Information about the Album:
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael is a greatest hits album, containing a compilation of his songs spanning over a decade (1984 to 1998). Released on 1 December 1998, it contains 14 songs per CD for a grand total of 28 songs (29 songs are included on the European and Australian release).
This greatest hits album is separated into two halves, with each containing a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled “For the Heart”, predominantly contains ballads; the second CD, “For the Feet”, consists mainly of dance tunes.
“Ladies & Gentlemen” was a success, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart for 8 weeks. It has spent over 200 weeks in the UK Charts and is the 38th best-selling album of all time in the UK. It is certified 7 times platinum in the United Kingdom and is Michael’s most commercially successful album in his homeland having sold more than 2.8 million copies. The album reached multi-platinum in the United States, peaking at #24 in Billboard 100.
A review on AllMusic.com describes the collection as “a monster” in terms of its size and achievements:
As a solo male hitmaker, virtually nobody could touch him between 1984 and 1994, and even when his grasp began to slip, he still made compelling music. All of this is proven by his first hits compilation, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. Spanning two discs, 28 songs, and two distinctive halves — one “For the Heart” (ballads), one “For the Feet” (dance tunes) — the collection is a monster, as impressive for its size as it is for its achievements.
Charts:
Official Charts (United Kingdom):
- Number of weeks in chart: 109 weeks
- Peak Position: #1 (for 8 weeks)
Billboard 100 (United States):
- Number of weeks in chart: 27 weeks
- Peak Position: #24
Track List:
Disc one: For the Heart
“Jesus to a Child”
“Father Figure”
“Careless Whisper”
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (with Elton John) (Live in London, 23 March 1991)
“You Have Been Loved”
“Kissing a Fool”
“I Can’t Make You Love Me”
“Heal the Pain”
“A Moment With You”
“Desafinado” (with Astrud Gilberto)
“Cowboys and Angels”
“Praying for Time”
“One More Try”
“A Different Corner”
“Waltz Away Dreaming” (with Toby Bourke) (cassettes only)
Disc two: For the Feet
“Outside”
“As” (with Mary J. Blige)
“Fastlove”
“Too Funky”
“Freedom 90”
“Star People 97”
“Killer/Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”
“I Want Your Sex” (Part II)
“The Strangest Thing 97”
“Fantasy”
“Spinning the Wheel”
“Waiting for That Day”
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” (with Aretha Franklin)
“Faith”
“Somebody to Love” (with Queen)
“Monkey”
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