100 ESSENTIAL GEORGE MICHAEL SONGS. Today: #40-31. More: next week.

40 OLDER 1996 Older 39 ONE MORE TRY 1987 Faith 38 SPINNING THE WHEEL  1996 Older 37 SECRET LOVE 1999 Songs From The Last Century 36 FREEEK! ’04 2004 Patience 35 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME 1999 Songs From The Last Century 34 AS {with Mary J. Blige} Ladies And Gentlemen… The Best Of George Michael 33 BAD BOYS Wham! 1983 Fantastic 32 COWBOYS AND ANGELS 1990 Listen Without Prejudice 31 SHOOT THE DOG 2004 Patience   George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou June 25, 1963 in London. He met and befriended Andrew Ridgeley while in high school. The two teens were determined to realize their musical ambitions. The two became a duo named Wham! in 1981. In 1986. George began to focus on the next phase of his career: as a soloist. He scored global smash hits duetting with Aretha Franklin and Elton John. Debut solo album ‘Faith’, issued in 1987, spawned no less than 4 US #1 singles. Next was ‘Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1’ dropped in 1990 and a UK No. 1; followed by the chart-topping ‘Older’ in 1996 from which 2 #1 singles were lifted and cover album ‘Songs From The Last Century’ 3 years later.   Caffè Lattè presents a tribute to one of pop music’s greatest performers. In 2023, he would have celebrated his 60th birthday. A Netflix special looks back on his days with Wham!. Here are his best songs ranked in order of impact & quality - as a soloist and with Andrew Ridgeley….             THE 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS OF   GEORGE MICHÆL         Hear the songs on this countdown on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76x5LEvMMiHkCHV6KebTCB?si=d4117e5ec7184cd3&pt=d3407dd39de41c44d1e6f43d49df2914