100 ESSENTIAL GEORGE MICHAEL SONGS. Today: #7. More: tomorrow.

7 FAITH George Michæl 1987- Faith Wham! had been very successful. When George decided to launch a solo career, he was taking a risk. After scoring a solo hit with “A Different Corner”, he released a duet with Aretha Franklin which reached #1. Next, he finally shook off the bubblegum image associated with Wham! when he dropped his single “I Want Your Sex”. This allowed Michael to be seen as an adult. The controversy sparked by that single only helped to reinforce his new approach and helped it grow into a worldwide hit song. A lot was riding on George’s debut solo album. The title track was his next single. Starting with a church organ at the intro, the song is a throwback to rock ‘n’ roll. “Faith” topped the US, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand charts. In Britain, the disc peaked at #2. Its parent album reached #1 in America, the UK, Europe and Canada.  No less than 7 singles were lifted off the LP, with 4 topping the US chart. There was now no doubt that this new phase in George’s musical career would prove lucrative.   Caffè Lattè presents a tribute to one of pop music’s greatest performers. In 2023, he would have celebrated his 60th birthday. A Netflix special looks back on his days with Wham!. Here are his best songs ranked in order of impact & quality - as a soloist and with Andrew Ridgeley….             THE 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS OF   GEORGE MICHÆL         Hear the songs on this countdown on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76x5LEvMMiHkCHV6KebTCB?si=d4117e5ec7184cd3&pt=d3407dd39de41c44d1e6f43d49df2914