This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099746000028 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: November 08, 2004 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 2094
Amazon.co.uk Review: "Well I guess it would be nice, if I could touch your body..." Given George Michael's restroom high jinks in early 1998, those words from "Faith" sound pretty funny, but they sounded fresh and exciting blasting out of car radios in 1987. Michael's stunning solo debut (after four years in the lightweight British duo Wham!) sold seven million copies and yielded a plehora of 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 album hold ups surprisingly well--even if Michael hasn't always done so himself. --Michael Ruby
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Magic Memories
I was never a Wham fan because I am to be honest a music fan - but this album changed my mind about George Michael.
It is brilliant and brings back great memories - my girlfriend at the time ( my wife - now ex-wife ) played it non-stop and she converted me into a fan.
Rating: - The Soundtrack of my Happiest Days
The first time I heard this album was also the year I met the LOVE OF MY LIFE who later became my wife.
I cant listen to this album without thinking of JT and thinking back to the happiest year of my life.
I would sing along to the songs and make her smile - this album like my ex will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart.
And who knows - maybe a reuion - am I talking WHAM or me and you babe???
Well - you gotta have "Faith"
Rating: - The best album of 1987.
Yes, INXS's "Kick" had a splashier debut. Yes U2's "The Jericho Tree" was given more accolades. But "Faith" really was the best album released in 1987.
This CD contains many of George Michael's hugest hits, including what I believe is the best ballad ever written, "Father Figure".
"Faith" is also the only place you can still get "I Want Your Sex". Michael has disowned this song due to his changing political beliefs, and it does not appear on any of his "best of" albums (he ... Read More
Rating: - WHAM
I LOVE George Michael and THE single Faith is my fav song because my ex-husband would sing it to me.
George sings it better - I love everything about George and was such a fan of WHAM that I called my first car GEORGE.
This is the best record George ever made. I live in hope that one day he will cover the Frankie song If Looks Could Kill!!!
Rating: - Who is Wham ?
Album opener Faith is a 'faith'ful tip of the hat to rockabilly, fading in cleverly with a slow church organ dirge that on closer inspection turns out to be the melody for the chorus of Wham! hit Freedom- a not-so-clandestine message that here is an artist breaking free of the shackles of teen pop stardom.
Second track Father Figure has a similar heartbeat bass line to A Different Corner, establishing a mysterious vibe, while somehow avoiding controversy despite its incestuous/religious ... Read More
