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Faith
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Sony
Publisher: Sony
"Well I guess it would be nice, if I could touch your body...." Given George Michael's restroom hi-jinks in early 1998, those words from "Faith" sound pretty funny, but they sounded fresh and exciting blasting out of car radios all over America in 1987. Michael's stunning solo debut (after four years in the lightweight British duo Wham!) sold seven million copies and yielded six Top 10 hits. Some of those were among the decade's best pop, including the hiccuping title track, the heartfelt ballad "Father Figure" and the wicked R&B groove of "I Want Your Sex." Unlike so much 1980s treacle, this disc hold ups surprisingly well--even if Michael hasn't always done so himself. --Michael Ruby
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| Top Five album of the 80's |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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One of the best things about "Faith" is how surprisingly well it holds up today. If I'm a producer I'm getting someone like Justin Timberlake in the studio today to do a cover of "Hard day". Not that Timberlake can hold a candle to Michael vocally, musically, or in any talent capacity, but that song would be a hit for him today if he did it, no question. This album to me is very underappreciated by history. It's easily one of the best from the 80's and to me one of the best pop albums of all time. I was 11 when this came out and I love it as much today as I did then. It doesn't get the credit it deserves as an outstanding achievement in pop music.
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| Faith-Classic Pop Album of all times |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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From the opening synth parts playing Freedom from the Make It Big Album and then to the guitar based Faith, I Want Your Sex, Monkey, Father Figure, Kissing A Fool, One More Try and Faith. How many hits can you have on one album? This album will go down as one of the best pop albums of all time. You can fast dance slow dance sing along this album has it all. I never tire of this album. This is George Michael at his best. In these tough economic times this album is recession proof. Its a sure thing! Every music collection has to have Faith by George Michael!
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| Surprisingly awesome after all these years.... |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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There have been many times I wanted to get rid of this CD/album, but I never did. I decided to investigate why I didn't get rid of this by breaking out the album again after a long time, and found out I think it's a brilliant album. It's from the late 80's, but it doesn't feel like it. You can still listen to it today and be impressed with the great pop hooks, the good (and sometimes great) lyrics, and the overall production values of it.
The title track is really fun. It's a signature song by Michael, and it's still great. Father Figure is still a brilliant song, with Michael's vocals really cut through you. It's an incredibly powerful song, one of the best he ever recorded, and arguably my favorite of his work. Monkey is an underrated gem here, with another powerful vocal by Michael. It's got a powerful vibe like Father Figure. I Want Your Sex is still quite listenable and it's funny to listen to the song now considering the furor that it caused back in its day. The PMRC, Tipper Gore's old outfit that was going to "clean" up America by getting rid of smutty pop songs like Sex (and others of its ilk), was freaking out over the song. Listening to it and comparing to the vile garbage on TV and rap music, I Want Your Sex is actually a pretty well constructed song and is still cool to listen to. It is also good to note that there isn't any profanity in the song at all. The only "evil" word is SEX.
It's a shame that Michael is known for his tabloid exploits more than his music, as this album showcases his real talent. He's only made a handful of albums after this, but I hope someday he'll return to a real, full time solo career, and not hang out in public lavatories where paparazzi camp out.
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| Goodbye Wham! , Hello to "Faith" |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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" Faith" is an AMAZING album! I just purchased it today and listened to most of it. Out of 11 songs, there were only 2 that I wasn't blown away by. As a newly converted George Michael fan, I would most defintely suggest this CD as a good introduction to his music. His voice is incredible and in this album, he is able to show how truly talented he is ( can not only sing, but play all kinds of instruments as well!). What I really enjoy about " Faith" is that many of the songs have different genres. Some have some funk, pop/rock and maybe a jazz sound to them. George Michael has proven that he is extremely versatile as a musician, as well as producing music that is absolutely timeless.
Album Cover: A+++ ( This is one of the greatest CD covers I have ever seen :) )
Songs:
Faith: 5/5 - Love the catchy lyrics and the guitar is great
Father Figure: 5/5 One of the best songs on the CD
I Want Your Sex: 4/5 - It's cool, but it will still have to grow on me for a little while
One More Try: 5/5 A Beautiful Ballad showing off his beautiful voice
Hard Day: 5/5 The Bass line is awesome and it's a pretty good song
Hand to Mouth: 2/5 I just can't say that i like this song much. It just doesn't really do anything for me and it's one of the weaker tracks on the album imho.
Look At Your Hands: 3/5 It's alright, and again, not one of the stronger tracks
Monkey: 5/5- This is one of my favorites! Very upbeat and catchy lyrics.
Kissing A Fool: 5/5- Gorgeous Ballad
Hard Day ( Remix)- 4/5 Pretty good, but there's not much difference than the original track
A Last Request ( I want your sex pt.3)- 4/5 Like the first 2 pts, it will still have to grow on me some more
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| GREAT ALBUM !!!!!! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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AH!the 80s....George Michael defined the decade.The album faith was a masterpiece,delivering six top 10 hits. I WANT YOUR SEX,FAITH,FATHER FIGURE,ONE MORE TRY,MONKEY,and KISSING A FOOL. 4 OF THE 6 REACHED #1 on the pop charts.This album comes highly recommended and is as wonderful to listen to now as back then.
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Faith
Father Figure
I Want Your Sex, Pts. 1-2
One More Try
Hard Day
Hand to Mouth
Look at Your Hands
Monkey
Kissing a Fool
Hard Day [Shep Pettibone Remix]
Last Request (I Want Your Sex, Pt. 3)
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