Fantastic

Wham! | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GN102
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,128 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Bad Boys

2. Ray of Sunshine

3. Love Machine

4. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)

5. Club Tropicana

6. Nothing Looks the Same in the Light

7. Come On

8. Young Guns (Go for It)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only paper sleeve pressing features all new 2009 remastering. Sony. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The boys of Wham! will help you reach that goal!, November 9, 2004

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M. Andersen "radmegan" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic (Audio CD)

Stuck in traffic? Got in a fight with a loved one? Somebody spilled beer on your favorite hotpink t-shirt?

This album will take all of that pain away and more.

Such issues as unemployment and teen pregnancy were never fun to dance to...until now! Say what you will about George Michael, but in my opinion, he is one talented man. Buy this.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Feel Good Album, October 10, 2004

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic (Audio CD)

Although it's only 8 songs deep, "Fantastic" is simply a fantastic album, I only wish that Wham's later albums would have been as good as this one. What makes "Fantastic" a good album is because it so much seemed to be about having fun and a good time. Songs like "Come On," "Ray of Sunshine," "Love Machine," Club Tropicana," and "Wham rap," just make you want to get up and dance. Although this album was released in the early 80's, it still has a late 70's disco vibe going on. The one ballad on the album, "Nothing Looks The Same In The Light," is classic. If you didn't become a Wham fan until their second album, be sure to check out this one too. It's a bit short but it's very sweet!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Ev'rybody say 'WHAM!'", March 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic (Audio CD)

This is where it all started. This is the album that made me fall in love with the 'Boys from WHAM!' Althought they would not top the US charts until their next LP, this one still remains my favorite. Featuring the club classics "WHAM! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)", "Young Guns (Go For It)", "Club Tropicana", and the minor US success "Bad Boys", this album never lets the party end.

Besides the four brilliant singles, the album features the Motown classic "Love Machine" (a former hit for the Miracles) as well as the WHAM! classic "A Ray of Sunshine", probably one of George Michael's better pieces of work to date. This album is a must for anyone who loves the party music of the 80's, and for those of us who lived though the era, welcomes a happy return to days where things were so much brighter (could be the florescent colors we all wore back then!!).