Fantastic (Wham! album)



Fantastic is the debut studio album by British pop duo Wham! released on 9 July 1983. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released singles "Young Guns", "Wham! Rap" and "Bad Boys". "Club Tropicana" was also released as a single, as was "Club Fantastic Megamix".

The album also features a hidden track (played on a honky-tonk-style piano), which is included in the final 20 seconds of "Young Guns (Go for It!)".

Reissue
The track listing of the first edition of the CD and the original cassette tape feature three bonus tracks interspersed within the original track listing, consisting of instrumental remixes. This track listing was again used for the 1998 reissue of the CD.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.


 * Raoul – horn
 * Robert Ahwai – guitar
 * Jess Bailey – keyboards
 * Baps – horn
 * Guy Barker – horn
 * Graham Broad – drums
 * Steve Brown – producer
 * Bob Carter – keyboards, producer
 * Jimmy Chambers – background vocals
 * George Chandler – background vocals
 * Paul Cox – horn
 * Chris Craymer – photography
 * Geoff Daley – horn
 * Martin Drover – horn
 * Anne Dudley – keyboards
 * Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
 * Deon Estus – bass
 * Tommy Eyre – keyboards
 * Colin Graham – horn
 * Janusz Guttner – photography
 * Linda Hayes – background vocals
 * Shirlie Holliman – background vocals
 * Chris Hunter – horn
 * Tony Jackson – background vocals
 * Josie James – background vocals
 * Luis Jardim – percussion
 * Katie Kissoon – background vocals
 * Brad Lang – bass
 * Stevie Lange – background vocals
 * D.C. Lee – background vocals
 * Roddy Lorimer – horn
 * John McKenzie – bass
 * Iain MacKintosh – horn
 * Sylvia Mason – background vocals
 * George Michael – producer, vocals, background vocals
 * Tony Moroni – percussion
 * Dave Mortimer – shouts
 * Trevor Murrell – drums
 * Andrew Ridgeley – guitar
 * Paul Ridgeley – guitar, shouts
 * Ian Ritchie – horn