Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael è la prima raccolta del cantante George Michael pubblicata il 9 novembre 1998.
È divisa in 2 parti distinte: la prima "for the heart" contiene le maggiori ballate lente del cantante; la seconda "for the feet" contiene le canzoni dal ritmo movimentato.
Oltre ai successi vi sono anche due canzoni inedite: Outside e la cover di Stevie Wonder As in duetto con Mary J. Blige; è inclusa anche Somebody To Love in duetto con i Queen cantata al Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
Sulla quarta di copertina del booklet del disco 1 "for the heart", George Michael lascia scritto che l'intera raccolta è dedicata a sua madre Lesley, scomparsa l’anno precedente.
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Disco/musicassetta 1: "for the heart" n°TitoloArtistaCompositoreAnnoDurata1Jesus to a ChildGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19966:492Father Figure (single version)George MichaelGeorge Michael19875:413Careless Whisper (single version)George MichaelGeorge Michael, Andrew Ridgeley19845:004Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (live)George Michael & Elton JohnElton John, Bernie Taupin19915:475You Have Been LovedGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, David Austin19965:286Kissing a FoolGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19874:367I Can't Make You Love MeGeorge MichaelMike Reid, Allen Shamblin19975:208Heal the Pain (single version)George MichaelGeorge Michael19914:469A Moment with YouGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19985:4310DesafinadoGeorge Michael & Astrud GilbertoAntonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça19983:1911Cowboys and AngelsGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19917:1412Praying for TimeGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19904:4113One More TryGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19875:5314A Different Corner (remix)George MichaelGeorge Michael19864:0315Waltz Away Dreaming (solo in musicassetta)George Michael & Toby BourkeGeorge Michael, Toby Bourke19974:44
Disco/musicassetta 2: "for the feet"
Versione europea ed australiana n°TitoloArtistaCompositoreAnnoDurata1OutsideGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19984:442AsGeorge Michael & Mary J. BligeStevie Wonder19984:473FastloveGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Jon Douglas19965.314Too FunkyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19923:455Freedom! '90George MichaelGeorge Michael19906:286Star People '97George MichaelGeorge Michael19975:397Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' StoneGeorge MichaelAdam Tinley, Seal-Henry Samuel /
Norman Whitfield,
Barrett Strong19934:168I Want Your Sex (Part II)George MichaelGeorge Michael19874:389The Strangest Thing '97George MichaelGeorge Michael19974:4110FantasyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19915:0211Spinning the WheelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Jon Douglas19966:0912Waiting for That DayGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Mick Jagger,
Keith Richards19904:5013I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)George Michael & Aretha FranklinSimon Climie, Dennis Morgan19863:5814FaithGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19873:1415Somebody to LoveGeorge Michael & QueenFreddie Mercury19925:23
Versione statunitense e canadese n°TitoloArtistaCompositoreAnnoDurata1OutsideGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19984:442FastloveGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Jon Douglas19965:313Too FunkyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19923:454Freedom! '90George MichaelGeorge Michael19906:285Star People '97George MichaelGeorge Michael19975:396Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' StoneGeorge MichaelAdam Tinley, Seal-Henry Samuel /
Norman Whitfield,
Barrett Strong19934:167I Want Your Sex (Part II)George MichaelGeorge Michael19874:388MonkeyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19884:479Spinning the WheelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Jon Douglas19966:0910Waiting for That Day/You Can't Always Get What You WantGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael, Mick Jagger,
Keith Richards19964:5011I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)George Michael & Aretha FranklinSimon Climie, Dennis Morgan19863:5812Hard DayGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19873:4313FaithGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael19873:1414Somebody to LoveGeorge Michael & QueenFreddie Mercury19925:23
Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of George Michael (DVD)
Nel 1999, un anno dopo la raccolta, è uscito un omonimo DVD contenente 23 video musicali relativi al CD ad eccezione di As e Praying for Time. Include anche un'intervista con Michael Parkinson e un documentario sulla carriera del cantante.
Tracce Outside Fastlove Spinning the Wheel Freedom! '90 Killer Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Too Funky Faith I Want Your Sex Jesus to a Child Waltz Away Dreaming (con Toby Bourke) Father Figure Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (con Elton John) Kissing a Fool I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (con Aretha Franklin) Somebody to Love (Live) (con i Queen) Monkey One More Try Star People '97 I Can't Make You Love Me (Live) A Different Corner You Have Been Loved (Live) Careless Whisper Intervista a Michael Parkinson Documentario sulla carriera di George Michael
Classifiche Classifica (1998/99)PosizionemassimaAustralia2Austria2Belgio (Fiandre)2Belgio (Vallonia)3Canada10Danimarca1Europa1Finlandia5Francia Selezionare "George MICHAEL" e premere "OK".1Germania3Irlanda1Italia3Norvegia1Nuova Zelanda3Paesi Bassi2Portogallo8Regno Unito1Spagna4Stati Uniti24Svezia2Svizzera5Ungheria1
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