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Free Music Review: George Michael: Faith (1987)
Hit: 5 Stars
In 1987, George Michael, the former lead singer of the two-piece boy band, WHAM!, had released his first solo album entitled FAITH. This album is classified as George Michael's best album by far. I cannot get over how amazing this album is. George Michael has got a lot of talent in writing his lyrics and he has a lot of talent in that outstanding voice he has.
FAITH
The second single from the album. This is one George's best songs. Everybody should know this song. In 1998, Rock band Limp Bizkit had covered this song for their 1998 album entitled, THREE DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL. Their version is really good, but I prefer George's original, since he was the one who had originally recorded the song first. This was George's third #1 hit.
FATHER FIGURE
The third single from the album. This song was George's fourth #1 hit single. This is a great song with a great video, in which it featured a hot-a** model.
I WANT YOUR SEX (Pts. 1 & 2)
"I Want Your Sex" (Pt. 1): The first single from the album. First off, I want to explain that "I Want Your Sex" (Pt. 2) was not released as a single and it is a hidden track. "I Want Your Sex" (Pt. 1) ends at 4:26. At 4:27, "I Want Your Sex" (Pt. 2) begins and ends 9:16. These two songs are amazing. As it would turn out, "I Want Your Sex" (Pt. 1) was George's second #1 hit, with the first being, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", his duet with Aretha Franklin.
ONE MORE TRY
The fourth single from the album. This is actually the first song I had heard from George Michael and it was the song that had turned me into a major fan of his. This is a beautiful ballad, that turned out to be George's fifth #1 hit single.
HARD DAY
Great song.
HAND TO MOUTH
Great song. This is another one of my favorite songs off of this album.
LOOK AT YOUR HANDS
Love this one, with its funky pop sound.
MONKEY
The fifth single from the album. This is an amazing song. Can't get enough of it. This is George's sixth #1 hit single.
KISSING A FOOL
The sixth & final single from the album. This beautiful jazzy ballad is actually George Michael's seventh #1 hit single. WOW! Seven #1 hit singles in one year. This is a great song, where it is an example of George displaying his amazing voice.
HARD DAY (Shep Pettibone Remix)
Great remix.
A LAST REQUEST (I WANT YOUR SEX-Pt. 3)
A great way to end his "I Want Your Sex" trilogy.
This album is by far George's best album. Not only did George have seven #1's from 1987 to 1988, this album was George's first #1 album as a solo artist. I am more than proud to say that George Michael is one of my all-time favorites. This album is the cause of him being one of my favorites.
Free Music Review: You've Got To Have Faith!
Hit: 5 Stars
It's tough breaking away from a cheery pop outfit and becoming a serious solo artist. Will people take you seriously? Will you still dwell on your group? Not in the case of George Michael, who to this day, has made one of the finest breakout debuts. I have to hand it to him, he did a killer job, writing all if not most of the material and singing the hell out of it. The "Choose Life" T-shirts and "Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go)" seem but only a distant and embrassing moment in George Michael's life. "Faith" brought bigger and better things for him, such as spawning a numerous crop of hits ("Faith", "I Want Your Sex", "Kissin A Fool", "One More Try", "Father Figure", "Hard Day" and "Monkey"). I like the fact that "Faith" isn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill pop album. There are twists and turns in music, such as going from the rockabilly hit "Faith" to the soulful, gospel tinged "Father Figure" (my favorite) then jetting straight into the controversial and oh-so-sexy funk/pop fest of "I Want Your Sex". The ballads even contrast from the soft, suttle and blusey "One More Try" to the jazzy, smoky nightclub-ish "Kissing A Fool". The only very basic pop song featured here is "Hard Day", still it's a grooving piece that will be sure to please. "Faith" also touches on some heavy topics, like the beautiful piano driven, "Hand To Mouth" which hints at the Reagan-era America, another rockabilly/pop tune "Look At Your Hands" focuses on domestic violence as the funky bass-line of "Monkey" tells of a relationship revovling around the use of drugs. Also the second (Brass In Love-funky, funky, funky!) and third (A Last Request-cool and calming and verry seductive) parts of "I Want Your Sex" are featured here which kind of gives an ongoing theme to the album.
Admist the socially concious, soul searching and romantic/heartbreaking cuts and the numerous jumps into pop, funk, soul, jazz and rock, this album remains consistant and a very enjoyable listen. At times it doesn't even feel like it was released in 1987, it sounds fresh and sharp. George Michael has a heavenly voice and he has such immense talent, I'm amazed that he hasn't done anything today that America (I don't know about the Brits) has taken notice. This is a classic, tried and true, and it will be on heavy roatation on my CD player. You have got to have "Faith"!
StarSprinkles05 Top 5
1. Father Figure
2. Kissing A Fool
3. I Want Your Sex (1,2,3)
4. Hard Day
5. Hand To Mouth
Free Music Review: One of the best records, period.
Hit: 5 Stars
I knew from the moment I first heard George Michael's magic voice when I was 9 (!) that I had found something special.
Years of Wham! songs that I knew backwards and forwards kept me captivated. But it wasn't until 1987's "Faith" that I was convinced that I was right.
This disc is George Michael discovering himself, and allowing his creative genius to run wild for the first time. Steeped in a deep appreciation for American R&B but with an ear to current pop sensibilities, combined with his flawless songwriting, this disc was easily a musical masterpiece not heard since Prince's "Purple Rain" or Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
The disc finds Michael stepping away from the uptempo bubblegum pop that Wham! had forced him into; instead, he spreads his wings and explores the sounds that move him. You'll find everything on this disc from hard-funk grooves that out-Prince Prince ("Hard Day") to a smooth velvety piano lounge track ("Kissing A Fool.")
His biggest successes on the record were when he was just himself -- his amazingly creative, talented self. "I Want Your Sex," the first hit track, was unlike anything on the radio, full of lustful percolating beats, electronica before it was fashionable and taut lyrics. "Faith," the title blockbuster song, finds its roots in simple rockabilly with a simply catchy melody and lyric that will have generations singing for years to come. By turns, "Father Figure" was an infectious, haunting ballad that took "soulful" to a whole new level and still does today; "One More Try" is a moving gentle gospel-tinged ballad that draws its unbelievable power from George's voice.
What you'll find on this disc is the genius work of a true artist -- a disc of self-penned tracks, sung by one of the greatest voices ever. Not only did George write the lyrics and the music, but he arranged them... produced them ... performed the majority of the instruments ... co-designed the cover... the inner artwork... the look...
The result was a pop icon that would dramatically change the look and sound of pop music forever. This is one of my "desert island discs." This belongs in every music fan's library. As George himself says, "You gotta have faith." :-)
Free Music Review: ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE '80S,HANDS DOWN
Hit: 5 Stars
I recently just found my old copy of George Michael's "Faith" and since I reclaimed it,I've been playing it heavily and I have to say that this is one excellent pop album.With all of "Faith"'s sucess nonstanding,"Faith" is just a great album.Of course George's urgent,soulful vocals and the songs' dense,elegant arrangements are highlighted but the songs are just supremely written.There are no bubblegum,undercooked songs here.And strangely,this album doesn't sound that dated either.
Of course,the album's huge hits stand out with the snappy,almost
rockabilly title track(horridly covered by Limp Bizkit in 1997),the still-relevant dance floor monster "I Want Your Sex(Parts 1+2)",and the funky "Monkey"
(altough Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' remixed version is superior).
All top-knotch dance-pop that's straightforward and danceable without becoming redundant or derivitive.
And the ballads,all haunting and reflective,haven't lost any luster.My favorite "Father Figure" still shimmers as it did in
1988."One More Try" still holds up with it's poigant lyrics and
"Kissing A Fool" also is noteworthy.Even the non-singles are impressive:The horns-laden "Look At Your Hands" and "Hand To Mouth".
Although "Faith" was a monster success(10 million sold in the US
,4 number one singles,Grammy for Album Of The Year,et al) and
established George,for a spell,as a global megastar that rivaled Michael Jackson,Prince,and Madonna.It still is a very highstanding album.I can't think of another album that fluidly
melds funky uptempo dance pop numbers and pristine ballads as well as Michael did on "Faith".
Altough George would later abandon the megasucess he attained
and on later releases would show profound maturity.Like Prince
after the colassal fortunes of "Purple Rain",Michael never set out to do the expected pop music tatic of doing another "Faith".
That will to record music on his own terms has stagnated George's sales and acclaim in the U.S.But has held up elsewhere
around the world.
Yet no doubt,"Faith" will stand with "Thiller,the aforementioned
"Purple Rain,"Born In The USA",etc. as one of the milestones in
'80 music.
Free Music Review: Goodbye Wham! , Hello to "Faith"
Hit: 5 Stars
" 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