: Reviewers from AllMusic have called it a "monster" of a collection that serves as a masterclass in mainstream pop songwriting and production.
Later, alone with the music and the hum of the city, he closed his eyes and let the songs do what they knew how to do best. George's voice threaded through late-night anxieties and morning promises, through the ache of unreturned love and the quiet triumph of having survived another day. "Jesus to a Child" landed like a benediction: mournful, beautiful, a private prayer pressed into public air. George Michael- Ladies And Gentlemen- The Best Of George
: Following Michael's death in 2016, it was revealed that all British profits from the album were donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust , an HIV/AIDS charity he supported as a patron. : Reviewers from AllMusic have called it a