The First Step (studio album)
by Faces

The First Step by Faces
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 23,729th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 45 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (258th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,801st)
Award Best albums of all time (23,729th)

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Faces bestography

The First Step is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Faces on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Faces is A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse which is ranked number 2805 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 548.

Faces album bestography « Higher ranked (17,660th)
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This album (23,729th)
The First Step
Lower ranked (26,143rd) »
Five Guys Walk Into A Bar...

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The First Step track list

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 45 votes)
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09/13/2025 03:00 AAL2014  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,45475/100
 
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04/16/2024 10:23 dukeboxkool  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,94872/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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70/100
From 05/10/2023 21:36
bit of a mixed bag, couple of duds, 4 ok songs and 4 good songs - Wicked Messenger, Flying, Nobody Knows and Three Button highlights to my ears...
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75/100
From 01/18/2020 05:26
Good Dylan cover to kick it off and then a whole lot of meh.
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From 10/03/2018 20:17
An elegant mess. The band would go on to much greater things, of course, but a solid first record that sets the stage for what's to come. Ronnie's version of "Stone" on Pete Townshend's "Who Came First" is much better.
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From 01/16/2017 18:50
Flying,Three Button, Wicked Messenger,best tracks here.
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From 07/15/2016 16:12
Enjoyable enough, but not in the class as, blind horse, or, ooh, would be. Still, a lot of fun.
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From 07/02/2015 12:32
A good "debut" from the band that transformed from the Small Faces. Rod Stewart is the lead on most of these album tracks there is also 2 instrumentals. Best tracks are 3 Button...& Wicked Messenger.
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From 01/29/2015 18:44
Best Track: Flying
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