Not Fakin' It

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{{Infobox album

| name = Not Fakin' It

| type = Studio

| artist = Michael Monroe

| cover = Not Fakin It.jpg

| released = {{start date|1989|9}}

| recorded =

| studio = Atlantic Studios, New York City

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Hard rock
• glam metal
• {{nowrap|glam punk}}

}}

| length = 39:07

| label = PolyGram

| producer = Michael Monroe, Michael Frondelli

| prev_title = Nights Are So Long

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Peace of Mind

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{singles

| name = Not Fakin' It

| type = studio

| single1 = Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" / "Shakedown

| single1date = 1989[https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Monroe&titel=Dead%2C+Jail+Or+Rock%27n%27Roll&cat=s "Michael Monroe - Dead, Jail Or Rock'N'Roll (song)"]. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

| single2 = Man with No Eyes

| single2date = 1989[https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Monroe&titel=Man+With+No+Eyes&cat=s "Michael Monroe - Man With No Eyes (song)"]. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

| single3 = She's No Angel" / "Not Fakin' It

| single3date = 1989[https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Monroe-Shes-No-Angel/release/4908042 "Michael Monroe – She's No Angel"]. Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

| single4 = While You Were Looking at Me" / "Love Is Thicker than Blood

| single4date = 1990[https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Monroe-While-You-Were-Looking-At-Me/release/4789030 "Michael Monroe – While You Were Looking At Me"]. Discogs. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Hi-Fi News & Record Review

| rev2Score = A:1*{{cite news|last=|first=|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-12.pdf|title=Review: Michael Monroe — Not Fakin' It|work=Hi-Fi News & Record Review|type=magazine|date=December 1989|volume=34|issue=12|access-date=30 September 2021|page=145|location=Croydon|publisher=Link House Magazines Ltd|via=World Radio History|issn=0142-6230|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903215428/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-12.pdf|archive-date=3 September 2021}}

}}

Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe, released in September 1989 through PolyGram;Ginsberg, Geoff. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/not-fakin-it-mw0000201873 "Not Fakin' It - Michael Monroe"]. AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 12 April 2020. a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart, No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[http://www.allmusic.com/album/not-fakin-it-mw0000201873/awards "Not Fakin' It - Michael Monroe | Awards"]. AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 12 April 2020. and being certified gold in Japan.Väntänen, Ari. "Michael Monroe". Like Kustannus. 2011. {{ISBN|978-952-01-0528-0}}. The single "Man with No Eyes" reached No. 90 on the UK singles chart.https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25990/michael-monroe/

The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence. The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, Nights Are So Long (1987).