After the tremendous success of the group's MAKE IT BIG album in in 1984, one was left wondering if Wham! could indeed match the commercial success. While MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN did not, in any way, match the success of the band's second album commercially, it did have some stellar moments: "Last Christmas" holds the distinction of hitting the UK charts twelve separate times - but never hit #1; " A Different Corner" & "Where Did Your Heart Go?" showed the late-George Michael's maturity as a songwriter and are really a prelude to the singer's solo debut, FAITH; and "I'm Your Man" is very reminiscent of MAKE IT BIG's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and far as the sing-along likability is concerned. After 1986's MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, the record company released WHAM!: THE FINAL (which was a fantastic retrospective that spans the band's entire career as a duo), and then the late-George Michael was off to the races with FAITH, and an 18-month accompanying world tour - eclipsing anything & everything he had ever achieved with Wham! A really fun, groovy CD.
When I think of the late-George Michael, several of the tracks on this album were how we in The States were introduced to him. While he (and his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley) achieved success in Europe with 1982's FANTASTIC (Wham! UK), for The States, it wasn't until MAKE IT BIG's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" "Everything She Wants" & "Freedom" hit the charts here, that they achieved the success that the album's title insinuated. Along with the accompanying videos, Wham! were all the rage in the early-to mid 80s (along with Duran Duran, Culture Club, Paul Young, Tears For Fears and Eurythmics) and almost everyone wanted a CHOOSE LIFE t-shirt, featured in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video. Other highlights of the album are "Credit Card Baby" "Heartbeat" & "If You Were There" ... "Like A Baby" shows the maturity of the late-George Michael as a songwriter. As a matter of fact, the legend goes that the late-George Michael wrote the music & lyrics to "Careless Whisper" when he was just 16-years old, three years before ever having a record deal. Of course, after this 1984 release, Wham! had one more studio album (the stellar but not hit-heavy MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN) and then by 1987, the late-George Michael was on his own with FAITH, eclipsing anything Wham! had ever achieved. Great music for 80s-Nostalgia sake!
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