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

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Wham!
Cover:	Wham! If You Were There . . . The Best of Wham! CD cover.JPG
Released:	24 November 1997^[1]
Recorded:	1982–1986; 1996
Length:	70:24
Label:	Epic
Producer:	George Michael Andrew Ridgeley Steve Brown
Prev Title:	The Final
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Next Year:	2019

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 in 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 their debut album, Fantastic.

Track listing

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

Video

Released on VHS, VCD and DVD.

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?" (Was, Was) – 5:10
7. "I'm Your Man" – 5:40
8. "Everything She Wants" – 6:30
9. "Freedom" – 6:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Initial chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...!Chart (1997–98)!Peak
position

Italian Albums (FIMI)^[2]	" and click "Classifiche".	12
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[3]	".	14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	30

Year-end charts

1997 year-end chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...!Chart (1997)!Position

Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[5]	22
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[6]	24

1998 year-end chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...!Chart (1998)!Position

Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[7]	52
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[8]	42

Notes and References

1. Web site: BPI.
2. Web site: History. it. FIMI. 10 June 2022. Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "IF YOU WERE THERE. THE BEST OF WHAM
3. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 10 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wham
4. Web site: 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!. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. 18 December 2013.
5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1997. Dutch . . Hung Medien . 25 January 2014.
6. Web site: Rapports annuels 1997. French . . Hung Medien . 26 January 2014.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1998. Dutch . . Hung Medien . 25 January 2014.
8. Web site: Rapports annuels 1998. French . . Hung Medien . 26 January 2014.