Faith es un álbum de George Michael, publicado en 1987 por Epic. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Faith», «Father Figure», «I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2)» y «One More Try».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum que inaugura de manera explosiva la discografía de George Michael en solitario, "Faith", es una de las declaraciones de independencia artística más exitosas y contundentes de la historia del pop. Lanzado en 1987, este trabajo no solo distanció a George Michael de su pasado como ídolo adolescente en Wham!, sino que también lo consagró como un compositor, productor y vocalista de un talento y una ambición extraordinarios.
De hecho, el álbum es un tour de force donde Michael escribió, produjo y arregló casi la totalidad del material. "Faith" es un escaparate de su increíble versatilidad, saltando con una facilidad asombrosa del rockabilly de la canción que da título al disco, al funk provocador de "I Want Your Sex", pasando por el soul de "Father Figure" y el jazz de "Kissing a Fool". El disco se siente como un mosaico de influencias perfectamente cohesionado.
El éxito comercial del álbum fue simplemente abrumador. Generó una increíble cantidad de singles número uno y se convirtió en un fenómeno cultural, con la imagen de George Michael con la chupa de cuero y la guitarra como un icono de la década. "Faith" no solo dominó las listas de pop, sino que también triunfó en las listas de R&B, demostrando su capacidad para atraer a audiencias muy diversas.
"Faith" es una gran obra del pop. Es el sonido de un artista en la cima absoluta de su poder creativo, un álbum que combina la perfección comercial con una profundidad y una musicalidad excepcionales. No solo le valió el Grammy al Álbum del Año, sino que también lo estableció como una de las superestrellas más importantes y respetadas de su generación.
Listado de Canciones
- Faith3:16
Letra
Well I guess it would be nice If I could touch your body I know not everybody Has got a body like you, uhh But I've got to think twice Before I give my heart away And I know all the games you play Because I play them too Oh but I Need some time off from that emotion Time to pick my heart up off the floor Oh when that love comes down Without devotion Well it takes a strong man, baby But I'm showing you the door 'Cause I gotta have faith I gotta faith Because I gotta to have faith faith I gotta to have faith, faith, faith Baby I know you're asking me to stay Say please, please, please, don't go away You say I'm giving you the blues Maybe You mean every word you say Can't help but think of yesterday And another who tied me down to lover boy rules Before this river Becomes an ocean Before you throw my heart back on the floor Oh baby I reconsider My foolish notion Well I need someone to hold me But I wait for something more Yes I've gotta have faith Unh I gotta faith Because I gotta to have faith, faith, faith I gotta to have faith, faith, faith I just got to wait Because I got to have faith I gotta have faith I gotta, gotta, gotta have faith Before this river Becomes an ocean Before you throw my heart back on the floor Oh baby I reconsider My foolish notion Well I need someone to hold me But I wait for something more 'Cause I've gotta have faith Unh I gotta faith Because I gotta to have faith, faith, faith I gotta to have faith, faith, faith - Father Figure5:36
Letra
That's all I wanted Something special, something sacred In your eyes For just one moment To be bold and naked At your side Sometimes I think that you'll never Understand me Maybe this time is forever Say it can be, whoh That's all you wanted Something special, someone sacred In your life Just for one moment To be warm and naked At my side Sometimes I think that you'll never Understand me But something tells me together We'd be happy, oh oh (Baby) I will be your father figure (Oh baby) Put your tiny hand in mine (I'd love to) I will be your preacher teacher (Be your daddy) Anything you have in mind (It would make me) I will be your father figure (Very happy) I have had enough of crime (Please let me) I will be the one who loves you 'Til the end of time That's all I wanted But sometimes love can be mistaken For a crime That's all I wanted Just to see my baby's Blue eyes shine This time I think that my lover Understands me If we have faith in each other Then we can be Strong, baby I will be your father figure Put your tiny hand in mine I will be your preacher teacher Anything you have in mind I will be your father figure I have had enough of crime I will be the one who loves you 'Til the end of time If you are the desert I'll be the sea If you ever hunger Hunger for me Whatever you ask for That's what I'll be So when you remember the ones who have lied Who said that they cared But then laughed as you cried Beautiful darling Don't think of me Because all I ever wanted It's in your eyes, baby, And love can't lie, no (Greet me with the eyes of a child) My love is always tellin' me so (Heaven is a kiss and a smile) Just hold on, hold on I won't let you go, my baby I will be your father figure Put your tiny hand in mine I will be your preacher teacher Anything you have in mind, baby I will be your father figure I have had enough of crime (So I am gonna love you) 'Til the end of time I will be your father I will be your preacher I will be your daddy, whoa I will be the one who loves you 'til the end of time - I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2)
- One More Try5:50
Letra
I've had enough of danger And people on the streets I'm looking out for angels Just trying to find some peace Now I think it's time That you let me know So if you love me Say you love me But if you don't just let me go 'Cause teacher There are things that I don't want to learn And the last one I had Made me cry So I don't want to learn to Hold you, touch you Think that you're mine Because it ain't no joy For an uptown boy Whose teacher has told him goodbye, goodbye, goodbye When you were just a stranger And I was at your feet I didn't feel the danger Now I feel the heat That look in your eyes Telling me no So you think that you love me Know that you need me I wrote the song, I know it's wrong Just let me go And teacher There are things That I don't want to learn Oh the last one I had Made me cry So I don't want to learn to Hold you, touch you Think that you're mine Because it ain't no joy For an uptown boy Whose teacher has told him goodbye, goodbye, goodbye So when you say that you need me That you'll never leave me I know you're wrong, you're not that strong Let me go And teacher There are things That I still have to learn But the one thing I have is my pride Oh so I don't want to learn to Hold you, touch you Think that you're mine Because there ain't no joy For an uptown boy Who just isn't willing to try I'm so cold Inside Maybe just one more try - Hard Day4:48
Letra
Don't bring me down Don't bring me down Don't bring me down I've never been one for playing games You can move your mouth forever But the words sound just the same Something like Bang bang you're dead Couldn't we just make love instead Say yes 'cause it's what we do best And I've had such a hard day Take me where their eyes can't find us Without you I may as well just How much do I have to say What more do you have to see What will it take to make you love me Oh well you're not the first You're not the last You're not even the one who loves me the best But all I think about is you Take me where their eyes can't find us Without you I may as well just Take me where their eyes can't find us Without you I may as well just Don't bring me down Don't bring me down Don't bring me down Please don't wander from my door I've never been one for playing games You can move your mouth forever But the words sound just the same Ow Bang bang you're dead Couldn't we just make love instead Say yes because it's what we do best And I've had such a hard day So don't bring me down Won't you give me break Somebody give me a break now! Don't bring me down Don't bring me down Don't bring me down Sweet little boy with oh such a big mouth Harsh words can get you into hot water When people don't understand you baby I'm always here for you And I And I will never bring you down, down, down, down Down my baby Trust me I want you to trust me Oh, oh trust me 'Cause I won't bring you down (Don't bring me down) I won't bring you down Do you trust me Yeah - Hand To Mouth4:36
Letra
Jimmy got nothing made himself a name With a gun that he polished for a rainy day A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie Our boy Jimmy just blew them all away He said it made him crazy Twenty five years living hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep She needs her mother but her mother is dead Just another hooker that the lucky can forget Just another hooker It happens everyday She loved her little baby But she couldn't bare to see her living Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth I believe in the gods of America I believe in the land of the free But no one told me (No one told me) That the gods believe in nothing So with empty hands I pray And from day to hopeless day They still don't see me (See me) Everybody talks about the new generation Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation Like to help you buddy, but I haven't got the time Somebody shouted save me And everybody started living hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth There's a big white lady On a big white doorstep She asked her daddy and her daddy said 'yes' Has to give a little for the dollars that we get Has to give a little They say it's for the best Somebody shouted Maybe But they kept on living from hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth So she ran to the arms of America And she kissed the powers that be And someone told me (Someone told me) That the gods believe in nothing So with empty hands I pray And I tell myself One day They just might see me - Look At Your Hands4:37
Letra
I loved you once But look at you now You're in somebody else's bed I loved you once So I don't know how You're with a man like that You'd be better off dead He don't care He don't treat you right It's not fair I still want you at night Can't you see you made a mistake, girl He treats you like dirt and I hate it Na na na na na na lady look at your hands You got two fat children and a drunken man Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like it Ma ma ma ma baby look at your hands You should have been my woman when you had the chance Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life now He hits you once He hits you twice He don't care about the blood on his hands But that's okay 'Cause it's his wife "It's the only thing she understands," he says Say you're gonna leave him Say you're gonna try But you're only talking (you're only talking) Oh I know you think I'm a young boy But I'm good and I think we can make it Na na na na na na lady look at your hands You got two fat children and a drunken man Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like it Ma ma ma ma baby look at your hands You should have been my woman when you had the chance Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life Betcha don't, betcha don't, betcha don't like your life now (Don't like your guy now) Well excuse me baby but it's making me mad The only one you want is the only one you'll never have It's so sad The only one you'll never have It's too bad Only one you'll never have Na na na na na na lady look at your hands You've got two fat children and a drunken man And I bet you don't like your life now - Monkey5:05
Letra
Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving into it Do you love your monkey or do you love me? Why can't you do it? Why do I have to share my baby with a monkey? Monkey with a monkey monkey La la la Oh, I count to ten But I don't know how And I don't know when To open my eyes Baby if you kiss me again Like you did just now Like you did just then Just Do it again I've had the rest Now it's time I had the best So you tell me That you won't do anymore Well I'd write your heart a letter But I think you know me better If I keep on asking baby, maybe I'll get what I'm asking for Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving in to it Do you love your monkey or do you love me? Why can't you do it? Why do I have to share my baby with a monkey? Monkey, with a monkey, monkey La la la Oh, I hate your friends But I don't know how and I don't know when To open your eyes Yes, the monkey's back again Do you want him now like you did back then? I tried my best but your head is such a mess So I guess that I don't want you anymore Well you say you care about me That you just can't do without me But you keep on dancin' baby 'Til that monkey has you on the floor Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving into it Do you love the monkey or do you love me? Why can't you do it Why do I have to share my baby with a monkey? Monkey, with a monkey, monkey La la la Don't look now There's a monkey on your back Don't look now There's a monkey on you Don't look now There's a monkey on your back Don't look now There's a monkey on you So you tell me That you won't do anymore If I keep on askin' baby, maybe I'll get what I'm askin' for Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving into it Do you love the monkey or do you love me? Why can't you do it? Why do I have to share my baby with a monkey? Monkey, with a monkey, monkey La la la Why can't you do it? Why can't you set your monkey free? Always giving into it Do you love the monkey or do you love me? Why can't you do it? Why do I have to share my baby with a monkey? Monkey, with a monkey, monkey La la la - Kissing A Fool4:35
Letra
You are far, When I could have been your star, You listened to people, Who scared you to death and from my heart, Strange that you were strong enough, To even make a start, But you'll never find Peace of mind, Til you listen to your heart People, You can never change the way they feel, Better let them do just what they will, For they will, If you let them, Steal your heart from you, People, Will always make a lover feel a fool, But you knew I loved you, We could have shown them all, We should have seen love through Fooled me with the tears in your eyes, Covered me with kisses and lies, So goodbye, But please don't take my heart You are far, I'm never gonna be your star, I'll pick up the pieces And mend my heart, Maybe I'll be strong enough, I don't know where to start, But I'll never find Peace of mind, While I listen to my heart People, You can never change the way they feel, Better let them do just what they will, For they will, If you let them, Steal your heart And people, Will always make a lover feel a fool, But you knew I loved you, We could have shown them all But remember this, Every other kiss, That you ever give Long as we both live When you need the hand of another man, One you really can surrender with, I will wait for you, Like I always do, There's something there, That can't compare with any other You are far, When I could have been your star, You listened to people, Who scared you to death and from my heart, Strange that I was wrong enough, To think you'd love me too. I guess you were kissing a fool, You must have been kissing a fool. - A Last Request (I Want Your Sex Part 3)