Faith

Didn’t absolutely love it, but Faith and Father Figure got me rounding up… 3.5/5

Big radio play material. The dude was a star, but not in my world. Great voice. Sorry he died I guess. Messed with the Bull, got the horns.

This album felt real nostalgic, real 80s movie vibes. Cinematic energy for sure

It was a great debut album but some songs lulled me to sleep which I wasn’t expecting.

Enjoyed the hits. Tragic life ending too soon. Needed some faith.

Great album. I forget how talented George Michael was.

I will not include the CD bonus tracks in this review. This will be the fourth album from my aunt's CD collection, and it's another big one. I'm familiar with George Michael, who established himself as one-half of the English pop duo Wham! before dissolving that group to pursue a solo career. If anything, he wanted to be taken more seriously, aiming to achieve the same level of success that Prince and Michael Jackson had seen in the mid-1980s. Was he able to accomplish this feat with his debut, Faith? The answer would be a resounding yes. George still had a powerful vibrato delivery, and putting his voice over a then-contemporary pop-R&B record was a smart choice. The opening run of singles proved to be effective compositional works, from the jaunty title track to the gripping soul ballad of "One More Try". From there, the second half opens up with the bouncy electro-funk of "Hard Try" to the sophisti-pop whisper of "Hand to Mouth" with a rather glistening piano line as George provided some pretty remarkable social commentary for the time. That's the surprising find with this record, where, for as much as the lyrical content mostly involved the ins-and-outs of relationships, there were a few tracks that explore more varied subject matter, including the friend with a drug addiction on "Monkey", and even allusions to George's own homosexuality on "Kissing a Fool" and "Father Figure". Given he would open up about his sexuality over a decade later, it's amazing in hindsight how he got away with these lyrics early on. Sonically, this album is amazing throughout, as George performed double-duty with the production and most of the keyboard work, giving the necessary sheen and flair to go toe-to-toe with what Prince had done. The rest of the session personnel did a superb job matching George's swaggerous energy across these tracks, all the way up to the lovely jazz piece "Kissing a Fool" to close out the record with class. Honestly, I did not have any complaints with Faith, as the sort of record that launched George Michael into the stratosphere, farther than he'd gone up to this point.

fun album with some classics. had not appreciated george michaels voice till listening more closely. i want your sex and monkey is a lil weird : ). fun bass lines in some songs

Hat ein paar Knaller, der Rest ist eher langweilig.

A very well produced album containing several hits. If you like pop music it’s one for you, I found it listenable but not something I’d make specific time for.

¡Qué manía le pillé a George Michael por haber perpetrado lo que para mí era tremendo plagio de “Close To Me” de The Cure en “Faith”! Como yo no era fan de Wham, me resultaba fácil despreciar todo lo que hacía el bueno de George una vez dejó el dúo para adolescentes que formaba con nadie-sabe-su-nombre. Y me equivocaba, porque aquí despegó un artista como la copa de un pino. Con el tiempo, sus temas más ochenteros huelen un poco a naftalina, porque su producción suenan a temas cliché, pero las baladas mantienen el tipo años después y le dan el crédito a una voz y una presencia con sello de calidad.

Meh

4 steene

> The Beatles

Chock- full of bangers for getting your bang on.

Fine I'll listen to it but I'm reading it now. 4/10

It barely made my okay ranking. I like the two hits, but other than that it just didn’t do much for me.

Not my type of music at all unfortunately. 3/10 Favourite track: N/A

Wuhu så godt!! God George Michael energi😍

Hitparade, vild produktion og vild stemme, selvom nogle lyrics var questionable

are you freaking kidding me lol

N I C E

8/10

Great times

Faith and father figure are pretty classic tracks. The rest is kinda mid.

I'm really not George Michael's biggest fan. Not his biggest hater either, just whatever

the wrong side of Eighties

What a great album.

I wanted to like Georgie. I love Faith, Father figure wasn’t bad, but it was all downhill from there. Just campy and 80s and so passe.

Superb pop album, perhaps a little long, but good. It isn't as good as listen without prejudice, but it isnt super far off. LwP is probably a little more gritty, but this one is polished. Good singles, good album tracks. Good

this site keeps giving me bullshit. GIMME A BANGER ALREADY i feel dumb asl, this was the guy in wham! how did not realize that fucking boring

Really liked some songs, didn’t enjoy others but can respect his voice greatly

Just not my jam

White mj

Gotta respect George Michael.

So, where do you go after the RocknRoll of Faith, seductive pop of Father Figure, disco funk of I Want Your Sex and blues of One More Try? Well, it looks like mediocrity! The opening 4 tracks are really good, if you pop off for a quick loo break during I Want Your Sex part 2, but there isn't too much that stands out beyond that. Releasing Monkey and Kissing a Fool scraped the barrel that was the George Michael cash cow at the time and the rest of the songs are just filler. A middling 3 stars because of the opening songs.

Solid 80s pop album.

i'm so glad this stayed in the 80s. the back end was better but the first half was so cringe Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: yes 3.2

3.5

80s pop was pretty bad

I like George Michael from what I have heard and I enjoyed the album but it isn't completely my jam. A nice change though.

Very good, GM had a fantastic voice...hadn't heard a lot of these tracks in a long time, the album is packed with a wide range of moods making it a pretty comprehensive example of the enormous talent he had. Forgot what an excellent track Father Figure was. Nine years later, he released the album Older, darker jazzier and in my view his best work.

George Meh-chael. This wasn't what I wanted it to be. A lot of slow songs, not enough fun songs.

Saltando desde Wham! hasta el estrellato en solitario. Más o menos lo mismo (pues en realidad era George con su amigo como apoyo para que no estar solo), pero áun mejor. Ya había lanzado el vuelo antes en su duo con nada menos que Aretha en I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me). Uno de los mejores momentos de la estrella del soul. Un disco arrollador, por imagen, canciones y por todo. Luego vino el conflicto con Sony, el segundo álbum y escándalos varios. Un tipo tocado por la varita, con unas prestaciones vocales excepcionales (se barajó como el mejor sustituto de Mercury en Queen) y un talento compositivo fuera de duda. El inicio es demoledor, Faith-Father figure-I want your sex (con polémica incluida). One more try, sigue la estela y así hasta 7 de las 9 canciones del disco, fueron lanzadas como singles y todas con enorme éxito. Kissing a Fool es un cierre magistral con aroma de clásico. 1987 fue el año de U2, Pet Shop Boys y este Faith. A nivel comercial desde luego (y el de Rick Astley). También, aunque en menor medida el de Prince, Guns n´Roses, Sonic Youth, Depeche Mode y el Bad de Jacko.

Can’t say I’m a big George Michael fan but Wham are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Particularly 12” remixes of their big hits. I also loved Careless Whisper for personal reasons. Today 10th November 2025 Last Christmas came onto the radio for the first time to my ears so that was a bit apt. None of that relates to this album but shows how I am struggling to come up with any positives. But George was a flawed character and talented musician who died tragically much too young. 2/5 10/11/25

The first two tracks were our favorite. The rest was muffled by someone else’s road rage.

I'm not a big George Michael fan, but there's no denying that Faith (the song) is an absolute classic. Sure, it's overplayed to bajaysus, but at its core, it's a fantastic song. Faith (the album), on the other hand is a bit meh. There's nothing particularly terrible, but nothing particularly memorable either. It's an easy listen, but after Faith, everything else is a bit bland.

trash and not for me

Great Singing Voice, songs are freaky when you listen to them closely lol “You don’t need a bible just look in my eyes I want to touch you” I don’t think he didn’t have a song that didn’t say something about touching people lol

I listened to GMs work the day after he died, all day long. It was nice to hear this album as it was meant to be listened to.

Today I was surprised to discover just how commercially successful this album was. In the decades since this was released, my estimation of him as a vocalist, songwriter and performer has increased significantly, but never enough to make me consider checking out his albums. This was a nice opportunity for that, but I didn’t find myself a convert. There are some good melodies, some catchy hooks, occasionally some decent gospel style chord changes, but not enough of any of these positives. The production often seems unfitting for the material, the track sequencing seems off and there’s far too many bland tunes. Apparently he looked at Prince and MJ and decided he deserved the success they were having and fair fucks to him for making it happen…I just can’t believe he managed it with this album.

Always been impressed with George Michael’s talent since learning he produced his own music.

Way better than I had expected. Lots of well known songs .enjoyed it!

Faith is such an incredible banger that I really had high hopes for this album, but it kind of runs out of steam.

What a horny, horny man.

A great album. I think that George Michael is underrated in the US, and his output is generally pretty outstanding. From the WHAM! days to his solo work, it is a shame that George Michael is not as well remembered over here. I think this album is very good. If half stars were possible I would probably give a 4.5, but since they are not, its a 5 star album for me. Faith - Father Figure - I Want Your Sex is a new contender for any 3 song run on an album.

Love the mix of 80s classics and a vocal standard style. Glad to get more time with this record

Better than I expected. This album had a ton of great songs. Hand to mouth was a surprising listen

GM är en artist jag vill gilla och borde kunna gilla. Men jag gör inte riktigt det. Han har absolut en handfull låtar under sin karriär som är riktigt bra, där "Fastlove" sticker ut som en riktig dunderlåt. Här är "Father figure" är en riktigt bra låt och när han leker Prince i "I want your sex" är han i alla fall rätt underhållande och "Hand to mouth" har nåt som påminner om Sade. Men det slutar där, resten är riktigt skräp med titelspåret och "kissing a fool" som absoluta lågvattenmärken. Tvåan svajar på slak lina

Det definitiva uppbrottet från Whams oskuldsfulla pojkbandspop. Mestadels bra låtar och stabilt utfört. Titelspåret är en odödlig klassiker. One more try är en snygg soulballad.

Nån gång runt 87-88 köpte jag min första stereo. En vit kub som hade allt. Kassett, radio, vinyl, högtalare och den nya innegrejen, CD-spelare hos en radio handlare i metropolen Genevad. Naturligtvis såldes även skivor i affären. Vid storköp som mitt fick man den generösa gåvan, en hel skiva att ta med hem. Där och då gick cd framför vinyl. Jag valde George Michaels Faith. Min allra första cd-skiva. Trots dess symboliska betydelse tror jag faktiskt att mitt 50-åriga jag uppskattar musiken mer än vad 13-åringen gjorde. Det här är somligt och snyggt. Till och med lite soft jazz smygs in. Inte den starkaste av fyror. Men Faith ska rankas på den högre skalan.

Första halvan av skivan är ok pop. I want your sex, hyfsat svängig Prince-pastiche. One more try, riktigt trist. Andra halvan av skivan betydligt svagare. George Michael har en rätt anonym röst. Det saknas tryck, vilket gospelkörerna oftast avhjälper. Texterna är rätt trista och fulla av klicheer

Absolutely banging. Lots of great songs sounds like a greatest hits. Yet not a grest album perse. The songs dont have a unifiying theme other than love but some great songs have no reason to be in that album. Still always great to hear a ton of great songs in the same album which os the case here

Starts off with a couple of bangers, then has a series of pretty good songs, and then ends with a couple of extremely generic tunes. 3.5/5

First two tracks are fire but idk if I’ve ever heard a cornier song than “I Want Your Sex”

aside from a couple horrid ballads this is fun

Ugh

My birthday twin and one of my earliest celeb crushes, RIP king

Hyvä levy

Not sure I've actually heard this album before but I have heard many of the songs. I didn't realize "I want your sex" had two parts (maybe 3 parts if you count the last song) and was a 9 minute song. George Michael is a pop legend and I'm glad to finally listen to this album. Some of his songs just really hit me right in the heart and bring me back to being a kid like few artists can. I feel like the album starts off strong with all the hits then slows a bit but overall a pretty good album.

This album make me wanna fuck

It has been 5̶ 0 days since my last George Michael album... well, who am I to complain, I'm having a nice enough time. This album isn't exactly my thing/I don't feel all that likely to revisit it at least in full (the title track I'd certainly come back to) but I respect it and found it fun at least the once through.

This is another album that was played constantly by my college roommate. Didn’t care much for it then but it has grown on me. A little overwrought on the ballads but there are some solid pop songs on here and Michael pulls it off well. Come on, “Faith” is a great song and, despite “I Want Your Sex” (3 versions!) some of the lesser songs like “Your Hands” and “Monkey” are standouts. “Father Figure” is pretty cringe though and there is definitely a creepo aspect to the dude.

Mixed bag for me. Faith is a brilliant pop song, always liked that one. Father Figure is also good, if not a bit creepy, but then it ranges from boring to insufferable for a while. I Want Your Sex is a brutal listen. But just as I was ready to dish out a 2, it picked up again. I really enjoyed Hand To Mouth, Look at your Hands, and Monkey. Kind of a whiplash album, fine overall.

Lots of fun, had me grooving through it all. Was surprised to learn it was 51 minutes long felt like a tight 30

Great vocal and lyricist.

George Michael makes me angry because he is sooo talented but all of his music is… ……..

this just sounds like a shitty, white (derogatory) Michael Jackson cover album. It’s pissing me off that this is on the list

pretty good though selfishly i wish he had gone harder with the religious stuff Fav song: Father Figure probably

Nothing to get too exited or too annoyed about on this, but i was secretly kind of hoping that this would have been better pop record

First song gives good vibes and promises cool album. However, the album does not deliver on this promise at least to me.

Pop music is boring. Songs are predictable in structure, sounds like whatever else is the fad at that very moment, lyrics are lazy stories about wanting to fuck someone in thinly veiled metaphors. I knew three songs before listening to this album, since they were force fed to the late 80's MTV generation, which by coincidence is also why I stopped watching anything else but the specialized programming I was interested in (I find it incredible they lasted this far in time, but I digress). This seems fine tuned to young girls taste, in a kind of generic producer's business mindset way.

You’d be hard pressed to find a solo album debut that was better than this one. Singles (that started in the fall of 87 and essentially ran the entirety of 1988) like “I Want Your Sex”, Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey" helped make this album an absolute monster. And set-up George Michael as a global icon.

LOVE this, pure excellence, fuck yeah, George Michael!!

Sexy sexy George Michael Some religious undertones A lot of sex Many children have been conceived to this album George kind of trying to sound like Michael Jackson sometimes

Just typical pop of its time, no emotions.

Good! A classic

Faith and Father Figure are great opening pop songs. This is then followed by I Want Your Sex which is none minutes of squelchy silly nonsense that killed the albums strong start. And this is immediately followed by a dull ballad. At this point I was struggling to continue. Things picked up with the funky bass of Hard Day and Casio keyboard beats of Hand to Mouth but my attention trailed off a few tracks later around about when George was singing about a monkey of some sort.

Some powerful beats there, and a good voice. What's not to love?

Sorry George, I think you were probably a really nice dude but this is just not my vibe. The title track is good though.

Outstanding album

81% Best: Faith; I Want Your Sex (Pts. 1 & 2) [specifically Pt. 2]; Hard Day Must-Hear? Sure

I enjoyed this a lot more than Listen Without Prejudice. Nicely done, boyo.

I did dose off a bit, but the album is very fun and a little spicy!!

Meh. it’s all about the hits

Not as good as I remember from my childhood, but the title track still fucks.

White boy r&b. Still fun. The title track is so much better than I remember it. Stripped down and perfectly simple. The title track to KISS’s 1998 dogshit single disc LP “Psycho Circus” on the other hand, is actually worse than I remember it being. Why does it exist if not to be used by the CIA as a torture device. Do yourself a favor and listen to “Faith” instead. You’ll have a much better time.

Its very front loaded and a bit dated but honestly I had a great time listening to this.

This certainly has all the pop sounds of the mid-80s, but it's still a great album. He has such a great voice, so perfect for ballads. Father Figure and One More Try are the highlights for me.

Lots of earworms on this one. Soooo horney. Holy cow.

Vældig fint album. Meget religiøst inspireret hvilket jeg ikke normalt har hørt så meget af, så det var en overraskelse, ligefrem en glædelig overraskelse. Kan godt se mig selv komme tilbage til dette album og give det endnu et lyt. 7/10

2.2 1x cant say i enjoyed it, but Faith has been heard so many times, some decent memories

A side is hilariously awful. So corny, so horny, so cringy. He starts off pleading for her body, then when that doesn't work says he'll be her father figure, then on the next track tells her he's not her father and she should have sex with him even if she doesn't want to. B side is surprisingly ok after hearing the first half. 2/10 but mostly because it made me laugh.

Great musicianship and singing, but somewhat juvenile lyrics sometimes, and sometimes uncomfortable lyrics... "Father Figure" and "One More Try" seem to have daddy issues...

I feel like if you remove the track Faith from this album it's unbelievably forgettable.

Faith alone keeps this below 3, but there's not much to push it past 3.

It wasn’t bad. The album had the right amount of late 80’s cheesiness that made me nostalgic. I wouldn’t put this in my library but, if someone played this album, I would be fine with it.

I had no real idea how gifted he was before this projects. Anyway impressive songcraft/writing and singing.

A classic for a reason

I get the (sex) appeal. Nice songwriting coupled with a smooth voice, but I am not convinced of anything more.

While I enjoy Careless Whisper and Faith as a stand alone, these album song titles make me uneasy as hell. Like, why is there two (2!) parts to 'I Want Your Sex'? Now without looking at the titles and the lyrics (a common thing I do), the music is very fun and funky. It's just that George Michael...I'm sorry but the lyrics are just...who are you trying to go at here?

Day 50 Really like the first 2 songs which obviously get a lot of radio play but didn’t find anything else here I’d return to. 5/10 Highlights Faith Father Figure

Yeah this one was pretty nice, really good sounding in every song. 4 stars

If you're my age, and British, and had a pretty normal journey through the 1980's then you could pretty much sing every track on this album. Easily one of the best albums of the 1980's, and probably of the last 50 years.

Classic album. Almost every song is good.

A reasonably enjoyable listen, but nothing overwhelmingly exciting.

Not too bad actually. The singles are iconic too.

He has a very different taste in music than I have. It's not really bad. I just don't like it. Favorite song: monkey

I remember this album when it was first released, and I didn't really get the hype then, and I don't now. It's a typical pop album and while "I want your sex" is a good track, many of the other tracks just blend into one another.

I never actually listened to this album front to back until it came up on this list. But I knew almost every song I guess that’s how many singles there were. This was on. Repeat for a week straight.

I liked it until it was everything about sex

You've gotta have faith.

Classic. That white man alright with me.

Some good, some boring. The hits are the highlight but the album falls off as it goes on. 5/10 (2.5/5)

Faith is a good song, but the rest 👎

So many hits

Nice! 7.8

La voix de George Michael est vraiment divine, toutes les pièces sont richement arrangées. «I Want Your Sex» est un florilège de techniques de coercition, on s'en sort pas, mais la pièce reste audacieuse et entraînante

A nine minute sex song is ridiculous. I’ve never lasted that long in bed, ever. There’s some really funky stuff on here, hard day was sweet. Kissing a fool is the best song by far. But honestly, I wish he used more of his vocal prowess. There was a lot to be desired on here

First time my wife has got excited about an album I’ve put on. She knows this off by heart and it would probably be a 5 star for her. I’m a bit more reserved and the 80s are probably my least favourite decade for music. This is so 80s it hurts in large parts. Having said that George Michael is in the elite category of artists and there is no denying he is one of the best ever at what he does. I prefer him on ballads such as One More Try but there is no denying he has one of the greatest most recognisable voices in music. 4 star because my wife still remembers the words nearly 40 years later and that has to count for something.

Not my style, but it was better as a whole than I expected.

you have to respect gay sex music

I hate his voice. But i listened to a few bits of a few tracks to give the album a chance - and made me feel like I wanted to immediately take a shower and wash him off. Slimey. Ugh.

some good tracks on this, enjoyed it

There are two arguments this album allows you to make 1) That George Michael was the greatest pop singer of all time 2) That George Michael was the most handsome man to ever walk the earth

Never been a huge George Michael fan but I did enjoy this album more than I thought it would. one question: did "I Want Your Sex" *need* to be nine and half minutes long?

Just good, fun 80s pop. Listened to it and had Father Figure stuck in my head all day.

Title song is super strong, but nothing else connects quite like that. I did notice the lyrics of "Hand to Mouth" as pretty good too, but as someone who is not interested in sex with George Michael, I am not the intended audience here.

11/09/2025 I feel like I expected more from this album.

No private session used for Spotify. Lot of heavy rotation MTV songs on this album, but it's cheesy fun, file it under guilty pleasures. Very synth heavy even on the drums, which is an 80's thing, but not my thing.

Been a long time since I’ve listened to this album all the way through. Really enjoyable 80’s pop, and full of absolute bangers. 4.5 / 5

Best Track - "Faith"

01) Faith - 10,0 02) Father Figure - 10,0 03) I Want Your Sex" (Parts 1 & 2) - 10,0 04) One More Try - 10,0 05) Hard Day - 7,5 06) Hand to Mouth - 8,0 07) Look at Your Hands - 7,0 08) Monkey - 8,0 09) Kissing a Fool - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,78 (88/100) Current ranking: 83/664

This is a great album. Full disclosure when I was 9 years old this was my favorite album and I wrote a letter to George Michael's fan club. I don't believe I got a response but I won't hold that against George. This was my first time listening to the album since I had the cassette tape and it holds up really well. I was unaware at the time how horny Micheal was during the recording of this album but I certainly take more of it now. This would be a 5 if not for a few filler tracks but it holds up well and is expertly produced.

The man knows what he's about.

Faith is a classic but every song seems repetitive. It’s pop music, of course, so that can be expected.

Ok not bad or good

I expected to dislike this more. There's not a ton of substance to this album but there are a couple tracks on this that are undeniably catchy. 80's Pop music may be by definition one of the genres I tend to like the least, and while I wouldn't say I clicked with this album, I don't know if it's fair to say I disliked it. So points for that!

I was expecting a much more corny 80s production on this one, but was surprised that wasn’t really the case and I actually enjoyed a few tracks. That said, it’s still not for me and I was honestly just wishing it would end for at least half the album.

Everyone’s heard Faith and Father Figure a hundred times, but I Want Your Sex? That should be the intro track to every sex ed class ever.

Orange Mocha Frappuccinos!

My metal heart wants to shit on this so bad but there are some bangers in here. The bass is killer.

Pop greatness. It seems oxymoronic, and it probably is music's great paradoxes. Critics praised this album on its release, but it seemed more like an apology because they thought George Michael was no better than Wham. He's slightly better, but that doesn't make this album great. it's just greater than anyone thought it would be.

Not bad, the single are the best though, album tracks a little weak

just soso

Helvetin kova! Erittäin Prince-henkinen 4/5

Ihan hyviä kasarisoundeja mut ei ihan lähde. 3/5

Не ожидал, что мне понравится, но мне прям понраааавилось!!! I want your sex прям попала в меня! Отличная песня!!! Вокал Джорджа Майкла шикарен, а инструменты звучат просто блестяще!!!

на любителя. бенгеров не обнаружено.

Token slur here. Why *should* I like this?

I was horribly snobby at the time and though I was too good for this bland nonsense. I was right.

Say what you want. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou had the sauce.

First listen, that was okay.

George Micheal did not die of aids, whoever said that was lying and most probably homophobic. It was an okay album, not my thing personally.

Faith is great, I Want Your Sex is fun, Father Figure can be cast into the sea, and the back half of the album is full of mushy ballads. 2.5

Was George Michael just junior varsity Prince, discuss

Shocking number of memories jogged by this album. First up: the numerous videos I've watched of Megan Thee Stallion dancing in slo-mo to "Father Figure" Second: I used to work at a small company where the CEO would invite all of us to holiday parties and also his birthday parties at his large house (weird in retrospect) and at least once or twice he hired this cover band to play. I can't remember how much of these events are merged together, but 1) he said he wanted them to do "I Want Your Sex" and I wound up relaying this to the band who 2) eventually got us a noise complaint and then 3) when I took a photo of the CEO and the band with said noise complaint and texted it out to whoever wanted it, the guitarist told me if I wanted to I could text him at that number "about whatever". He had played with Warrant and I was 22. So that was weird. Anyway. Really front-loaded album if you ask me. 2.5

Not for me and I don't really see a place for it on this list

George at the top of his game, had to check it was not a compilation with that many bangers on it.

Faith was everything

If Michael Jackson and kungfu panda had a crossover.. the first few songs were so bad, but it got better. I liked kissing a fool.

The opening track is spacious and rocks along smartly. Much of the rest is a bit gloopy.

Альбом как-то не услышался, споткнулся на третей, кажется вещи, где постоянно повторяется секс секс секс.

His best.

2.27

Whew. 3.7.

I can see the value in this album but I don't like it. Monkey is just plain bad. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

oh boy! echoey vocals, cheesy synths, no bottom or weight to the sound at all, corny lyrics! all the beautiful sounds of the 80s, and they come complete with george michael's vacuous, bland voice! maybe I'm just not the right kind of gay to like this (I'm the kind with good taste)

Great pop writer, YMMV on this era of music. For me, I was done by Look at Your Hands.

“I want your sex” is what a middle schooler would do when tasked with writing a song about “Sex teehee 🤭” I’ll just listen to Duran Duran instead.

Lewd with a lot of edgy religious references. ‘I Want Your Sex’ is pretty dumb. There’s the title track, and then there are some other decent tracks towards the end. He’s a surprisingly talented musician.

Made me smile from start to finish. Kicks off with possibly the strongest three tracks of any album on this list. Crazy influential record for the kind of music I like. Also, lest we forget, dude was not out yet! He made this crazy, sexy, bold album just because the music moved him. Worth a 5 if only for the "HUHHH!" he does during I Want Your Sex. Man, George Michael was good!

Better than I expected it to be.

I like the song Faith, but the rest of the album Faith leaves me cold. I was glad when it ended.

I love the 80s but I’m not the biggest fan of George Michael. I was going to give it a 2 but Father Figure and Kissing a Fool brought it up to a 3 for me. Otherwise it’s just a lot of cheesy 80s music with really cringey lyrics.

Hidden gems mixed among a slew of hits. I would definitely revisit this one.

not bad

Love this album as a child, listening to it older doesn't resonate the same way

Sexy music for gay dudes

He's naughty!

Not for me...

Meh...

Meh

Never really been a big fan. I've heard all of his hits but I don't know that I've ever listened to an album of his. I have to admit, I'm pleasantly surprised. He's either a good songwriter or works with someone who really knows their shit. There is use of passing chords, subdominants, etc. You don't find that in your run of the mill pop songs.

i swear i’m not a prude but i just can’t listen to this D1 freakery on a tuesday morning, there r some bangers on here but 7 mins of begging someone to bang u is just not my jam sorry mr. michael

Pros: -attempts to destigmatize sex and queer sexual orientations during a politically conservative era -talented vocals Cons: -multiple creepy and unsettling lyrics -ick production choices

I like the title track quite a bit. The rest didn't stand out to me as much

Well, I listened it. You defs hear the cocaine. It's the most upbeat skeazing I've ever heard.

Its a good album

80/100. Faith by George Michael is a great pop record, showcasing his incredible vocals and well-written songs. The album is a smooth and enjoyable listen, blending pop, R&B, and soul influences effortlessly. For me, the standout track is "Kissing a Fool," which highlights his vocal and songwriting brilliance.

Looking back on this album in 2025 and having watched the Wham! documentary on Netflix, it's incredibly sad to think how much more celebrated George Michael would be in this day and age, compared to the enforced repression pushed on him by the British media and societal values in the 80s/90s. This is a perfect pop album, brilliantly crafted and executed

The Good: We get to have faith! The Bad: We don’t know in what… The Ugly: Getting caught… When I was still in my teens, I made a huge trip to the other side of the world to stay with family and work in their business. It was still the time of cassettes, though CD’s were slowly crawling into mainstream. One could still light up a cigarette during a long haul flight. We had big hair, not thick, just big! Oh, and we were nearing the end of the cold-war… There I was, living far away from my comfortable home, with my portable cassette player for which I can’t recall the brandname, nor can I recall excactly how long fresh batteries last… was it 8 hours? Anyway, I was reading a lot back then, detectives, thrillers, the odd weird thing, and I was listening to the albums that mostly reminded me of my friends home. This album was one of the ones that got a lot of airtime as it launched the year before, and I had listened to the hits at one too many parties! You listen differently to albums when you are far away from home, and don’t know how much longer the batteries will last… Playing this album, brought me right back to those lovely years. The travels I did, the new people I met, and the new memories created. For that, a huge thank you to George M. For those who feel that this album sounds too ‘80s… well, that’s because it was released in the middle of that ‘80s sound, where things were already becoming more polished. Also, if my memory serves me right, GM performed most, if not all, instruments on this album, and only for that we should give him another round of applause and thanks. a 5* without a doubt, for me!

The opening double of "Faith" and "Father Figure" are really excellent. Sadly the rest of it is bland and cheesier than a Barry Manilow outfit.

1st half is solid, 2nd half kinda faded into the background for me. Fairly fun overall.

Faith // 1.5/5

I respect the voice and production

Decent album. A little weird, but maybe it's just the overt horniness. I had heard Faith and Father Figure before, but everything else was new to me. I liked Kissing a Fool the most, George Michael does have a very good voice. I think it's just the style of the music that I'm kinda just neutral on. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I would rather hear his voice singing a different style of music, like if he had been born in a different era, he would have done Sinatra-style songs well. Solid 3.

Got Michael Jackson and queen vibes from the songs

# 528 : Faith "Faith" is a well-crafted album that earned its place as the Grammy Album of the Year in 1989 and is ranked 151 on Rolling Stones list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The front half is especially strong, packed with memorable songwriting and timeless tracks that still hold up today. My personal favorite is the title track Faith—catchy, confident, and iconic. The latter half doesn’t quite maintain the same momentum, feeling a bit uneven in comparison. Still, it’s a solid listen overall and a testament to George Michael’s artistry and versatility. Worth listening to: Faith Listened: 21/07/2025

This album's a real heavyweight. A bit pop for my taste but it's sure famous.

I get why this is included in the list. There's several tracks here that were monster hits, and yeah they're catchy. It's just not one that's really to my taste.

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Big sexy george

The best pop album of the 80’s

Schmaltzy, synthy, 80s pop ballads, the kind of thing I hate. Although it doesn't come across to me in the presentation at all, apparently these songs are all heartfelt and personal, and not the musical Barnum statements which they seem to be.

4/10

Bruh has two first names

The hits are great and still sound good. Everything else is standard issue dance pop.

Never been a fan, still not. Not to say he's not talented I suppose, just not for me. The title track is the only passable one, the rest really wasn't up to much.

I don’t understand why this fella was so highly rated. Hate his breathy voice so much. Don’t like his song writing. And I wish he’d stop going on about wanting sex.

My inner pop personal leapt out when I put this on. I spent my teens steadfastly avoiding George Micheal, public toilets and also lorry drivers just for good measure. At the time he was a figure of hatred for me, encapsulating pompous 'me me me' pop. Im sure you are now thinking dear reader 'he hates it, get ready for a 1 star!' Well, yes and no, as i seem to have mellowed somewhat and now wear infra-red glasses, and i finally appreciated this for the masterpiece it actually is. It's well written and performed. I shall give it the highest i can score it in all good faith.

Hard giving the icon this low a score but he has so much better music this album just dragged on for me

This will be my second, and naturally last George Michael album to review. I gave three stars to Listen Without Prejudice, but I know a few more songs on this album, and as an eighties fan, I'm expecting to enjoy Faith more than its follow-up effort. I know the first three songs on this album, and all three of them are great, but the rest of this album will be new to me. Here's hoping that I've been missing out on some great tunes on the rest of this album! Despite my relatively high hopes, Faith was only slightly better than Listen Without Prejudice. I still love the first three songs on this album quite a bit, but after that, I felt like this album was just a generic pop/R&B album, albeit with a great vocalist. George Michael was a great pop musician and pop culture icon, but I felt like this album lost a lot of momentum early on, and failed to gain it back. Despite my feelings about the album as a whole, it does have a few excellent songs. The album's title track is excellent as a lead-off song. The organ intro is fantastic, and the bass playing and multitrack vocals are outstanding. Everything about this song is incredibly fun, and it's an outstanding pop song. "Father Figure" is fantastic too. Yes, the lyrics feel a bit dirty, but it has an atmosphere that I absolutely love. Everything echoes in a way that makes it feel like this song was recorded in an empty church, which works so thematically as a second track after "Faith." The bass and vocals are once again fantastic, but I love when the piano kicks in. "Father Figure" builds and gets better as it goes along, like the musical version of edging. The horns should be cheesy, but to me, I think they sounded great. "I Want Your Sex" is where Faith starts to dip a little, but only because this song overstays its welcome a bit. I love the sex positive message, the backing vocals, and the percussion, but this song doesn't bring enough to the table to justify going on for nine minutes. It's still a good song, but it doesn't compete with the two songs before it. "One More Try" had some excellent vocals and organ playing, but other than that, it didn't garner much interest from me. The best song after the first three tracks was "Hand To Mouth. The keyboard and bass playing were excellent, and I loved the mood of the intro. Lyrically, "Hand To Mouth" was excellent, and I loved its critique of the crumbling of American standards of living. Even though this album had some high points, it falls pretty middle of the road for me. I think George Michael is an excellent vocalist and fantastic pop musician, but I'd rather stick to the hits when it comes to his catalog.

This one's still got it. Faith is one of those albums that almost dares you not to enjoy yourself, and I didn’t even bother resisting. It's slick, cheeky, confident, and genuinely well-crafted pop. I’d forgotten just how strong the singles are until they started rolling in like old friends who still know how to charm the room. There’s a boldness in George’s voice that feels effortless, like he’s letting you in on a private wink while still sounding like a megastar. Some of the ballads haven’t aged quite as gracefully for me, but honestly, the highs more than make up for it. “Father Figure” still hits in its weird, haunting way, and “One More Try” works better than I remembered.

Fun album. Half really hit. Other half, not so much.

Obviously not my cup of tea but I do have respect for this album and its maker. Michael wrote all the music, plays a load of instruments en of course sings. He wasn't just a pretty boy, he was a genuine and talented artist and multi-talent. The success of this album is incredible. Six hitsingles out of nine songs. I had never heard the album but of course I had heard almost all the songs plenty of times. Hey, this is the time I grew up, minor gymnasium years. At the time I hated it, I a a lot more nuanced now. The two songs that stand out for me are 'One more try' and 'Kissing a fool' - both of them are characterised by Michael's singing, where in a lot of the other tracks he sometimes appears to rather whisper that sing. 'Kissing a fool' is a weird song on this album - it is a truly acoustic song where all other tracks are defined, and a bit destroyed, by very synthetic eighties-sounds. Not my favourite album of course, but no punishment to listen to.

Grew up on this album but it’s a bit funny to hear the lyrics now. All this singing about girls and knowing my man is just collecting a paycheck. First 3 songs are best: “faith”, “father figure” and “I want your sex”

I’d be lying if I said I knew I’d like this album. This surprised me

I have faith

Wow. Still.

Dans ce schtyle-là, il est bon George.

J'ai aimé Monkey et Kissing a Fool Sinon c'est un peu le Michael Jackson des pauvres.

Bonne pop!

2.5

3.5

Favorite Track: Faith

A bit silly and goofy, but I really enjoyed listening to this album.

I'm the wrong kind of gay for this, George Michael doesn't exactly have a lot for the sapphics. I'd probably be able to tag along for the ride, but the '80s are also one of my least favorite decades for mainstream pop music, and this is an album that features a lot of the production attributes that usually drive me away from this era. Everything has that sort of cheesy sheen that a lot of '80s pop music seems to. And the songs are kind of campy, but not in a way I really resonate with. The result is that these are catchy, well written songs, and George Michael is a strong presence, but I just don't really like much of what is here. The Title Track sort of grew on me, Hard Day is sorta funky, and I like Hand To Mouth. Although, I really don't see myself returning to any of the songs here. Although I would like to make a special mention of I Want Your Sex (Pts. 1 & 2), which I can't say I love, but it is genuinely fascinating. This is a 9 minute epic about, you guessed it: sex, which features a little break where we get lyrics like "sex is natural, sex is fun, sex is best when it's one on one" which sort of makes me feel like I'm in some bizarre sex education class in high school or something. I understand that this would have seemed a little more daring at the time, but now it is just sort of bizarre and quaint. It baffles me that this is a song on an album that sold 25 *Million* copies. Anyways, as much as I don't really like this album, I can't really feel any negativity towards it. It's just sort of having a good time, and who would I be to stop it. Plus, I'd like to give some bonus points to George Michael for making such an unrepentantly gay and horny album for the mainstream in 1987, I have nothing but respect, even if I can't entirely resonate here.

1/2

Father Figure is making a nice comeback right now on TikTok. A really strong album. Good hits! 7.9/10

i like the second one

Schlock

Catchy, enjoyable. Great album!

I guess the singles can be fun in a nostalgic way if you were around when it got released, but the other songs are a drag.

''Sex is natural, sex is good Not everybody does it But everybody should Sex is natural, sex is fun Sex is best when it's one-on-one One-on-one Hoo-ah (Sex) I'm not your father Hoo-ah (Sex) I'm not your brother Hoo-ah (Sex) talk to your sister Hoo-ah (Sex) I am a lover Hoo-ah (Sex) Woo-ooh, ah Hoo-ah (Sex) Hoo-ah (Sex) Ow! C-c-c-c-c-c-come on (Hoo-ah)'' Give me a fucking break.

I hated every seconds of this thing. What the hell.

Sexy and fantastic

Decent mix of styles here on Georges solo debut album, certainly trying to get rid of his "teenybopper" status by going way more overtly sexual. I think those more sexual / freaky songs are the best ones here with the more plain ballad types not really being to interesting. Father Figure is a real standout for me along with the title track of course. The direction George takes with this album can been seen as a blueprint of sorts for other "teenyboppers"/ Boy band members looking to go solo and appearing more mature. I'd say Timberlake certainly took cues from what George was doing on this.

There's nothing for me in here. No matter how good George Michael's singing is, I always fail to connect to this style of slow and intimate type of Pop music from the 80's. Giving it 2 stars because his voice is pleasent to listen to.

A big hit in its time, and a great example of state of the art production. But man, that guy was horny.

Sweaty, gay, and horny hits. First half is pretty good, second half is a bit too 80s ballads for me, they don’t hold up or maybe I don’t do enough cocaine.

Da chunds mer chli vor als wär de georgie boy en pupertierende, überspitze teenie wo immer irgendwodure über sex rede mun. Oder Jesus. En verwirte, überspitze teenie. Beides nimmt leider de ganz sex appeal chli use und es fühlt sich zurecht ah als wärs 1987. Gueti Stimm het er aber. Dadefür segi doch zwei Vater unser bim Mastrubiere.

Hmmm ja rich scho na guet gsi. Nöd mega vill blibr aber für e georgige 3er langeds

100 prozentig ja vorane hab ich... ah sorry, ih habe gesprizt von erste tag ah, ih habe george geloset da, da isch... mini lieblings karaoke-go-to song und ich singe ohne weiteres... george und alle michaels, ich habe keine angst vor sterben "hend sie nöd angst dasmer sie für cringe haltet?" ahhh nei da, da isch, da isch nu en blablabla, da isch nur ums moneymoney gegangen da isch gugus gugus gugus gsi, gugus geblieben mit G, G, G und george fangt au mit G ah äh, mitg buchstab G – stimmt oder stimmt nid?

A taste of what was to come, never my bag at the time but now I am older I can appreciate how good he was

My mom used to play this album in the car all the time when I was a kid, so there’s definitely some nostalgia baked in. "Faith" & "Father Figure" starts this off strong, solid 5/5 energy, but loses a bit of its punch as it goes. “One More Try” is a well-done ballad, just a little slower than I usually want from George. Overall, the album gives major, dude wants to fuck everything energy, but hey, he also made a great pop record.

it was ok. it was like budget Michael Jackson. the gospel influences weren’t hitting for me cuz I’d rather just listen to a gospel album. Feels of it’s time. which is cool in like a historical way. But I hate 80s production sm.

Inleder med starka poplåtar. I want your sex hade kunnat vara en Prince-låt. Andra halvan av skivan betydligt svagare. George Michael har en rätt anonym röst. Det saknas tryck som kommer fram främst när körer får utrymme.

I can see why it was so popular. The songs are catchy and have great rhythms. The album sounds like something MJ or Prince would write. It sounds very dated but the songs are still great. Faith is a classic, but Monkey was the other standout to me.

Props to Michael for his pop songwriting ability but not my jam. Catchy hooks and understandably a big mainstream success, but I won't go out of my way to listen to it.

De første tre sangan her e jo så knallstart at det skal godt gjøres å lage et album som følge opp resten, men det e ikke så langt unna at George Michael gjør det – eneste grunnen til at æ ikke e overbegeistra e grunnet mitt eget humør i går og at det ikke va helt sammenfallanes med den typen 80-tallspop, men i prinsippet e æ entusiastisk!

no

This was my first listen. It sounded like 80’s pop but surprisingly it holds up well. I never thought I’d admit it, but I’m a fan.

smooth and sexy fun

80s isn't really my thing, but this record and artist is a bit of an exception. Something about the synths on this one paired with George's voice works for me. This transports me back to my childhood and hearing these tracks in some of my favorite movies. "Faith" is still one of my favorite pop songs of all time. Really fun record. Happy Pride Month!

Fav: Monkey Least Fav: I Want Your Sex - Pts. 1 & 2 Dutch Van Der Linde approves of this album

Wasn't a huge fan. First three songs are great though

Expected to like this more than I did but it fell off after the first couple of songs

Horny album this

Dang, Pt. 4. On this 1,001 album journey one of my biggest self discoveries is I guess I’m a George Michael fan? I heard his big songs as a kid, and I found them catchy back then, but for whatever reason his songs never clicked with me. Sounds like the ‘80s in a good way. A few songs are meh, but some are MWAH (five stars). *monkey sounds*

The title track is great, the other hits are great as well, though following Faith with Father Figure is just terrible sequencing, that’s a track 3 or 4 song. Overall, the whole was less than the sum, but when it worked it really worked for me. 3 stars but really a hair’s breadth from 4

This has got a couple great songs on it. Faith. Father Figure. The rest is pretty good, but not my jam and very 80s.

I love George Michael as a person, and some of his songs. This album? Um. Not so much.

some finely crafted pop music. hell of a start with Faith and Father Figure back to back

Probably everyone know this, but this album would be great for erotic endeavors

Great campy fun, doesn't draw me back to listen on the regular though.

Solid album. Some really good and catch tracks. Faith is a good song. Worthy of a listen and a repeat.

Wham! guy has an album which reminds me of Brazil. 9/10

Color me impressed. The entire album is extremely catchy and flashy with very crisp production. My neck and face are starting to hurt from the constant nodding and stank face. A 9 minute song about wanting to sex someone? Yes, please! However, Limp Bizkit's Faith>George Michael's.

Faith is a great song— there’s some cool tracks throughout, smooth jazz and drum beats. The sex song is terrible though, and even though the lyrics say this isn’t going on, it seems like he’s singing c-c-c-c-cum

A 9 minute song about how George Michael wants my sex? Wow Georgie, if only I’d known sooner… I’m glad that he clarified that he wasn’t my brother or father too. Although that was a bit confusing considering that the previous song he promised to be my father figure. I mean what was going on in the 80s man? Whenever time travel is invented, the first thing I’m doing is going back and taking their synthesizers away. Just awful. He tried to be George Michael Jackson, but he could only achieve George Michael Bluth. The fact that this charted at all is bananas (How much can it cost?), much less that it was #1 for 12 weeks. Oh and I’m glad that he clarified in the final song that he did in fact want to have sex with me, I wasn’t sure. Faith is a banger though.

Decent 80s music but man does that dude need to get laid

Sexy! The singles are amazing. And as always, what a voice!

Great album. So close to five stars

Niet helemaal mijn jammm

Pretty much a perfect pop album! All the songs are good and the quality of the singing is fantastic. I can’t really find fault with this one at all so an easy 5 star, no question. PS the guy was gay not a sex offender so piss off all you homophobic bellends!!

Definitely listened to a few of these songs as a kid and never knew it was by George Michael. I think he had quite an impact, especially for Europe, and during my parents' lives growing up. Not something I would to every single day but now and again it would give a nostalgic feeling. This is more for the music than lyrics

It was nice to remind myself of the classics

Pretty decent, reminds me of Michael Jackson or Prince. Most songs feel very similar and lacking of meaning besides sex. Faith was great and so was father figure

Fritidsklubb på Sørumsand og ikke minst 80-tallsfest på Fjellfoten! En soleklar treer

Orket ikke høre ferdig. Enten er det klissete ballader eller så er det «I want your body, I want your sex»

I liked the first couple a decent bit. I thought it was enjoyable overall but just not really my thing. Still need to go through Wham's stuff as well Rating: 3.3

Michael Jackson esq. Cheesy at times (I want your Sex). But not bad.

3.6 good effort for debit album

I liked a lot of it :) but it's very inconsistent

4.

• 3/5 • impressive solo breakout album shifting from teen pop to more of a blue eyed soul sound • outside of Faith and maybe Father Figure, I don’t think it’s aged especially well • synths on some of the songs make the production sound tinny

He's trying his hardest to be hot and sexy but all I can imagine is him going up to a random woman in the street, getting on his hands and knees begging to fuck.

What a creepy album

Ah yes, Wham! was my first ever gig, I had such a crush on George. Such a good songwriter and what a voice. Tbh the production hasn’t stood the test of time. But still a banging debut solo effort. 3.5 rounding up for old times sake