September 3, 1990 –
Sony Music released George Michael’s second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, on this date.
Listen Without Prejudice was his first release after Sony Music acquired his record label, Columbia, in 1988. The relationship between Michael and Sony was contentious, and when Michael refused to make a video to promote the first single from his album, Praying For Time, a furious Sony released its own video instead, with only the words being displayed across the screen. The album was Michael’s last for the label; he sued Sony in 1992 to get out of his contract, but lost the case. Eventually, a deal was reached where he signed with Virgin and Dreamworks SKG, with Sony getting $40 million and a host of other perquisites. His next album, Older, finally arrived in 1996.
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