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".
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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/
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/
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