The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second UK-released compilation to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. It was released in 1997, and 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.

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Greatest hits album by
Wham!
ReleasedNovember 24, 1997
Recorded1981–1986, 1996
GenrePop
Length70:24
LabelEpic
CK-91200
Columbia
(CAN)
Producer
Wham! chronology
Music from the Edge of Heaven
(1986)		 The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
(1997)		 Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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 release was compiled by Michael to present the band as more serious artists and to draw connections with his solo career. As a result of his endorsement, it is more widely available than The Final.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If You Were There" (from Make It Big, 1984)The Isley BrothersGeorge Michael3:43
2."I'm Your Man" (Non-album single: 1985, also from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986)MichaelMichael4:06
3."Everything She Wants" (from Make It Big, 1984)MichaelMichael6:30
4."Club Tropicana" (from Fantastic, 1983)
  • Steve Brown
  • Michael
4:30
5."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (from Make It Big, 1984)MichaelMichael3:51
6."Like a Baby" (from Make It Big, 1984)MichaelMichael4:16
7."Freedom" (from Make It Big, 1984)MichaelMichael5:20
8."The Edge of Heaven" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986)MichaelMichael4:37
9."Wham Rap!" (from Fantastic, 1983)
  • Michael
  • Ridgeley
Bob Carter6:46
10."Young Guns (Go for It!)" (from Fantastic, 1983)Michael
  • Brown
  • Michael
3:41
11."Last Christmas" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986)MichaelMichael6:48
12."Where Did Your Heart Go?" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986)
Michael5:42
13."Everything She Wants '97"Michael
  • Michael
  • Jon Douglas
6:01
14."I'm Your Man '96"Michael
  • Michael
  • Douglas
4:32
Total length:70:24

Notes

  • "Everything She Wants '97" is a remix of the original song
  • "I'm Your Man '96" is a re-recording of the original song

Video

Released on VHS, VCD and DVD.

  1. "Wham Rap!" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 3:15
  2. "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:31
  3. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:45
  4. "Last Christmas" – 4:20
  5. "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:25
  6. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was, Was) – 5:10
  7. "I'm Your Man" – 5:40
  8. "Everything She Wants" – 6:30
  9. "Freedom" – 6:32

Charts

Certifications

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