Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

What's happening when a popstar sings a duet with a soul music living legend? Well, that produces a legendary hit for sure! That's what happened in UK first week of february 1987 with Aretha Franklin and George Michael's "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" .



Though Aretha Franklin seems to be a bigger music legend than George Michael (everyone probably knows her biggest hit "Respect"), this duet was the first and only one time that Aretha reached the first place in the UK charts.


On the other hand, after "Careless Whisper" in 1984 and "A Different Corner" in 1986, this was already the third number one in a row from George Michael , and he'll have several others later on...


That song already reached the top of the US charts but a bit later... It entered the charts at place 59th then it needed 9 weeks to reach the top on 18th april 1987.


For your information only, that song was co-written by Dennis Morgan and Simon Climie who'll also know his hour of success in 1988 with his band Climie Fisher and their breakthrough hit "Rise to the Occasion".

2 comments:

Buzz Stephens said...

Speaking of Aretha, there is a great group on Yahoo called Billie Holiday And The Disciples Of Swing. The group features audio files of classic Jazz Vocalists. This past month they have been celebrating Girl Singer's Month and this weeks playlist includes a great unreleased track of Skylark performed by Aretha at the Detroit Music Hall in 1986.. Here is the link to the group and the current playlist.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/


01 And This Is My Beloved.mp3
Gloria Lynne at Basin Street
912 K

01 As Long As I Live.mp3
Peggy Lee (rehearsal, 1962)
989 KB


01 Darktown Strutters Ball.mp3
Alberta Hunter, 1978
2532 KB


01 I Didn't Know What Time It Was.mp3
Sarah Vaughan, 198X
1938 KB

01 Manhattan.mp3
Lee Wiley
1627 KB


01 S'Wonderful.mp3
Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr.
1320 KB


01 They Raided The Joint.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
836 KB


02 Loud Talkin' Woman.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
1385 KB

02 The More I See You.mp3
Keely Smith, studio session, 6/20/1985
2791 KB

02 Willow Weep For Me.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1939 KB


03 Flying Home.mp3
Ella Fitzgerald, Carnegie Hall, 9/18/1949
2602 KB


03 I Only Have Eyes For You.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
955 KB


03 I'll Get Along Somehow.mp3
Nancy Wilson
2581 KB

03 Mood Indigo.mp3
Lena Horne and Tony Bennett
1217 KB


04 Billie's Blues.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1614 KB


04 Lucky Day.mp3
Annie Ross,1959
1051 KB


04 One Night Stand.mp3
Janis Joplin, 1970
1468 KB


04 Why Don't You Do Right.mp3
Linda Hopkins, 6/18/82
1572 KB


05 After You've Gone.mp3
Kay Starr, 1975
1177 KB


05 Azure-te.mp3
Ernestine Anderson, studio session, 1958
1395 KB

05 Lover Come Back To Me.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1088 KB

05 Miss Brown to You.mp3
Carmen McRae, studio session, 6/29/1961
1172 KB


06 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.mp3
Ann Richards, studio session, 1960
1272 KB


07 I'd Rather Go Blind.mp3
Etta James live at Memory Lane, 1986
3213 KB


07 Influences.mp3
Billie Holiday
432 KB


07 The Way We Were.mp3
Peggy Lee (1974 Academy Awards)
1997 KB



08 My Funny Valentine.mp3
Anita O'Day at Carnegie Hall, 1986
3213 KB


08 No Ways Tired.mp3
The Barret Sisters, 1983
2535 KB


08 You've Changed.mp3
Shelby Lynne, studio session, 2006
1706 KB


09 But Not For Me.mp3
Gladys Knight
1885 KB

09 Influences part 2.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
2278 KB

09 Porgy.mp3
Nina Simone at Westbury Music Fair, 1968
1634 KB


09 Skylark.mp3
Aretha Franklin, Detroit Music Hall 1986
1799 KB


10 Mean Way Of Loving.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
1095 KB


13 He Brought Us.mp3
The Barret Sisters, 1983
2927 KB



13 My Funny Valentine_The Gentleman is a Dope.mp3
Peggy Lee and Lena Horne, 1978
912 KB



15 I Wish You Love 1.mp3
Barbra Streisand, JFK Stadium 1966
1408 KB


15 More.mp3
Baby Jane Dexter
1300 KB


15 Only The Lonely.mp3
Aretha Franklin, studio session, 7/16/64
2306 KB


17 I Cried For You.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
868 KB


17 You Turned The Tables On Me.mp3
Anita O'Day on the BBC, 1964
1382 KB


18 Medley.mp3
Anita O'Day and Chris Connor at Michaels Pub, 1989
3253 KB

19 If I Were A Bell.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
856 KB


20 It Don't Mean A Thing.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
1045 KB


21 Jeepers Creepers.mp3
june Christy Live At The Dunes
817 KB

22 Too Marvelous.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
826 KB


25 Mixed Emotions.mp3
Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55
1480 KB

26 Come Rain Or Shine.mp3
Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55
798 KB

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/

Buzz Stephens said...

Speaking of Aretha, there is a great group on Yahoo called Billie Holiday And The Disciples Of Swing. The group features audio files of classic Jazz Vocalists. This past month they have been celebrating Girl Singer's Month and this weeks playlist includes a great unreleased track of Skylark performed by Aretha at the Detroit Music Hall in 1986.. Here is the link to the group and the current playlist.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/


01 And This Is My Beloved.mp3
Gloria Lynne at Basin Street
912 K

01 As Long As I Live.mp3
Peggy Lee (rehearsal, 1962)
989 KB


01 Darktown Strutters Ball.mp3
Alberta Hunter, 1978
2532 KB


01 I Didn't Know What Time It Was.mp3
Sarah Vaughan, 198X
1938 KB

01 Manhattan.mp3
Lee Wiley
1627 KB


01 S'Wonderful.mp3
Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr.
1320 KB


01 They Raided The Joint.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
836 KB


02 Loud Talkin' Woman.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
1385 KB

02 The More I See You.mp3
Keely Smith, studio session, 6/20/1985
2791 KB

02 Willow Weep For Me.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1939 KB


03 Flying Home.mp3
Ella Fitzgerald, Carnegie Hall, 9/18/1949
2602 KB


03 I Only Have Eyes For You.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
955 KB


03 I'll Get Along Somehow.mp3
Nancy Wilson
2581 KB

03 Mood Indigo.mp3
Lena Horne and Tony Bennett
1217 KB


04 Billie's Blues.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1614 KB


04 Lucky Day.mp3
Annie Ross,1959
1051 KB


04 One Night Stand.mp3
Janis Joplin, 1970
1468 KB


04 Why Don't You Do Right.mp3
Linda Hopkins, 6/18/82
1572 KB


05 After You've Gone.mp3
Kay Starr, 1975
1177 KB


05 Azure-te.mp3
Ernestine Anderson, studio session, 1958
1395 KB

05 Lover Come Back To Me.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
1088 KB

05 Miss Brown to You.mp3
Carmen McRae, studio session, 6/29/1961
1172 KB


06 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.mp3
Ann Richards, studio session, 1960
1272 KB


07 I'd Rather Go Blind.mp3
Etta James live at Memory Lane, 1986
3213 KB


07 Influences.mp3
Billie Holiday
432 KB


07 The Way We Were.mp3
Peggy Lee (1974 Academy Awards)
1997 KB



08 My Funny Valentine.mp3
Anita O'Day at Carnegie Hall, 1986
3213 KB


08 No Ways Tired.mp3
The Barret Sisters, 1983
2535 KB


08 You've Changed.mp3
Shelby Lynne, studio session, 2006
1706 KB


09 But Not For Me.mp3
Gladys Knight
1885 KB

09 Influences part 2.mp3
Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57
2278 KB

09 Porgy.mp3
Nina Simone at Westbury Music Fair, 1968
1634 KB


09 Skylark.mp3
Aretha Franklin, Detroit Music Hall 1986
1799 KB


10 Mean Way Of Loving.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
1095 KB


13 He Brought Us.mp3
The Barret Sisters, 1983
2927 KB



13 My Funny Valentine_The Gentleman is a Dope.mp3
Peggy Lee and Lena Horne, 1978
912 KB



15 I Wish You Love 1.mp3
Barbra Streisand, JFK Stadium 1966
1408 KB


15 More.mp3
Baby Jane Dexter
1300 KB


15 Only The Lonely.mp3
Aretha Franklin, studio session, 7/16/64
2306 KB


17 I Cried For You.mp3
Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952
868 KB


17 You Turned The Tables On Me.mp3
Anita O'Day on the BBC, 1964
1382 KB


18 Medley.mp3
Anita O'Day and Chris Connor at Michaels Pub, 1989
3253 KB

19 If I Were A Bell.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
856 KB


20 It Don't Mean A Thing.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
1045 KB


21 Jeepers Creepers.mp3
june Christy Live At The Dunes
817 KB

22 Too Marvelous.mp3
June Christy Live At The Dunes
826 KB


25 Mixed Emotions.mp3
Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55
1480 KB

26 Come Rain Or Shine.mp3
Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55
798 KB

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/