Jesus (Jeremy Faith song)

"Jesus" is a song by Austrian rock musician Helmut Grabher, under the alias Jeremy Faith, released as a single in June 1971 from his album Lord. It was a hit in several European countries and was later covered by Cliff Richard, who had a minor hit with it.

"Jesus"
Single by Jeremy Faith and the St Mathews Church Choir And Orchestra
from the album Lord
B-side"Jesus (Instrumental)"
ReleasedJune 1971 (1971-06)
Genre
Length3:41
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michel Hamburger
Jeremy Faith and the St Mathews Church Choir And Orchestra singles chronology
"Jesus"
(1971)		 "You Are My Lord "J""
(1971)

Charts
Chart (1971–72) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 2
France (IFOP)[3] 3
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] 5
Spain (El Musical)[6] 29
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[7] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[8] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Cliff Richard version
"Jesus"
Cover of the single released in Germany
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side"Mister Cloud"
Released18 February 1972 (1972-02-18)
Recorded14 December 1971[9]
StudioEMI Studios, London
Genre
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nick Ingman
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Sing a Song of Freedom"
(1971)		 "Jesus"
(1972)		 "Living in Harmony"
(1972)

Release

Richard released his version in February 1972 with the B-side "Mister Cloud" which was written by songwriting duo Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett. It was produced by Nick Ingman, credited on the record as 'An NP [Norrie Paramor] production by Nick Ingman'. Ingman also arranged the song and it features his orchestra.[9]

Richard has said "I didn't record a gospel song for a long time after I became a Christian. And Jesus was the first one I did. I was convinced that it would be wrong for me just to record a single – religious sort of gospel content single – just because I was a Christian. And I wanted very much to be sure that it was a good song. And I waited a long time for that particular song, Jesus. But when it came, I instantly knew I had to record that one. We spent a bit time on it too, of course, and did a, you know, did some phasing on it and gave it some effect. And I must say, I was really quite pleased with the recording".[9]

However, after it failed to be particularly successful, Richard said that "somehow it seems very difficult for people to accept me with a gospel single. Everybody else can make them but somehow whenever I do, the motive or intention is held suspect. A number of BBC producers would not play Jesus because of the title although they are perfectly prepared to plug a Hari Krishna [sic] or Maharishi inspired song".[10]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 8864

  1. "Jesus" – 4:15
  2. "Mister Cloud" – 3:45

Charts
Chart (1972) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 58
Hong Kong (Radio Hong Kong)[12] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 35

References
  1. "Jeremy Faith and the St Mathews Church Choir and Orchestra – Jesus" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  2. "Jeremy Faith and the St Mathews Church Choir and Orchestra – Jesus" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  3. "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par F". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Jeremy Faith".
  5. "Jeremy Faith and the St Mathews Church Choir and Orchestra – Jesus". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  6. "Listas de superventas: 1971". 17 October 2021.
  7. "Jesus av Jeremy Faith". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  8. "Decca to strengthen French catalog". Billboard. 8 July 1972. p. 39-IA7. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  9. "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Jesus)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
  10. Stanley, John (2020). Cliff Richard: Essential Music. Character-19. p. 161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4204." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  12. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 3 June 1972. p. 50. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  13. "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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