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

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Greatest hits album by
Wham!
Released24 November 1997[1]
Recorded1982–1997
Length70:24
LabelEpic
Producer
Wham! chronology
The Final
(1986)		 The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
(1997)		 Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2019)

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second compilation album to summarise the career of English pop duo Wham!. It was released on 24 November 1997, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. At the end of the album it features a hidden track that was first heard on their debut album, Fantastic.

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)
  • Don Was
  • Dave Was
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

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

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.

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[17] Platinum 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] 2× Platinum 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Wham!, If You Were There - Best Of, Album". BPI.
  2. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in German). Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in French). Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Wham! | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1997". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Dutch album certifications" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.  Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Wham! – If You Were There - Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
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