"Poor Me" is a single released by English singer

Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...

. On 10 March 1960, it reached number one in the

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, staying there for two weeks.

Song profile

"Poor Me" was released when the previous single, "

What Do You Want? "What Do You Want?" is a 1959 song that became a number one hit in the United Kingdom for Adam Faith. It was written by Les Vandyke, produced by John Burgess, and arranged by John Barry. It first appeared on the UK Singles Chart on 20 November ...

", was still at number two in the UK Singles Chart. The

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was originally rejected by several

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s in its original incarnation as "Poor Man". It was felt by some that Faith and

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contrived a backing and singing style that leaned too heavily on the style of Buddy Holly, and "Poor Me" was likened to his hit single, " Heartbeat".

References

External links

Adam Faith website
1960 songs 1960 singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Adam Faith songs Songs with music by John Barry (composer) Songs written by Les Vandyke Parlophone singles {{1960s-single-stub Song recordings produced by John Burgess