Fantastic (Wham! album)

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Fantastic
Studio album by Wham!
Released 9 July 1983
Recorded 1981–1983
Genre Pop
Length 36:42
Label Innervision
25328
Columbia
CK-38911
Producer Steve Brown, George Michael, Bob Carter
Wham! chronology

Fantastic
(1983)		 Make It Big
(1984)
Singles from Fantastic
  1. "Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Young Guns (Go for It)"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (US Re-Mix)"
    Released: January 1983
  4. "Bad Boys"
    Released: May 1983
  5. "Club Tropicana" b/w "Blue (Armed)"
    Released: July 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Fantastic was the debut album by British pop duo Wham! Released on 9 July 1983, it reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) charts. It included the previously released singles "Young Guns", "Wham! Rap" and "Bad Boys". "Club Tropicana" was also released as a single, as was "Club Fantastic Megamix".

The album also features a hidden track (played on a honky-tonk-style piano), which is included in the final 20 seconds of the "Young Guns (Go For It)" track.

Track listing

Original

All songs written and composed by George Michael, except where noted. 
Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Bad Boys"    3:19
2. "A Ray of Sunshine"    4:43
3. "Love Machine"  Pete Moore, Billy Griffin 3:19
4. "Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)"  Michael, Andrew Ridgeley 6:41
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Club Tropicana"  Michael, Ridgeley 4:28
6. "Nothing Looks the Same in the Light"    5:53
7. "Come On"    4:24
8. "Young Guns (Go for It!)"    3:55

Reissue

The track listing of the first edition of the CD and the original cassette tape feature 3 bonus tracks interspersed within the original track listing, consisting of instrumental remixes. This track listing was again used for the 1998 reissue of the CD.

All songs written and composed by George Michael, except where noted. 
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Bad Boys"    3:19
2. "A Ray of Sunshine"    4:43
3. "Love Machine"  Pete Moore, Billy Griffin 3:19
4. "Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)"  Michael, Andrew Ridgeley 6:41
5. "A Ray of Sunshine" (Instrumental Remix)  5:40
6. "Love Machine" (Instrumental Remix)Pete Moore, Billy Griffin 3:28
7. "Club Tropicana"  Michael, Ridgeley 4:28
8. "Nothing Looks the Same in the Light"    5:53
9. "Come On"    4:24
10. "Young Guns (Go for It!)"    3:55
11. "Nothing Looks the Same in the Light" (Instrumental Remix)  6:40

Personnel

  • Drums, Percussion – Graham Broad, Andy Duncan, Luis Jardim, Tony Moroni, Trevor Morrell
  • Bass – Brad Lang, John McKenzie, Deon Estus
  • Guitars – Robert Ahwai, Andrew Ridgeley, Paul Ridgeley
  • Keyboards – Jess Bailey, Bob Carter, Anne Dudley, Tommy Eyre
  • Lead Vocals – George Michael
  • Backing Vocals – George Michael, Ruby Mason, D.C. Lee, Deon Estus, Jimmy Chambers, Tony Jackson, George Chandler, Katie Kassoon, Sylvia James, Stevie Langer, Linda Hayes, Josie James, Shirlie Holliman
  • Horns – Raoul, Dave "Baps" Baptiste, Guy Barker, Paul Cox, Geoff Daley, Martin Drover, Colin Graham, Chris Hunter, Roddy Lorimer, Iain MacKintosh, Ian Ritchie, B. Ezard, J. Healy
  • String Arrangement – Linton Ace
  • Shouts – Dave Mortimer (David Austin), Paul Ridgeley, Andy Duncan, Bob Carter, George Michael

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1983–85) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 8
Japanese Albums Chart[5] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[7] 8
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 15
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 25
UK Albums Chart[10] 1
US Billboard 200[11] 83
West German Albums Chart[12] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 69
UK Albums Chart[13] 5
Chart (1984) Position
Japanese Albums Chart[14] 80
UK Albums Chart[13] 60

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (Oricon Charts) 218,000[15]
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
Synchronicity by The Police		 UK Albums Chart number one album
9 – 22 July 1983 		Succeeded by
You and Me Both by Yazoo
New Zealand Chart number-one album
4 – 18 September 1983 		Succeeded by
True by Spandau Ballet

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Wham! – Fantastic" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  5. ↑ a-ワム！ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Wham!" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  6. ↑ "charts.org.nz Wham! – Fantastic" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Wham! – Fantastic" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  8. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Wham! – Fantastic" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Wham! – Fantastic – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Chart Stats – Wham! – Fantastic" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ "allmusic ((( Fantastic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Album Search: Wham! – Fantastic" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  14. ↑ "日本で売れた洋楽アルバムトップ10 (Top-ten international albums on the Japanese Oricon Year-End Charts 1984". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2007. 
  15. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. 
  16. ↑ "British album certifications – Wham – Fantastic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 February 2012.  Enter Fantastic in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Wham – Fantastic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 February 2012.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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