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Michael's first solo single, " Careless Whisper" (1984), reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. [13] [14] The singles " A Different Corner" and the Aretha Franklin duet " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" also reached number one. Michael's debut solo album, Faith (1987), topped the UK Albums Chart and stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. It sold 25 million copies worldwide, and the singles " Faith", " Father Figure", " One More Try", and " Monkey" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael became the best-selling music artist of 1988, and Faith was awarded Album of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards. His second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), was also a number one in the UK and yielded the Billboard Hot 100 number one " Praying for Time" and the worldwide hit " Freedom! '90". [15] Michael went on to release a series of multimillion-selling albums, including Older (1996), Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998), Songs from the Last Century (1999), Patience (2004), and Twenty Five (2006). The albums earned him multiple hits such as “ Jesus to a Child”, “ Fastlove”, “ Outside”, “ Amazing”, and “ An Easier Affair”. George Michael: I woke up from coma with a West Country accent". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 17 December 2012. Michael accuses BBC in war row". BBC News. 7 March 2003. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017 . Retrieved 26 December 2016. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is Official Charts Number 1 Single: Singer becomes 3 x Official Charts Record Breaker with Stranger Things success". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022 . Retrieved 17 June 2022. George Michael injured in M1 crash". BBC. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013 . Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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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 of all time 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 2.8million copies. [70] As of 2013, the album had reached worldwide sales of approximately 15million 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] Blake, Mark (22 March 2011). Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen. Hachette Books. p.364. ISBN 978-0-306-81973-5. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017, Adele performed a slow version of " Fastlove" in tribute to Michael. [262] On 22 February, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin performed " A Different Corner" at the 2017 Brit Awards. [263] In June, Michael's close friend, former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell, released a charity single, "Angels in Chains", a tribute to him, to raise money for Childline. [264] The Five Live EP [87] featured five live recordings (six in several countries) performed by Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield. "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. " Killer", " Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", and " Calling You" were recorded during his Cover to Cover tour in 1991. [84] [85] a b c "Troubled personal life of pop superstar George Michael". Sky News. 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 27 December 2016. Gizelle Bryant Breaks Her Silence After Leah McSweeney Put Her On Blast In Bombshell Bravo Investigation: “I Don’t Need A Producer To Tell Me To Do Anything” (Exclusive) Drug is a problem, Michael admits". BBC News. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008 . Retrieved 27 April 2009.