| Faithful | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Todd Rundgren |
| Cover: | Todd Rundgren Faithful.svg |
| Released: | May 1976 |
| Length: | 50:04 |
| Label: | Bearsville Rhino |
| Producer: | Todd Rundgren |
| Prev Title: | Initiation |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Hermit of Mink Hollow |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Faithful is the seventh studio album by Todd Rundgren, released in May 1976.
Rundgren explained the motivation of the first side as treating rock music like European classical music, where a piece is always performed in the same way. Rundgren is backed on the album by the other three members of Utopia: Roger Powell on keyboards, John Siegler on bass, and John Wilcox on drums.
The first side is dedicated to "faithful" re-recordings of songs from 1966, while side two contains original songs inspired by music of that time period. Critic Robert Christgau called the second side Rundgren's "clearest and most interesting set of songs since Something/Anything?".[1]
The closing song, "Boogies (Hamburger Hell)", opens with a reference to restaurant chain Beefsteak Charlie's, which former Utopia drummer Kevin Ellman was operating along with his family at the time.
The album was released in May 1976 with virtually no advertising, as Bearsville Records president Paul Fishkin believed that Rundgren fans would purchase it based solely on word of mouth. The Rundgren original "Love of the Common Man" and his cover of the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" were released as singles, the latter peaking at number 34 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, while the album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard album chart.
All songs written by Todd Rundgren
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "Good Vibrations" | Canada RPM Singles Chart | 28 |
| 1976 | "Good Vibrations" | Billboard Pop Singles[3] | 34 |
| 1976 | "Good Vibrations" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 32 |