Cuz You Gotta Have Faith: The George Michael "Faith" Poll

came out 29 years ago today

C-C-C-C-C-C-C'MOWN!

Nice review by Brad on pitchfork today.

Seriously though, how did IWYS get 0 votes in this poll?

It's natural!

thank u enoch!

I'm actually glad that a point was made regarding GM meticulously programming up this record, because in my experience - his personal life aside - GM mostly tends to be talked about as a singer first, a songwriter second, and a musician third.

I mean, this is understandable - he had a great voice, and was rarely seen holding an instrument, but I often wonder how many people realise just how involved he was in the production/playing side of things.

shit goddamn is he sexy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHb2XYeXcJI

"Hand to Mouth" kind of anticipated his later direction a bit, yeah?

the message song (well, one of them at least), breathy vocals, melancholy instrumentation.

it's not the best on this album but I enjoy it in that vein.

also what's up with the "Monkey" hate itt that song rules.

best moment on the album, however, is "C-C-C-C-C-C-COME ON"

weird that I didn't get this as a kid, cos I didn't listen to a ton of music then, but I loved all the George Michael and Wham singles. think I almost got it but got a lame Chicago album instead, so I didn't wind up hearing this til my 20s!

Hard Day. Was a single in some territories?

I AM A LOVER

the original mix of "hard day" was the b-side to the 12-inch versions of "i want your sex". the pettibone remix got released in its own right (on 12-inch only afaict) at around the same time as "faith" in the states, which brought it back to the dance/club chart and onto the r&b chart

Not going to vote in this poll, but Father Figure's lyrics are very creepy...

it's ok the poll closed 15 years ago

"Hard Day" got R&B airplay in fall '87, exactly the background he wanted to build to earn a #1 song on the R&B chart in a few months.