Song · Scritti Politti
“Faithless” by Scritti Politti
From the album Songs to Remember (1982)
“Faithless” by Scritti Politti appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1982. It was first released in 1982 on the album Songs to Remember. Its best result is #13 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #41 alternative song of 1982.
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"Faithless" is a Green Gartside song from Songs to Remember, the debut album Scritti Politti finally put out on Rough Trade in September 1982, and getting it there was a slog. Gartside collapsed and fell ill, stalling the recording for nine months, and once it was finished the band chose to sit on it for another year.
The record that emerged soaks up disco, reggae and soul, and it marks the point where Scritti Politti started to leave their scrappy, do-it-yourself post-punk underground behind and head for pop with real commercial ambition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 13 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 | 50 |
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