Why are there two versions of the song Careless Whisper ?
George originally recorded Careless Whisper with producer Jerry Wexler at Muscle Shoals Studios in Alabama in late summer 1983. George discussed the making of that particular version, as well as why he decided to re-record it on his own, in Bare “What was disappointing about it was not that it sounded like an old Atlantic record, but that it sounded too middle of the road. I think Jerry Wexler is a wonderful man and I loved working with him, but the version of ‘Careless Whisper’ we did had more to do with the recording he was doing at the time than with the stuff that I loved. I had a great time, though, and they were really nice people. It was a strange and alien atmosphere for me – there were all these guys, the musicians there, who ambled in and out of the studio, who always work as a section, always have the same basic feel. But it just didn’t have any of my character on it. I wasn’t aware of it at the time because I was so in awe of Jerry Wexler.
