tracks 1-1 to 2-12, 2-14, 2-15 arranged by George Michael
design George Michael
design Greg Jakobek
tracks 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-11 to 1-14, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-14 engineer Chris Porter
management Andy Stephens Management Ltd.
mastered by Tony Cousins
photography by [additional] Andrew MacPherson
photography by [additional] Brad Branson
photography by [additional] Brian Aris
photography by [additional] Chris Cuffaro
photography by [additional] Ellen Von Unwerth
photography by [additional] James Wedge
photography by [additional] Matthew Rolston
photography by [additional] Neal Preston
photography by [additional] Nick Knight
photography by [additional] Rankin
photography by [additional] Russell Young
photography by [cover] Brian Aris
tracks 1-1 to 1-14, 2-4 to 2-12, 2-14 producer George Michael
tracks 1-10, 2-7 programmed by Pete Gleadall
tracks 1-9, 2-1, 2-2 programmed by, engineer [additional] Niall Flynn
tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 1-11 to 2-1, 2-3 to 2-6, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-14 written-by George Michael
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Robobuild Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) QM Productions Ltd.
Licensed To Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Distributed By Sony Music
Designed At Warsaw
Published By ABKCO Music Ltd.
Published By Big Pig Music Ltd.
Published By Black Bull Music
Published By BMG Music Ltd.
Published By Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Published By Dick Leahy Music Ltd.
Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
Published By Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Published By MCA Music Ltd.
Published By Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Published By Queen Music Ltd.
Published By Rondor Music Ltd.
Published By Tro Essex Music Ltd.
Published By Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By Westminster Music Ltd.
Mastered At Metropolis Mastering
Made By Sony Music
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Comes in a two CD fat box and two 14-page booklets (for CD 1 in blue for the heart and for CD 2 in silver for the feet). Both issues contain lyrics and photos. Credits are also published in the blue booklet.

[Back]
© 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

[Blue booklet]
'This collection is dedicated in its entirety to my mother, Lesley'.

℗ Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 1984 (CD1-3), 1986 (CD1-14), 1987 (CD1-2, 6,13, CD2-8,14), 1990 (CD1-8,11,12, CD2-5,10,12), 1991 (CD1-4), 1992 (CD2-4), 1993 (CD2-7), 1998 (CD1-9, CD2-1,2) ℗ Robobuild Ltd. by arrangement with Virgin Records , 1996 (CD1-1,5,10 CD2-3,11) 1997 (CD1-7,CD2-6,9) ℗ Arista Records Inc. 1986 (CD2-13). ℗ QM Productions Ltd. under license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK)Ltd. 1993 (CD2-15). This compilation: ℗ 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. © 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

Original sound recording made by Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. - this applies to CD 1 tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and CD 2 tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14.

Tracks 1-1, 1-9, 2-1, 2-4, 2-9, 2-10 & 2-11 published by Dick Leahy Music Ltd.
Tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 2-5, 2-8 & 2-14 published by Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Track 1-4 published by Big Pig Music Ltd.
Track 1-5 published by Dick Leahy Music Ltd. / BMG Music Ltd.
Track 1-7 published by Rondor Music Ltd.
Track 1-10 published by Tro Essex Music Ltd.
Track 2-2 published by Black Bull Music / Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Track 2-3 published by Dick Leahy Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Track 2-7 published by MCA Music Ltd. / EMI Virgin Music Ltd. / Jobete Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Track 2-12 published by Morrison Leahy Ltd. / ABKCO Music Ltd. / Westminster Music Ltd.
Track 2-13 published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. / Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Track 2-14 published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Track duration is 3:15, but the cd adds 57 seconds of silence at the end, making it 4:13 in a cd player.

[Both CD]
Stereo
This compilation: ℗ 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. © 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

Cat# Both booklet: 491705 2 & 01-491705-10
Cat# Back, both CD and spine: 491705 2

Additional information:
Initial copies included A Different Corner in Mono.
Although not listed on release the following are unique to this release;
Careless Whisper is (7 Version)
I Want Your Sex (Part II) is slightly longer version
Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone is slightly shorter version
Somebody To Love is slightly longer version
Spinning The Wheel is slightly shorter version
Too Funky is (Single Version)

This release is almost-identical to Ladies & Gentlemen (The Best Of George Michael), except for a different matrix series seen on the discs.
Barcode: 5 099749 170520 (Text)
Barcode: 5099749170520 (Scanned, EAN-13)
Rights Society: MCPS / BIEM / SDRM
Label Code: LC0199
Price Code: CB722
Other: C2
Other: CX (Format code)
Other: 2CDX (Format code)
Other: 01-491705-10 (Manufacturing code)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD1, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 947P (CD1, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 155 A01 (CD1, variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD1, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K4 (CD1, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 B6 (CD1, variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94I5 (CD1, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 41 A2 (CD1, variant 4)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L551 (CD1, variant 4)
Mould SID Code: IFPI T8A3 (CD1, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 C00 3 (CD1, variant 5)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 5)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6313 (CD1, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 B14 (CD1, variant 6)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 6)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 942A (CD1, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 22 D00 5 (CD1, variant 7)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 7)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1G32 (CD1, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 41 A10 (CD1, variant 8)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 8)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K1 (CD1, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 B7 (CD1, variant 9)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 9)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 941S (CD1, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 125 A2 (CD1, variant 10)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD1, variant 10)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K5 (CD1, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 22 D00 4 (CD1, variant 11)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 11)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1G13 (CD1, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 84 A11 (CD1, variant 12)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554 (CD1, variant 12)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 947N (CD1, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 84 A11 (CD1, variant 13)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554 (CD1, variant 13)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Y4 (CD1, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 22 D00 (CD1, variant 14)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 14)
Mould SID Code: not visible (CD1, variant 14)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 15)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94E6 (CD1, variant 15)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 E7 (CD1, variant 16)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 16)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 949A (CD1, variant 16)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 A3 (CD1, variant 17)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 17)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9455 (CD1, variant 17)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 A5 (CD1, variant 18)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 18)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 943C * (CD1, variant 18)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 32 C00 (CD1, variant 19)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 19)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 45GE (CD1, variant 19)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 51 A3 (CD1, variant 20)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L551 (CD1, variant 20)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Z2 (CD1, variant 20)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 22 D00 6 (CD1, variant 21)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 21)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1G32 (CD1, variant 21)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 A2 (CD1, variant 22)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 22)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 945C (CD1, variant 22)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 B2 (CD1, variant 23)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, variant 23)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 943S (CD1, variant 23)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0102 12 E7 (CD1, Variant 24)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1, Variant 24)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Y6 (CD1, Variant 24)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 211 A06 (CD2, variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L551 (CD2, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 947P (CD2, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 211 A03 (CD2, variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L551 (CD2, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K4 (CD2, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 75 A3 (CD2, variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94X8 (CD2, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 H00 8 (CD2, variant 4)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 4)
Mould SID Code: IFPI T8A3 (CD2, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 105 F00 1 (CD2, variant 5)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 5)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6315 (CD2, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 95 B1 (CD2, variant 6)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 6)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94E6 (CD2, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 H00 6 (CD2, variant 7)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 7)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1G14 (CD2, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 J2 (CD2, variant 8)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 8)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K1 (CD2, variant 8)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 9)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94WT (CD2, variant 9)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 10)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K8 (CD2, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 A8 (CD2, variant 11)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 11)
Mould SID Code: IFPI T8A1 (CD2, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 124 A4 (CD2, variant 12)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554 (CD2, variant 12)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94W6 (CD2, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 124 A4 (CD2, variant 13)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554 (CD2, variant 13)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Y3 (CD2, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 05 H00 (CD2, variant 14)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 14)
Mould SID Code: not visible (CD2, variant 14)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 95 B2 (CD2, variant 15)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 15)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94B5 (CD2, variant 15)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 B7 (CD2, variant 16)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 16)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94X2 (CD2, variant 16)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 17)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94U7 (CD2, variant 17)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 25 A3 (CD2, variant 18)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 18)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94X8 (CD2, variant 18)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 105 N00 (CD2, variant 19)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 19)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 45H4 (CD2, variant 19)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0149170510-0202 103 B7 (CD2, variant 20)
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Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Z2 (CD2, variant 20)
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Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0149170510-0202 85 B8 (CD2, variant 22)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 22)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94X8 (CD2, variant 22)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 25 C12 (CD2, variant 23)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, variant 23)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94W8 (CD2, variant 23)
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0100266472-0202 85 B4 (CD2, Variant 24)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555 (CD2, Variant 24)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94Y6 (CD2, Variant 24)