuring 23 music videos from Michael's career.
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