Mother's Pride (song) explained

Mother's Pride
Type:song
Artist:George Michael
Album:Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
Released: (album release)
Recorded:April 1990[1]
Length:3:59
Label:
Producer:George Michael

"Mother's Pride" (spelled without an apostrophe on the CD caddy) is a song written and performed by George Michael from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, released in 1990.[2] It was released as the US B-side to the single "Waiting for That Day".

The track gained significant airplay in the United States during the first Gulf War in 1991, where radio stations often mixed in caller tributes to soldiers with the music.[3] [4] It peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1991.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. George Michael. 3 September 1990. liner notes. Epic Records. 467295 2. 10.
  2. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 – George Michael. AllMusic. November 20, 2022.
  3. News: Harrington. Richard. 1991-03-20. Gulf War Songs, Out of Tune. en-US. Washington Post. 2022-01-18. 0190-8286.
  4. Book: Jovanovic, Rob. George Michael: The Biography. 2015-12-03. Little, Brown Book Group. 978-0-349-41124-8. en.
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=george michael|chart=Hot 100}} Billboard Legacy ]. . 18 May 2011.