Music from the Edge of Heaven

Music from the Edge of Heaven
North America cover artwork
Studio album by
Released27 June 1986
RecordedAugust 1984 ("Last Christmas"); 1985–1986
StudioSarm West, London
GenrePop
Length45:14
Label
ProducerGeorge Michael
Wham! chronology
Make It Big
(1984)
Music from the Edge of Heaven
(1986)
The Final
(1986)
Singles from Music from the Edge of Heaven
  1. "Last Christmas"
    Released: 3 December 1984
  2. "I'm Your Man"
    Released: 11 November 1985
  3. "A Different Corner"
    Released: 24 March 1986
  4. "The Edge of Heaven"
    Released: 9 June 1986
  5. "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
    Released: October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone(not rated)
Stylus Magazine(Positive)

Music from the Edge of Heaven is the third and final studio album from British pop duo Wham! It was released on June 27, 1986 by Columbia Records.

Music from the Edge of Heaven was only released in North America and Japan. In other territories, an album called The Final was released. Both albums share some of the same songs. Music from the Edge of Heaven generally acted as a studio album from Wham! for the North American and Japanese markets. It consisted of some songs not available on The Final as well. The Final was a greatest hits album as it included a few of the same songs, but also included many of their previous hits from their two prior albums. Decades later, Music from the Edge of Heaven was not included in the CD remastering series by the duo's record company because of the album's limited release; however, The Final was included.

"The Edge of Heaven", "Battlestations", "Wham Rap! '86" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?", according to the liner notes, are newly recorded for the album, with "The Edge of Heaven", "Battlestations" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" also appearing on The Final; the other half was slightly changed for the collection, with the exception of the Pudding Mix of "Last Christmas":

  • The version of "A Different Corner" featured has an intro that does not appear elsewhere, aside from the song's music video.
  • The version of "I'm Your Man" is slightly edited down from the Stimulation Mix and features a newly-recorded spoken bridge.
  • This marks the only appearance of "Blue" (live in China) on CD.

A box set of the three studio albums by the band titled Original Album Classics was released on March 20, 2015, which included Music from the Edge of Heaven.

Although it did not have a physical release in forms such as vinyl or CD in Europe, Music from the Edge of Heaven was released in Europe on iTunes for the first time to download in late 2017.

Track listing

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

Hot Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Edge of Heaven" 4:31
2."Battlestations" 5:25
3."I'm Your Man" 6:05
4."Wham! Rap '86"6:33
Cool Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."A Different Corner" 4:30
6."Blue" (live in China) 5:43
7."Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was (Not Was) cover)5:43
8."Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)" 6:44

Personnel

  • George Michael – vocals, keyboards, piano, drum machine, arranger, producer
  • Andrew Ridgeley – backing vocals, guitar
  • Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
  • Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
  • Charlie Morgan – drums, percussion
  • Trevor Murrell – drums, percussion
  • Deon Estus – bass
  • John McKenzie – bass
  • Bob Carter – keyboards, piano
  • Richard Cottle – keyboards, piano
  • Tommy Eyre – keyboards, piano
  • Elton John – keyboards, piano
  • Danny Schogger – keyboards, piano
  • Robert Ahwai – guitar
  • David Austin – guitar
  • David Baptiste – saxophone
  • Andy Hamilton – saxophone
  • Guy Barker – horns
  • Simon Gardner – horns
  • Chris Hunter – horns
  • Paul Spong – horns
  • Rick Taylor – horns
  • Shirlie Holliman – backing vocals
  • Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque – backing vocals
  • Janet Mooney – backing vocals
  • Leroy Osbourne – backing vocals
  • Jenny Hallet – backing vocals
  • Dee C. Lee – backing vocals
Technical
  • Chris Porter – engineer, mixing

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Music from the Edge of Heaven
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
Japan (Oricon Charts) 158,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


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