When I wrote an entry about the UK release of ' Waiting for that day ' in 2009 (!), it said that the single was not released in Euro...

Everybody knows ' Careless whisper ' as George Michael's first solo single, and I bought it 35 years ago when it came out. Whe...

Taken from his third album 'Older', 'Star people '97' was the fifth single from that album. It was called 'Star pe...

You may have noticed a recent surge in my acquisition of George Michael singles. Truth is, I ordered this one online before I came across ...

Released as the sixth and final single from George Michael's third album 'Older', 'You have been loved' is a remarkabl...

These jukebox singles aren't very pretty to look at, but it never ceases to amaze me that so many of them were made long after vinyl s...

Deon Estus was born in Detroit on July 4, 1956. As a teenager he joined the band Brainstorm and recorded two albums with them. During the ...

After Freddie Mercury died in November 1991, the remaining members of Queen staged a charity concert at Wembley Stadium in London with sever...

Boogie Box High were a musical project headed by Andros Georgiou in the late Eighties that featured a range of musical collaborations such a...

To say that two legendary artists recorded 'I knew you were waiting (for me)' in 1986 would be a little far-fetched, but I bet that...

I bought 'Careless whisper' when it came out, then went through two decades without ever playing this single. It became a number one...

'Fastlove' was the second single from George Michael's 1996 album 'Older'. The track contained a re-sung but otherwise i...

'Jesus to a child' was the first single release from George Michael's 1996 album 'Older'. The song was a melancholy trib...

'Too funky' was George Michael's final single for Sony Music before he started legal action against his record company to be fre...

After the death of Freddie Mercury, the remaining members organised a concert featuring the songs of Queen, performed by them and various gu...

'Don't let the sun go down on me' was originally a hit for Elton John in 1974. The single peaked at number 16 in the UK singles ...

'Heal the pain' was the fourth single taken from George Michael's 1991 album 'Listen without prejudice vol. 1'. The guit...

'Cowboys and angels' was released as the fifth single from George Michael's 1990 album 'Listen without prejudice vol. 1'...

A long time before I bought the UK edition of the single ' Freedom ' by George Michael, I bought the European one. It had a differen...

George Michael wrote the song 'Freedom '90' almost as a small autobiography. It described his fame and fortune in the early days...