Adam Faith

Adam Faith

Adam Faith , actually Terence Nelhams , (born June 23, 1940 in Acton , London , † March 8, 2003 in Stoke-on-Trent , England ) was a British pop singer, actor and producer .

Live and act

In 1956, Adam co-founded the skiffle group The Worried Men . In January 1958 his first single "(Got A) Heartsick Feeling" was released . More singles followed, but none of them made it into the charts. Adam Faith was one of the many British attempts to copy Elvis Presley at the time. But actually Adam Faith was more of one of the numerous Buddy Holly imitators (you only hear the certain "hiccups"), like Marty Wilde , John Leyton , Mike Berry or Eden Kane .

In 1959 he made another attempt, and this time it should work. His first two chart listings were right at the top of the English charts.

After 1966 he withdrew from the active music business. In the early 1960s, he had also worked as an actor. In 1967 he played theater, in 1971 he was the star of the television series Budgie . In 1972 he discovered the singer and songwriter Leo Sayer and became his manager. In April 1973 he produced Roger Daltrey's first solo album, which included several compositions by Leo Sayer.

In 1974 he made the film Stardust with David Essex . Faith played the role of a star manager in this film. In 1976 he went back to the theater and produced Lonnie Donegan's album "Puttin 'On The Style" in 1978 , with which he attempted a comeback . In 1979 Adam Faith played a football manager in the film Yesterday's Hero , and in 1980 he starred alongside Roger Daltrey in the film McVicar , which was based on the true story of the "escape king" John McVicar. In the 1980 film drama Jeanie's Clique , he played alongside Jodie Foster .

He made his big comeback with the hit television series Love Hurts , in which he played the leading role alongside Zoë Wanamaker . Adam Faith was also known as a financial advisor since 1991 , had his own company, sat on a board of directors and wrote a weekly column of tips for investors in the British newspaper The Mail On Sunday .

The TV series ended in 1994 despite high ratings. Other television projects were unsuccessful, and his self-established investor television channel went bankrupt shortly thereafter. He lost everything financially and professionally that he had built up in the late 1990s. Although he had heart problems in the 1980s, his sudden death from a heart attack after a concert has often been attributed to the stresses and strains of his life.

Discography

UK albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1960	Adam	UK6 (36 weeks) UK
1961	Beat Girl OST	UK11 (3 weeks) UK
1962	Adam Faith	UK20 (1 week) UK
1965	Faith Alive	UK19 (1 week) UK
1993	Midnight postcards	UK43 (2 weeks) UK

More albums

• 1963: From Adam with Love
• 1963: For You - Love Adam
• 1964: On the Move
• 1965: It's alright
• 1974: I Survived

US albums

• England's top singer
• Adam Faith

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1981	24 golden greats	UK61 (3 weeks) UK
2011	Hits	UK47 (2 weeks) UK

More compilations

• 1966: The Best of Adam Faith
• 1971: The Best of Adam Faith
• 1983: Not Just A Memory
• 1990: The Singles Collection (Greatest Hits)
• 1994: The Best of EMI Years
• 1997: The Very Best of Adam Faith
• 1998: Greatest Hits
• 2005: The Very Best of Adam Faith
• 2009: All The Hits

EPs

• 1960: Adam's Hit Parade
• 1961: Adam Faith

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
1959	What do you want?	UK1 (19 weeks) UK	-
1960	Poor me	UK1 (18 weeks) UK	-
	Someone Else's baby	UK1 (13 weeks) UK	-
	When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Mad You	UK5 (13 weeks) UK	-
	How About That	UK4 (14 weeks) UK	-
	Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)	UK4 (11 weeks) UK	-
1961	Who Am I / This Is it!	UK5 (14 weeks) UK	-
	Easy going me	UK12 (10 weeks) UK	-
	Don't you know it?	UK12 (10 weeks) UK	-
	The time has come	UK4 (14 weeks) UK	-
1962	Lonesome	UK12 (9 weeks) UK	-
	As You Like It	UK5 (15 weeks) UK	-
	Don't That Beat All	UK8 (11 weeks) UK	-
	Baby Take A Bow	UK22 (6 weeks) UK	-
1963	What Now	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	-
	The first time	UK5 (13 weeks) UK	-
	Walkin 'tall	UK23 (6 weeks) UK	-
	We are in love	UK11 (12 weeks) UK	-
1964	If He Tells You	UK25 (9 weeks) UK	-
	I Love Being In Love With You	UK33 (6 weeks) UK	-
	A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)	UK12 (11 weeks) UK	-
1965	Stop feeling sorry for yourself	UK23 (6 weeks) UK	-
	Someone's Taken Maria Away	UK34 (5 weeks) UK	-
	It's alright	-	US31 (8 weeks) US
	Talk about love	-	US97 (2 weeks) US
1966	Cheryl's going home	UK46 (2 weeks) UK	-

More singles

• 1958: (Got A) Heartsick Feeling
• 1958: Country Music Holiday
• 1959: Ah, Poor Little Baby!
• 1964: Only One Such As You
• 1965: Hand Me Down Things
• 1965: I Don't Need That Kind Of Lovin '
• 1966: Idle Gossip
• 1966: To Make A Big Man Cry
• 1967: What More Can Anyone Do
• 1967: Cowman, Milk Your Cow
• 1967: To Hell With Love
• 1968: You Make My Life Worth While
• 1974: I Survived
• 1974: Maybe
• 1975: Strung Out Again
• 1993: Stuck in the Middle with You

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: UK US

Web links

• Adam Faith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Adam Faith in the catalog of the German National Library
• Adam Faith (English fan page)