Faith (George Michael album)
Faith is the debut album by George Michael, released in October 1987 and was named after the song.
- 4.1 musicians
- 4.2 Production
History
After Wham! to 1986 held together, George Michael expressed a desire to dissolve the band, as it was the style of the group to be tired. After the concert at Wembley Stadium Michael began his work on the album Faith. While the small part of the work was produced, recorded already in the period 1984-1985 Songs A Different Corner and The Edge of Heaven appeared. Also represented a success offense turned the song " I Knew You Were Waiting ( For Me ) " is a duet with Aretha Franklin which was taken during the recording sessions in 1986, but appeared in the album Aretha.
The bulk of the album was recorded in 1987. Michael used for the recordings a Synclavier 9600, to which it was also his first digital recording. One part was taken up in the PUK studios in Denmark and another part they took in the Sarm West Studios in London. Each song wrote George Michael himself, except for the bonus track Look at Your Hands, which he wrote with David Austin. From the album so far left more than ten million copies sold worldwide and for this he also won at the Grammy Awards 1989 in the category Album of the Year.
Following the publication itself held the album twelve weeks in the U.S. album charts. It solved twice the soundtrack album to the film Dirty Dancing, and was replaced both of Tiffany's debut album as well as Van Halen album OU812.
Title list
Charts
Album
Singles
Contributors
Musician
- George Michael: vocals, keyboard, bass, drums
- Robert Ahwai: Guitar
- J. J. Belle: Guitar
- Roddy Matthews: Guitar
- Chris Cameron: piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Betsy Cook: Keyboard
- Danny Schogger: Keyboard
- Deon Estus: E-Bass
- Ian Thomas: Drums
- Andy Duncan: percussion instrument
- Steve Sidwell: Horn
- Jamie Talbot: Horn
- Rick Taylor: Horn
- Paul Spong: Horn
- Malcolm Griffiths: Horn
- Mark Chandler: Horn
- Steve Waterman: Horn
- Shirley Lewis: backing vocals
Production
- Produced and arranged by George Michael
- Sound engineers: Chris Porter, Paul Gomersall & Paul Wright
- Mix: Shep Pettibone and Steve Peck
Critical reception
The album received mostly very positive reviews. Steve Huey of Allmusic said, for example:
" All of it adds up to one of the finest pop albums of the '80s, setting a high-water mark did Michael which are only able to reach in isolated moments afterward. "
And awarded the album 5 stars out of 5.