The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Greatest hits album by
Wham!
Released24 November 1997[1]
Recorded1982–1997
Length70:24
LabelEpic
Producers
Wham! chronology
The Final
(1986)		 The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
(1997)		 Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second UK-released compilation to summarise the career of English pop duo Wham!. It was released on 24 November 1997, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The end of the album features a hidden track that was first heard on the duo's debut album, Fantastic (1983).

Track listing

All tracks are written by and produced by George Michael, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If You Were There" (The Isley Brothers cover) (from Make It Big, 1984)
 3:43
2."I'm Your Man" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986)  4:06
3."Everything She Wants" (from Make It Big)  6:30
4."Club Tropicana" (from Fantastic, 1983)
  • Steve Brown
  • Michael
4:30
5."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (from Make It Big)  3:51
6."Like a Baby" (from Make It Big)  4:16
7."Freedom" (from Make It Big)  5:20
8."The Edge of Heaven" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven)  4:37
9."Wham Rap!" (from Fantastic)
  • Michael
  • Ridgeley
Bob Carter6:46
10."Young Guns (Go for It!)" (from Fantastic) 
  • Brown
  • Michael
3:41
11."Last Christmas" (from Music from the Edge of Heaven)  6:48
12."Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was (Not Was) cover) (from Music from the Edge of Heaven)
 5:42
13."Everything She Wants '97" 
  • Michael
  • Jon Douglas
6:01
14."I'm Your Man '96" 
  • Michael
  • Douglas
4:32
Total length:70:24

Notes

  • "Everything She Wants '97" is a remix of the original song.
  • "I'm Your Man '96" is a re-recording of the original song.
  • The cassette and MiniDisc editions featured "A Ray of Sunshine" as a bonus track, in between "Last Christmas" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?".[3][4]

Video The Best of Wham!

The music video companion compilation was released on VHS, VCD and DVD.

All tracks are written by George Michael, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wham Rap!"
  • Michael
  • Ridgeley
3:15
2."Club Tropicana"
  • Michael
  • Ridgeley
4:31
3."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 3:45
4."Last Christmas" 4:20
5."The Edge of Heaven" 4:25
6."Where Did Your Heart Go?"
  • Don Was
  • Dave Was
5:10
7."I'm Your Man" 5:40
8."Everything She Wants" 6:30
9."Freedom" 6:32

Charts

Certifications

References

  1. ↑ "BPI".
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: The Best of Wham!: If You Were There.... AllMusic. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wham! – The Best Of Wham! (If You Were There...) - Cassette, Compilation, 1997". Discogs. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Wham! – The Best Of Wham! (If You Were There...) - Minidisc, Compilation, 1997". Discogs. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). 13. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Wham!: If You Were There - The Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There..." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2001. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 10 June 2022. Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "IF YOU WERE THERE. THE BEST OF WHAM!" and click "Classifiche".
  15. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 10 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wham!".
  16. ↑ "ザ・ベスト／ワム!-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of If You Were There: The Best by Wham!]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Wham! Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Wham! – The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1997". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  27. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  28. ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > March 1999 > Certified Awards (January 1999)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "Dutch album certifications" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.  Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  30. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1998 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024.
  31. ↑ "Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1996–1999". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano.
  32. ↑ "British album certifications – Wham! – If You Were There - Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type If You Were There - Best Of Wham! in the "Search:" field.
  33. ↑ "British video certifications – Wham – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Select videos in the Formats field. Type The Best of Wham in the "Search:" field.
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