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The Best of Wham!

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Now for the very first time, told in their own words, the amazing story of how in four years they dominated the charts around the world with timeless and classic pop songs. The Final saw the duo depart in a blaze of glory in front of seventy two thousand people at Wembley Stadium.

WHAM! THE SINGLES: ECHOES SONY MUSIC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WHAM! THE SINGLES: ECHOES

incredibly, five of them (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, I'm Your Man and The Edge Of Heaven) were British Number 1s.But the songs have stood the test of time – great pop songs – and that is what makes the difference. missed out Bad Boys and had awful updates of some tracks ( Everything She Wants ’97, I’m Your Man ’96– urgh! A great song, Battlestations gave the best indication as to the direction George Michael would taking his music post-Wham! A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham! This limited edition features replicas of all ten singles in a special carry case and includes a hardcover book with notes on each single and a cassette of bonus mixes.

WHAM! songs and albums | full Official Chart history WHAM! songs and albums | full Official Chart history

The band’s first number one and the first single from the second album, the appropriately titled Make It Big. The Big Tour of 1984 and '85, comprised thirty-nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album - Make It Big. There is a version of this track with an extended string intro but that is only on Music From The Edge of Heaven. This multi format release includes a special edition 7” vinyl singles carry case containing all the hits, which spanned four dazzlingly successful years, kicking off with 1982’s Young Guns (Go For It) and culminating in 1986’s The Edge Of Heaven. It’s also on the American compilation Music From The Edge of Heaven (a cut down version of The Final).The box actually has 12 vinyl singles in it since The Edge Of Heaven is comprised of two seven-inch singles (as per the original) and there’s a bonus 45: Interviews: Fan club gift from Wham! An ’86 remix [ Wham Rap ’86] was included as part of the 7″ double-pack and the 12″ of the last single Edge of Heaven.

The Final (album) - Wikipedia The Final (album) - Wikipedia

Elsewhere, the boys topped the charts in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland! This particular mix sounds somewhat "muffled" on both of those CD's as well, and in fact, the track sounds BETTER on this Box Set than either of those other CD's. The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven is available as a deluxe vinyl singles 7” box set, 10CD box-set, 2LP coloured and black vinyl, CD and digital editions. The 12″“Pudding Mix” was for years the de facto standard version of the song, appearing on The Best of Wham!

It’s easy to see why, since it’s far superior to the standard version which a whole extra verse at the end. This multi format release includes a special edition 7" vinyl singles carry case containing all the hits, which spanned four dazzlingly successful years, kicking off with 1982's Young Guns (Go For It) and culminating in 1986's The Edge Of Heaven. A 10CD box set version also has all ten singles but expands the A and B-side offering to addremixes.

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