Music from the Edge of Heaven | ||||
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Released | 27 June 1986 | |||
Recorded | August 1984 ("Last Christmas"); 1985–1986 | |||
Venue | Workers' Gymnasium (Beijing) [1] | |||
Studio | Sarm West (London) | |||
Length | 45:14 | |||
Label | Columbia CK-40825 | |||
Producer | George Michael | |||
Wham! chronology | ||||
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Singles from Music from the Edge of Heaven | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Rolling Stone | (not rated) [5] |
Stylus Magazine | (Positive) [6] |
Music from the Edge of Heaven is the third and final studio album by English pop duo Wham! It was released on 27 June 1986 by Columbia Records. [7]
Music from the Edge of Heaven was only released in North America and Japan. In other territories, an album called The Final was released. Both albums share some of the same songs. Music from the Edge of Heaven generally acted as a studio album from Wham! for the North American and Japanese markets. It consisted of some songs not available on The Final as well. The Final was a greatest hits album as it included a few of the same songs, but also included many of their previous hits from their two prior albums. Decades later, Music from the Edge of Heaven was not included in the CD remastering series by the duo's record company because of the album's limited release; however, The Final was included.
"The Edge of Heaven", "Battlestations", "Wham Rap! '86" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?", according to the liner notes, are newly recorded for the album, with "The Edge of Heaven", "Battlestations" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" also appearing on The Final; the other half was slightly changed for the collection, with the exception of the Pudding Mix of "Last Christmas":
A box set of the three studio albums by the band titled Original Album Classics was released on 20 March 2015, which included Music from the Edge of Heaven.
Although it did not have a physical release in forms such as vinyl or CD in Europe, Music from the Edge of Heaven was released in Europe on the iTunes Store for the first time to download in late 2017. [8]
All tracks are written by George Michael, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Edge of Heaven" | 4:31 | |
2. | "Battlestations" | 5:25 | |
3. | "I'm Your Man" | 6:05 | |
4. | "Wham! Rap '86" |
| 6:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "A Different Corner" | 4:30 | |
6. | "Blue (live in China)" (Recorded at the Workers' Gymnasium [1] ) | 5:43 | |
7. | "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was (Not Was) cover) | 5:43 | |
8. | "Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)" | 6:44 | |
Total length: | 45:14 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Japan (Oricon Charts) | — | 158,000 [10] |
United States (RIAA) [14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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