George Michael

𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡’𝙨 “𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙑𝙤𝙡. 1” 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 — 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙-𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙥 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮.

Released in 1990, the album distances itself from the high-gloss excess of late-80s pop and leans into folk, soul, soft rock and adult contemporary forms. Acoustic guitars, restrained arrangements and spacious production create an intimate frame for Michael’s most reflective writing, dealing with faith, doubt, love, loss and personal freedom.

Tracks like “Praying for Time” and “Freedom! ’90” confront social pressure and personal identity head-on, while “Heal the Pain” and “Cowboys and Angels” reveal a songwriter drawn to vulnerability and emotional nuance rather than spectacle. His voice remains central throughout — controlled, expressive and deeply human, carrying quiet weight rather than theatrical force.

Often regarded as one of his most artistically resolved works, “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” stands as a mature, deliberate act of self-definition. It’s an album about reclaiming authorship — over sound, image and narrative — and remains a timeless document of an artist choosing honesty and depth over expectation.