Adam Faith - Complete Faith [2011] (6 x CDs)

ADAM FAITH

Adam Faith - Complete Faith [2011] (6 x CDs)

During the British pop music phenomenon of the late 1950s two artists reigned supreme, Cliff Richard and Adam Faith. While Cliff Richard showed astonishing staying power, the young Faith real name Terry Nelhams--had a remarkable run of hit records during the comparatively short time before he retired from singing. In seven years, between 1959 and 1966, Adam Faith made the UK chart 24 times and topped the U.K. charts with 'What Do You Want' and 'Poor Me"' In the mid-60s.      This extensive collection is long overdue. The versatile Adam Faith died on March 8th, 2003, and it has taken Parlophone, i.e EMI for whom most of these recordings were made, eight years to finally pay homage to this highly underrated singer. (Amazon)

British teen idol Adam Faith gets the omnibus treatment on this 172-track, six-CD set covering all his recordings from the start of his musical career in 1958 to 1968, when he temporarily quit music making to pursue acting full-time. Faith was more a pretty face than a distinctive voice, and he was molded in the pop music of his time, particularly drawing on the sound of Buddy Holly. Holly's late recording "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," with it pizzicato string chart, was a template for Faith's music, both in terms of the arrangements of John Barry and in Faith's singing. As the years go by and the recording sessions mount up over the course of these discs, he tries aping any number of other American singers, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Rick Nelson, Dion, and Gene Pitney. But he keeps coming back to the Holly sound. By the early ‘60s, he was on two separate tracks. As a singles artist, he necessarily began assimilating the Beatles' Merseybeat sound, even to the point of hiring his own beat-heavy backup group, the Roulettes (containing future members of Argent). As an album's artist, he sang for grown-ups over big-band arrangements that suggested a British version of Bobby Darin. By late 1964, he had turned to the soft rock style of Burt Bacharach's arrangements for Dionne Warwick, notably scoring his last U.K. Top 20 hit with a version of Bacharach and Hal David's "A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" (aka "Message to Michael"), but he reverted to his ‘50s rocker self for one night to record the live-in-the-studio LP Faith Alive, his final chart album of the period, in 1965. That brings this collection to the end of the fifth CD. The sixth disc covers the final two-plus years of Faith's EMI tenure, a miscellany of desultory, one-off singles in which he tries everything from anti-war folk-rock ("Daddy What'll Happen to Me") to light psychedelia ("Cowman Milk Your Cow") in the search of a career resurgence. It's a long journey from the late '50s to the late ‘60s, but for Faith fans and fans of the era in general it may be worth taking the trip again. (AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Adam Faith - (Got A) Heartsick Feeling 2:08

02 Adam Faith - Brother Heartache and Sister Tears 2:13

03 Adam Faith - High School Confidential 2:22

04 Adam Faith - Country Music Holiday 2:09

05 Adam Faith - Runk Bunk 2:03

06 Adam Faith - Ah! Poor Little Baby 2:06

07 Adam Faith - Say Mama 1:11

08 Adam Faith - C'mon Everybody 1:38

09 Adam Faith - Believe What You Say 1:52

10 Adam Faith - From Now Until Forever 1:57

11 Adam Faith - What Do You Want 1:37

12 Adam Faith - Made You 1:44

13 Adam Faith - I Did What You Told Me 1:55

14 Adam Faith - Poor Me 1:46

15 Adam Faith - The Reason 1:38

16 Adam Faith - The Beat Girl Song 1:38

17 Adam Faith - Big Time 2:10

18 Adam Faith - Carve Up 1:52

19 Adam Faith - Someone Else's Baby 2:03

20 Adam Faith - When Johnny Comes Marching Home 2:01

21 Adam Faith - How About That 1:53

22 Adam Faith - With Open Arms 1:41

23 Adam Faith - A Girl Like You 1:49

24 Adam Faith - Turn Me Loose 3:04

25 Adam Faith - Hit the Road to Dreamland 2:04

26 Adam Faith - Summertime 2:34

27 Adam Faith - Wonderful Time 2:27

28 Adam Faith - So Many Ways 2:12

29 Adam Faith - I'm a Man 1:57

30 Adam Faith - Singin' in the Rain 2:03

31 Adam Faith - Diamond Ring 2:41

32 Adam Faith - Fare Thee Well My Pretty Maid 2:10

CD2

01 Adam Faith - The Piper of Love 2:56

02 Adam Faith - Greenfinger 2:05

03 Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop) 1:47

04 Adam Faith - Who Am I 1:55

05 Adam Faith - This is It 1:46

06 Adam Faith - Wonderin' 1:47

07 Adam Faith - Easy Going Me 1:54

08 Adam Faith - My Last Wish 2:08

09 Adam Faith - Don't You Know It? 2:06

10 Adam Faith - You and Me and the Gang 2:57

11 Adam Faith - If I Had a Hammer (If I Had a Dollar) 2:15

12 Adam Faith - Little Yellow Roses 3:36

13 Adam Faith - Sho' Know a Lot About Love 2:32

14 Adam Faith - I'm Coming Home 2:21

15 Adam Faith - As Long as You Keep Loving Me 2:03

16 Adam Faith - All These Things 2:22

17 Adam Faith - I've Just Fallen for Someone 2:34

18 Adam Faith - Come to Me 3:14

19 Adam Faith - It's All Over Now 2:12

20 Adam Faith - A Help Each Other Romance 2:44

21 Adam Faith - I'm Gonna Love You Too 1:58

22 Adam Faith - Second Time 1:58

23 Adam Faith - The Time Has Come 2:11

24 Adam Faith - Lonesome 2:44

25 Adam Faith - Watch Your Step 2:33

26 Adam Faith - The Rivers Run Dry 1:59 Previously Unreleased

27 Adam Faith - I Know What I Want 1:51 Previously Unreleased

28 Adam Faith - That's What Love Will Do 1:59 Previously Unreleased

CD3

01 Adam Faith - You Can Do it If You Try 2:34

02 Adam Faith - As You Like It 2:03

03 Adam Faith - Face to Face 2:16

04 Adam Faith - La Bamba 2:12 Previously Unreleased

05 Adam Faith - Mix Me a Person 2:21

06 Adam Faith - Don't That Beat All 2:10

07 Adam Faith - Swimming in Tears 2:54

08 Adam Faith - I Ran All the Way Home 1:58

09 Adam Faith - I Got a Woman 2:45

10 Adam Faith - The Kings Highway 1:58

11 Adam Faith - I'm Going Home 2:09

12 Adam Faith - Going Up 2:42

13 Adam Faith - Learning to Forget 2:08

14 Adam Faith - Ballad of a Broken Heart 2:24

15 Adam Faith - Baby Take a Bow 1:59

16 Adam Faith - You 'n' Me 1:53

17 Adam Faith - I'm Knocking on Wood 2:00

18 Adam Faith - While I'm Away 2:11

19 Adam Faith - Butter Wouldn't Melt in Your Mouth 2:10

20 Adam Faith - What Have I Got 2:00

21 Adam Faith - What Now (Mono Version) 1:59

22 Adam Faith - Just Mention My Name 2:11

23 Adam Faith - Little Bit of Love 2:07 Previously Unreleased

24 Adam Faith - So Long Baby 2:41

25 Adam Faith - A Little Bit of Soap 2:13 Previously Unreleased

26 Adam Faith - Walkin' Tall 2:07

27 Adam Faith - Made for Me 2:17

28 Adam Faith - The First Time 2:04

29 Adam Faith - This is the Feeling 1:48

CD4

01 Adam Faith - The Wanderer 2:44

02 Adam Faith - My Kind of Girl 3:01

03 Adam Faith - Forget Him 2:31

04 Adam Faith - Forget-Me-Not 2:19

05 Adam Faith - Let There Be Love 2:43

06 Adam Faith - Lazy River 2:34

07 Adam Faith - Hello Mary Lou 2:06

08 Adam Faith - Ginny Come Lately 2:38

09 Adam Faith - Things 2:53

10 Adam Faith - Take Good Care of My Baby 2:37

11 Adam Faith - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 2:35

12 Adam Faith - Bye Bye Love 2:14

13 Adam Faith - Talk to Me 2:16

14 Adam Faith - The Promise of Love 2:18

15 Adam Faith - We Are in Love 2:14

16 Adam Faith - If He Tells You 2:13

17 Adam Faith - Only One Such as You 2:18

18 Adam Faith - She's Smiling at Me 2:03

19 Adam Faith - Come Closer 2:43

20 Adam Faith - Come on Dream 2:20

21 Adam Faith - Tomorrow 2:36 Previously Unreleased

22 Adam Faith - Here's Another Day 2:11

23 Adam Faith - You've Got a Way With Me 2:03

24 Adam Faith - Mighty Fine Girl 1:43

25 Adam Faith - Don't You Dig This Kind of Beat 2:13

26 Adam Faith - I Do 1:40

27 Adam Faith - It'll Never Happen to You 2:02

28 Adam Faith - I Gotta Get Going 2:20

29 Adam Faith - I Love Being in Love With You 2:03

30 Adam Faith - You're Nice to Know 2:05

CD5

01 Adam Faith - It's Alright (Mono Version) 2:40

02 Adam Faith - I Just Don't Know 2:14

03 Adam Faith - Don't You Know 2:19

04 Adam Faith - I Could Fall in Love With You 2:17

05 Adam Faith - A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) 3:10

06 Adam Faith - It Sounds Good to Me 2:08

07 Adam Faith - Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself 3:07

08 Adam Faith - I'll Stop at Nothing 2:52

09 Adam Faith - I Gotta See My Baby 2:52

10 Adam Faith - Talk About Love 2:42

11 Adam Faith - Hand Me Down Things 2:53

12 Adam Faith - I Can't Think of Anyone Else 3:02

13 Adam Faith - Lady Oh Lady 2:07

14 Adam Faith - High Heel Sneakers 2:42

15 Adam Faith - Talk About Love 2:41

16 Adam Faith - Look Out Baby 2:16

17 Adam Faith - Everybody's Talking 'bout a Thing Called Love 2:39

18 Adam Faith - Night Itme is the Right Time 3:18

19 Adam Faith - I Wanna Be Your Man 2:47

20 Adam Faith - Little Queenie 2:16

21 Adam Faith - Hey Little Lovin' Girl 2:24

22 Adam Faith - Hey Baby 2:15

23 Adam Faith - I Can't Think of Anyone Else 3:03

24 Adam Faith - You Can't Blame Him 2:37

25 Adam Faith - Heartbreak Hotel 2:32

26 Adam Faith - I Need Your Loving 2:40

CD6

01 Adam Faith - Someone's Taken Maria Away 2:39

02 Adam Faith - To Make a Big Man Cry ( Mono Version) 2:52

03 Adam Faith - If Ever You Need Me 2:39

04 Adam Faith - I Don't Need That Kind of Lovin' 2:14

05 Adam Faith - I'm Used to Losing You (Mono Version) 2:27

06 Adam Faith - Idle Gossip 2:27

07 Adam Faith - Cheryl's Goin' Home 2:16

08 Adam Faith - Funny Kind of Love 2:28

09 Adam Faith - Daddy What'll Happen to Me 3:14

10 Adam Faith - What More Can Anyone Do 2:19

11 Adam Faith - Something Beginning With You 2:35 Previously Unreleased

12 Adam Faith - To Hell With Love 2:48

13 Adam Faith - Cowman Milk Your Cow 3:18

14 Adam Faith - Close the Door 2:22

15 Adam Faith - So This is Love 2:52 Previously Unreleased

16 Adam Faith - You Make My Life Worthwhile 2:17

17 Adam Faith - What Now (Stereo Version) 1:54

18 Adam Faith - It's Alright (Stereo Version) 2:34

19 Adam Faith - To Make a Big Man Cry ( Stereo Version) 2:52

20 Adam Faith - I'm Used to Losing You (Stereo Version) 2:26

21 Adam Faith - Wie Heisst Dein Boy (The First Time) 2:05

22 Adam Faith - Ich Bin Verliebt (We Are in Love) 2:13

23 Adam Faith - Oh Caroline 2:05

24 Adam Faith - Rien Ne Peut Plus M'empecher (It's Alright) 2:19

25 Adam Faith - Parler D'amour (Talk About Love) 2:41

26 Adam Faith - Quelque'un M'a Vole Marie (Someone's Taken Maria Away) 2:37 Previously Unreleased

27 Adam Faith - Ne Plus Penser a Toi (Only One Such as You) 2:20 Previously Unreleased

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