Few days ago Sony Music announced the release of 'Listen Without Prejudice 25', the reissue of George Michael's second studio album that last September 3, it was one more year than its original edition.
'George Michael, Listen without prejudice Vol. 1' (1990) was the predecessor to the hit album 'Faith' (1987), a record work from the early nineties that marked a before and after in George Michael's career. Recorded and produced between December 1988 and July 1990, this album included true jewels of the moment such as' Freedom! 90 ',' Heal the Pain ',' Praying for Time ',' Waiting for That Day 'and' Cowboys and Angels'.
Composed and produced by George Michael himself, 'Listen Without Prejudice' was a controversial album as the musician sought to take a 180 degree turn in his career, leaving behind the sex symbol image of 'Faith', making the decision to not appear on the album cover and also not in various video clips on the album, such as' Freedom! 90 ', remembered for the appearance of the main' supermodels' of the moment. This attitude by Michael sparked serious disputes with the Sony Columbia label, which ended in a long-publicized and lengthy legal battle that brought the singer's career to a standstill in the mid-XNUMXs and he ultimately lost in court.
The reissue of this album arrives a year late and has a release date of November 11. It will be released in a Deluxe version, consisting of a limited edition Box Set containing 3CDs and a DVD with a special documentary, a 2CD edition and the last one will be a special edition on vinyl. The material is released with the addition of a previously unreleased recital on MTV Unplugged in 1996, as well as B-sides and remixes.
Along with this reissue of the album, Channel 4, BBC Worldwide and Sony Music will present 'Freedom: George Michael', a documentary narrated by Michael himself that will have as special guests Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Mark Ronson, Mary J Blige, Tony Bennett, Liam Gallagher, James Corden, Ricky Gervais and the famous supermodels that appeared in the video for 'Freedom ! 90 '(Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz and Linda Evangelista) among others. BBC Worldwide will offer the documentary for worldwide distribution and in the US it will be released on Showtime shortly.