The Final (album)

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The Final
File:Wham final.jpg
Compilation album by Wham!
Released 31 May 1986
Recorded 1981–1986
Genre Compilation
Length 80:20 (Double LP and Cassette version)
71:07 (CD version)
Label Epic
88681
Producer George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Steve Brown
Wham! chronology
Music From The Edge of Heaven
(1986)Music From The Edge of Heaven1986		 The Final
(1986)		 If You Were There (The Best of Wham)
(1997)If You Were There (The Best of Wham)1997
Singles from The Final
  1. "The Edge of Heaven"
    Released: 18 June 1986
  2. "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
    Released: 14 October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

The Final is a compilation released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. The album was not initially released in North America, where Wham's third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. Four songs from that album appear on this compilation. For many, it remains the definitive Wham! purchase containing all the hits, most of them in their single mixes. The double LP and cassette versions of the album included all the band's 12" Mixes apart from "Freedom", and also included the "Club Tropicana" B-side, "Blue (Armed with Love)". This was not included on the CD version and was also overlooked for the remaster, and remains only available on CD on a Japanese "Club Tropicana" CD single.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham!'s music videos, including the video for "Young Guns (Go for It!)", "Last Christmas", and a remix version of the video for "Everything She Wants". It follows the track listing of the CD, with the exception of "Battlestations", as it was a B-side and not an official single. The CD omits "Blue (Armed with Love)" and the extended mixes.

Track listing

All songs written by George Michael, except where indicated.

Double LP/Cassette

Side one
  1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (Michael, Andrew Ridgeley) – 6:43
  2. "Young Guns (Go for It!)" (12" version) – 5:09
  3. "Bad Boys" (12" version) – 4:52
  4. "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:25
Side two
  1. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:51
  2. "Careless Whisper" (12" version) (Michael, Ridgeley) – 6:30
  3. "Freedom" – 5:20
  4. "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) – 6:47
Side three
  1. "Everything She Wants" (Remix) – 6:30
  2. "I'm Your Man" (Extended Stimulation) – 6:50
  3. "Blue (Armed with Love)" – 3:50
Side four
  1. "A Different Corner" – 3:59
  2. "Battlestations" – 5:27
  3. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (David Was, Don Was) – 5:45
  4. "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:37

CD

DVD

VHS

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[2] Platinum 392,200[3]
Germany (BVMI)[4] Gold 250,000
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5] Platinum 20,000
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Platinum 147,000[7]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charts

Chart succession

Preceded by Dutch Mega Chart number-one album
2–16 August 1986		 Succeeded by
True Blue by Madonna
Preceded by New Zealand Chart number-one album
17 August – 28 September 1986		 Succeeded by
True Stories by Talking Heads

References

  1. ↑ Promis, Jose F. Review: The Final. Allmusic. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
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