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It seems like he lost momentum after Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. And I haven't found much in his latter day recordings that captured the winning formula he employed on his first two albums.
Agree! That song is fantastic. Best track on Patience."Amazing" in particular is easily one of my favorite post-'80s songs of his.
"Something to Save" is my favorite track off of LWP.I think I like some of the album cuts off of Listen without Prejudice even better than the singles;
I do! I really love that song, too. I actually managed to find it several years ago on a CD called Another Lost Decade: The 80s Hard to Find Hits. To my knowledge, that is the only compilation it's ever appeared on.And I absolutely love - love - the song he sang with and co-wrote/produced for former Wham! bassist Deon Estus, "Heaven Help Me." I don't know if anyone else here remembers that one
"Love's in Need of Love Today" and "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" were included on the 2011 Deluxe Edition of Faith.I don't know if they're available on CD, but he's also done some GREAT covers of Stevie Wonder's "Love's in Need of Love Today" and "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" that have popped up as B-sides on his 45s.
Yes, it hit #4 in the UK and charted in many other countries as well. There were reports at the time that Mary J.'s label (MCA) wouldn't allow Sony to release the track in the US due to George's recent Beverly Hills restroom incident.The U.K. version of that best-of also includes a cover of Stevie's "As" that was done as a duet with Mary J. Blige and is also quite good. It never got released over here for some reason, but it's worth picking up via import.
"If You Were My Woman" (a Gladys Knight cover) is supposed to be included on the upcoming 25th Anniversary Edition of LWP due later this year."If You Were My Woman" (another Motown tune?)...
I see there is a CD single for "As," making me wonder if it is Stevie's tune.
If I recall correctly, "Hard Day" was originally pegged to be the 8th single released. It was even used in a Pepsi campaign. Then Columbia changed its mind at the last minute and decided 7 was enough. Seven singles seemed to be the "magic number" for CBS's superstar mega-albums at the time. Both Thriller and Born in the USA released seven singles too.Not sure why "Hard Day" wasn't issued as a single. I seem to remember it doing fairly well on the dance and R&B charts just on the basis of airplay.