Only someone like George Michael could make organ music popular. <\/p>\n
The instrument opens the album on the title track and is used yet again on \u201cOne More Try,\u201d which is perhaps the dullest song George has ever recorded.\u00a0 Yeah, the song did go to No. 1, but I have a funny feeling that people remember the No. 2 hit \u201cI Want Your Sex\u201d more than that one.\u00a0 Also featured on the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop 2<\/em>, \u201cI Want Your Sex\u201d is just one of the many high points to be found on the debut album by this gifted singer. <\/p>\n What made this album so successful is that it appealed to almost everyone when it was first released in the conservative Republican year of 1987. It presented a far more mature, completely made-over George Michael to the masses. From its engaging material to the professional packaging and design, Faith <\/i>was destined to become an instant classic.\u00a0 <\/p>\n You could snap your fingers to the title song and to its sister ballad \u201cFather Figure.\u201d It was clearly evident from these two deceptively simple songs that it was back to basics for George Michael, who opted to produce the album himself. This is as far from Wham! that Michael could have possibly gotten while still staying pop. <\/p>\n Even when he switches into carnal mode on \u201cI Want Your Sex,\u201d it is a surprisingly smooth transition. The song\u2019s content and racy video did stir up quite a bit of controversy, though George did his best in trying to promote monogamy over promiscuity. Another message song is the anti-drug hit, \u201cMonkey,\u201d which is undoubtedly the strangest track in his entire catalog. Again, the video is what helped to sell the song.\u00a0 Long before Ricky Martin shook his bon-bon, we had George Michael showing the guys how it\u2019s done. <\/p>\n Mediocre songs like \u201cHand To Mouth\u201d and \u201cLook At Your Hands\u201d end up getting lost in this mix because the other songs are just so strong. For example, \u201cHard Day\u201d may have ended up as a B-side, but it holds up so well on its own and was ultimately included on George\u2019s first greatest hits compilation, Ladies & Gentlemen<\/i>. What makes this particular song a must-own is the fact that it is\u00a0only the second (and last) time you will ever hear him try his hand at rapping — the first being “Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do).”\u00a0 <\/p>\n Tucked in near the end of the album is the revelation \u201cKissing A Fool.\u201d\u00a0 Like \u201cI Want Your Sex,\u201d this is a unique song that deserved a better fate, since it shows off Michael\u2019s stunning vocal ability and range. \u201cKissing A Fool\u201d is a jazzy torch song that blows the other tracks on Faith <\/i>out of the water. <\/p>\n Not content to just quit while he\u2019s ahead, George Michael inexplicably tacked a redundant remix of \u201cHard Day\u201d and an anticlimactic \u201cI Want Your Sex – Part 3 (A Last Request)\u201d on to the end of the album.\u00a0 Sorry, George, but you pushed things too far in the wrong direction with these two unnecessary additions.\u00a0 \u201cI Want Your Sex – Part 2\u201d was bad enough with the laughable – and repeated – line, \u201cI know we can come together \/ the question is, will we ever?\u201d\u00a0 Ugh. 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