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Poor Me

"Poor Me"
Single by Adam Faith
B-side"The Reason"
Released15 January 1960
RecordedDecember 1959, EMI Studios, London
GenrePop
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Les Vandyke (A-side) / John Barry (B-side)
Producer(s)John Burgess
Adam Faith singles chronology
"What Do You Want?"
(1959)
"Poor Me"
(1960)
"Someone Else's Baby"
(1960)

"Poor Me" is a single released by English singer Adam Faith. On 10 March 1960, it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for two weeks.[1]

Song profile

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"Poor Me" was released when the previous single, "What Do You Want?", was still at number two in the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally rejected by several music publishers in its original incarnation as "Poor Man". It was felt by some that Faith and Barry 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".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 22 March 2014 | The UK Charts | Top 40". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  2. ^ "Biography by Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker". Adam Faith. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
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