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Corene Ollig
George Michael and Michael Jackson are two of my favorite artists of all time. I was born in 2000 and missed a large chunk of both of their careers. Thriller, Faith and Bad are all in my top albums of all time list. Michael Jackson obviously made the biggest album of all time but 5 years had passed by the time Faith came out and George Michael quickly rose up the ranks due to Wham and his amazing voice. Both Bad and Faith released around the same time arguably at the peak of both of their popularity and are two of the best selling albums of all time. Im curious just how popular George Michael really was at that time and if he was more popular than Michael Jackson?
While Michael was in his early teens, the family moved to Radlett.[29][30] There, Michael began attending Bushey Meads School in Bushey,[31] where he, as "Yog", met, sat down next to, and befriended, his future Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley. The two had the same career ambition of being musicians.[18] Michael busked on the London Underground, performing songs such as "'39" by Queen.[32] His involvement in the music business began with his working as a DJ, playing at the Bel Air Restaurant in Northwood, London,[33][34][35][36] clubs, and local schools around Bushey, Stanmore, and Watford. This was followed by the formation of a short-lived ska band called the Executive, with Ridgeley, Ridgeley's brother Paul, Andrew Leaver, Jamie Gould, and David Mortimer (later known as David Austin).[37]
Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. On the cusp of fame, he decided to legally change his name to the more accessible George Michael.[4] The band's first album Fantastic reached No. 1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including "Young Guns", "Wham Rap!", and "Club Tropicana". Their second album, Make It Big, reached No. 1 on the charts in the US. Singles from that album included "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (No. 1 in the UK and US), "Freedom", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" which reached No. 1 in nearly 25 countries, including the UK and US, and was Michael's first solo effort as a single.[13][14] In December 1984, the single "Last Christmas" was released.[38] In 1985 Michael received the first of his three Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.[39]
On 30 October, Faith was released in the UK and in several markets worldwide.[55] Faith topped the UK Albums Chart, and in the US, the album had 51 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 of Billboard 200, including 12 weeks at No. 1. Faith had many successes, with four singles ("Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey") reaching No. 1 in the US.[58] Faith was certified Diamond by the RIAA for sales of 10 million copies in the US.[59] To date, global sales of Faith are more than 25 million units.[60] The album was highly acclaimed by music critics, with AllMusic journalist Steve Huey describing it as a "superbly crafted mainstream pop/rock masterpiece" and "one of the finest pop albums of the '80s".[61] In a review by Rolling Stone magazine, journalist Mark Coleman commended most of the songs on the album, which he said "displays Michael's intuitive understanding of pop music and his increasingly intelligent use of his power to communicate to an ever-growing audience."[62]
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in September 1990. The title is an indication of his desire to be taken more seriously as a songwriter.[69] The album was released in Europe on 3 September 1990, and one week later in the US. It reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart[13] and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200.[14] It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times Platinum by the BPI.[70] The album produced five UK singles, all of which were released within an eight-month period: "Praying for Time", "Waiting for That Day", "Freedom! '90", "Heal the Pain", and "Cowboys and Angels" (the latter being his only single not to chart in the UK top 40).[13] Michael refused to do any promotion for the album.[68] At the 1991 Brit Awards, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 won the award for Best British Album.[71]
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998) was Michael's first solo greatest hits collection. The collection of 28 songs (29 songs are included on the European and Australian release) are separated into two halves, with each containing a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled "For the Heart", predominantly contains ballads; the second CD, "For the Feet", consists mainly of dance tunes. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of severing contractual ties with the label.[99] Ladies & Gentlemen was a success, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for eight weeks.[13] It spent over 200 weeks in the UK chart, and is the 45th best-selling album ever in the UK.[100] It is certified seven-times platinum in the UK and multi-platinum in the US, and is Michael's most commercially successful album in his homeland, having sold more than 2.8 million copies.[70] As of 2013, the album had reached worldwide sales of approximately 15 million copies.[101] The first single of the album, "Outside", was a humorous song making a reference to his arrest for soliciting a policeman in a public toilet. "As", his duet with Mary J. Blige, was released as the second single in many territories around the world. Both singles reached the top 5 in the UK Singles Chart.[13]
Having charted at number two upon its release in 1984 (behind Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" which Michael also performed in), "Last Christmas" finally reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart on New Year's Day 2021 (chart week ending date 7 January 2021), more than 36 years after its initial release.[140] Andrew Ridgeley said the chart placing was "a testament to its timeless appeal and charm", adding: "It is a fitting tribute to George's song-writing genius... he would have been immensely proud and utterly thrilled."[140] The period of 36 years taken to reach number one was a UK chart record, which would be surpassed by Kate Bush with "Running Up That Hill" in June 2022 which took 37 years.[141]
Elton John was among those who paid tribute to Michael, emotionally addressing the audience in Las Vegas on 28 December, "What a singer, what a songwriter. But more than anything as a human being he was one of the kindest, sweetest, most generous people I've ever met."[264]
At the time of his death, Michael was estimated to have sold between 100 million and 125 million records worldwide.[2][281][3] As a solo artist, he sold an estimated 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists.[2] He is estimated to have sold up to 30 million records with Wham!.[282] His debut solo album Faith sold more than 25 million copies.[283]
Also the guy rarely tour to promote his albums and yet managed to sold more than 100 million records of his entire career. He only need 7 albums to make himself from a teenybopper act into a respected mature solo artist.
Michael wrote and produced all but one single on his 1987 debut album "Faith." The music, more mature than the pop ballads of Wham!, proved a hit with the critics, earning Michael a Grammy for album of the year.
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I feel exactly like George does in the song.I'm going thru a divorce right now. I ended the Marriage/relationship because I had a suspicion that my wife was cheating on me. And also she was treating me bad. Lying and manipulating me, always saying everything was my fault, if something went wrong and telling me that I was an insecure little boy. Stuff like that. She broke me down in so many ways.BUT even though she has done these things, I still love her and I don't really want to live without her, but I can't go on like this, because it is killing me.This song truly describes how woundable lovers can be. I know it's hurting me to be in the relationship with her, but I don't want to let go, in a way. It's very difficult to describe.I know I should just forget about her and move on, but she is the only woman I want to be with. I've been in relationships before and tried breaking up and having a broken heart, but not like this.We where married!!! This changes everything to me. She was the one!It is like Gabigs says: "It's sad how heartbroken and mistreated the guy is...but still feels like "maybe just one more try" THIS IS ME!!! I feel exactly like that. Like: "Maybe if we try again, things will be different, now that I know more, feel stronger and have learned from the mistakes, from the first time around." I know this is probably not true, because she will never change, but in my heart, I wish it could be. My friends say I'm crazy for wanting her back, but I'm deeply in love, what can I do??? I know though, that I don't want her for any price.It's like The Malicious Minx says: "I don't need you, but I want you in my life. I can't accept you in it until you make a positive change. Stop breaking my heart and come back home."Wow!!!!! This is exactly the feelings that I could not communicate. Thank you!I have known this song for years, but not realised until now, how wise and deep it is.Maybe because I have grown as a human and I weren't ready to hear this until now.Thank you George Michael, for this beautiful and heartbreaking song.
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