Poor Me

For other uses, see Poor me (disambiguation).

"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]

"Poor Me"
Single by Adam Faith
B-side	"The Reason"
Released	15 January 1960
Recorded	December 1959, EMI Studios, London
Genre	Pop
Label	Parlophone
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)

Song profile

"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]