Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael

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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
Ladies & Gentlemen (Cover).jpg
Greatest hits album by
George Michael
Released9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)
Recorded1984–1998
Genre
Length147:25
Label Epic
Producer George Michael
George Michael chronology
Older
(1996)		Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
(1998)		 Songs from the Last Century
(1999)
Singles from Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George
  1. "Outside"
    Released: 19 October 1998
  2. "As"
    Released: 1 March 1999 [1]

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael is the first compilation album by George Michael, released on 9 November 1998. The collection of 29 songs (28 on the North American release) is 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. A DVD release also titled Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael followed in 1999, featuring 23 music videos from Michael's career.

Contents

After his death in December 2016, it was revealed by Michael's friend Geri Halliwell on The One Show that all of the British profits from the album went to the charity Terrence Higgins Trust.

Background and production

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 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 . Most of the tracks are in their full, original album versions. "Careless Whisper" is the single version, "A Different Corner" was remixed for this compilation, "Fantasy" is the original 1990 version (not the "Fantasy 98" remix which appeared on the 'Outside' singles in the same period). "I Want Your Sex" is presented as "Part II – Brass in Love" only, without the more widely publicized "Part I – Lust" section and "Monkey", which was included on the US and Japanese editions, is presented as the single version remixed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in the US edition.

Ladies & Gentlemen was released by Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of Michael severing his contractual ties with the label amid a great deal of acrimony and publicity prior to the release of Older in 1996. However, singles from Older do appear on this compilation. Michael would later return to Sony to release his 2004 album Patience .

Singles

"Outside" was the first single from the album. The song was a humorous look at his arrest shortly before the release of the album for soliciting a policeman in a public restroom. "As", Michael's duet with Mary J. Blige, was released as the second single in many territories around the world. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. The track was left off the North American release of the album. There were rumours that Blige's label was uncomfortable with Michael being gay, but this is contradicted by Blige's embracing of her large gay fan base. Michael cited Blige's record company president for pulling the track after Michael's arrest for committing a lewd act. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Daily VaultA− [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Jam! Showbiz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MSN Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The album received critical acclaim from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five and wrote that while "listening to both discs in a row is a little exhausting" the album "comes close to being definitive." Richard John from Jam! Showbiz gave the album 4 out of five stars and said that "over the course of Ladies & Gentlemen, you really get a feel for the growth and progress in Michael's musical output" and conclude that "for fans of George Michael or quality pop-soul-funk-dance" the album "is a worthy purchase". Alison Bellach from The Daily Vault gave the album an A− and wrote that "the collection is amazing" and that she was "pleased to note that the album included "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a duet with Elton John recorded for the Duets album", but she complained about "the version of "I Want Your Sex" that was chosen" because according to her "the original was something I could laugh at or snicker about" and the chosen version "doesn't even afford the listener a standard melody."

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom the album opened at No. 1 on 21 November 1998 and stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks, it dropped to No. 2 on 16 January 1999 and was present in the top 10 for 23 weeks. [9] It remained on the chart for 119 weeks. [9] It was certified 9× Platinum by the BPI on 11 January 2019 denoting shipments of 2.7 million units. [10] The week following Michael's death, the album had a 5,625% surge in sales and streams and re-entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 8; two weeks later it moved to No. 4 and stayed there for two weeks. [11] [9] In 2017 alone, it was on the chart for 23 weeks. [9]

In the United States the album debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 with 50,000 copies sold during the week of 28 November 1998, the next week it dropped to No. 39 and remained on the chart for 27 weeks. [12] [13] [14] It was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on 5 October 2000 for shipments of 2 million units. [15] As of October 2006, the album had sold 1.1 million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. [16] The week after Michael's death, the album re-entered at No. 84 on the Billboard 200 with 11,000 units sold. [17]

Track listing

Disc one: For the Heart
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Jesus to a Child" George Michael Michael6:49
2."Father Figure"MichaelMichael5:41
3."Careless Whisper" (7" version)
Michael5:00
4."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)
Michael5:47
5."You Have Been Loved"
Michael5:28
6."Kissing a Fool"MichaelMichael4:36
7."I Can't Make You Love Me"
Michael5:20
8."Heal the Pain"MichaelMichael4:46
9."A Moment with You"MichaelMichael5:43
10."Desafinado" (with Astrud Gilberto)
Michael3:19
11."Cowboys and Angels"MichaelMichael7:14
12."Praying for Time"MichaelMichael4:41
13."One More Try"MichaelMichael5:53
14."A Different Corner" (new mix)MichaelMichael4:03
15."Waltz Away Dreaming" (with Toby Bourke) (cassettes only)
  • Bourke
  • Michael
  • Bourke
  • Michael
4:44
Disc two: For the Feet
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outside"Michael
  • Michael
  • Jon Douglas
4:44
2."As" (with Mary J. Blige) Stevie Wonder Babyface 4:47
3."Fastlove"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
5:31
4."Too Funky"MichaelMichael3:45
5."Freedom! '90"MichaelMichael6:28
6."Star People '97"MichaelMichael5:39
7."Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
Michael4:16
8."I Want Your Sex" (Part II)MichaelMichael4:38
9."The Strangest Thing '97"MichaelMichael4:41
10."Fantasy"MichaelMichael5:02
11."Spinning the Wheel"
  • Michael
  • Douglas
  • Michael
  • Douglas
6:09
12."Waiting for That Day"
Michael4:50
13."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)
 Narada Michael Walden 3:58
14."Faith"MichaelMichael3:14
15."Somebody to Love" (with Queen) Freddie Mercury
  • Michael
  • Queen
5:23
North American second disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outside"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
4:44
2."Fastlove"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
5:31
3."Too Funky"MichaelMichael3:45
4."Freedom! '90"MichaelMichael6:28
5."Star People '97"MichaelMichael5:39
6."Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
  • Adamski
  • Seal
  • Whitfield
  • Strong
Michael4:16
7."I Want Your Sex" (Part II)MichaelMichael4:38
8."Monkey"Michael
4:47
9."Spinning the Wheel"
  • Michael
  • Douglas
  • Michael
  • Douglas
6:09
10."Waiting for That Day" (You Can't Always Get What You Want)
  • Michael
  • Jagger
  • Richards
Michael4:50
11."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)
  • Climie
  • Morgan
Walden3:59
12."Hard Day"MichaelMichael4:54
13."Faith"MichaelMichael3:13
14."Somebody to Love" (with Queen)Mercury
  • Michael
  • Queen
5:24
Japanese second disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outside"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
4:44
2."As" (with Mary J. Blige)WonderBabyface4:46
3."Fastlove"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
5:30
4."Too Funky"MichaelMichael3:44
5."Freedom! '90"MichaelMichael6:29
6."Star People '97"MichaelMichael5:38
7."Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
  • Adamski
  • Seal
  • Whitfield
  • Strong
Michael4:16
8."I Want Your Sex" (Part II)MichaelMichael4:37
9."Monkey"MichaelMichael5:06
10."Spinning the Wheel"
  • Michael
  • Douglas
  • Michael
  • Douglas
6:08
11."Waiting for That Day"
  • Michael
  • Jagger
  • Richards
Michael4:50
12."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)
  • Climie
  • Morgan
Walden3:58
13."Hard Day"MichaelMichael4:48
14."Faith"MichaelMichael3:14
15."Somebody to Love" (with Queen)Mercury
  • Michael
  • Queen
5:25

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [68] Gold30,000^
Australia (ARIA) [69] 7× Platinum490,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [70] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [71] 2× Platinum100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [72] Gold100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [73] 2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [74] 10× Platinum200,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [75] Gold33,000 [75]
France (SNEP) [76] 2× Platinum600,000*
Germany (BVMI) [77] 3× Gold750,000^
Italy (FIMI) [78] Gold25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [79] 2× Platinum200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [80] 4× Platinum60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [81] Platinum50,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [82] Platinum100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [83] 2× Platinum200,000^
Sweden (GLF) [84] Platinum80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [85] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] 9× Platinum2,700,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] 2× Platinum1,100,000 [16]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [86] 6× Platinum6,000,000*
Worldwide—9,000,000 [87]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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