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Faith
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Faith is George Michael's first solo album. It was released on 30 October 1987 in the United States on Columbia Records and on 2 November in the United Kingdom on Epic Records. Michael wrote and produced the record himself. Only Look at Your Hands he wrote together with David Austin. He recorded the album between August 1986 and September 1987 at Puk Studios in Denmark and Sarm West Studios in London. He played many of the instruments himself, including the Yamaha DX7 and the LinnDrum.
Faith mixes pop, funk, soul and rock. Seven singles were released from it. Four of them, Faith, Father Figure, One More Try and Monkey, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album spent twelve weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 and won the Grammy for Album of the Year. The RIAA certified it Diamond. In 2020 Rolling Stone ranked it number 151 on its list of the 500 greatest albums.
Listening
Track list
- 1Faith3:13Apple Music ↗
- 2Father Figure5:37Apple Music ↗
- 3I Want Your Sex, Pts. 1 & 29:17Apple Music ↗
- 4One More Try5:51Apple Music ↗
- 5Hard Day4:48Apple Music ↗
- 6Hand to Mouth4:36Apple Music ↗
- 7Look at Your Hands4:38Apple Music ↗
- 8Monkey5:06Apple Music ↗
- 9Kissing a Fool4:41Apple Music ↗
- 10A Last Request (I Want Your Sex, Pt. 3)3:47Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗