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The ballad style was
proving harder to sell in the
large numbers that were
required to make an impact
on the chart.

A rare colour promotional photo taken of
David Whitfield.

After David returned to
England, he returned to
more chart success with
4 more releases, all of
which reached the Top
20. “Beyond the Stars”,
“Mama”, and “When You
Lose The One You Love”
all sold well, but the track
“Everywhere” was the most
successful of the quartet,
reaching Number 3.
Throughout the 1950’s,
David continued to have
hits that reached the Top
10, but a new sound was
starting to muscle in, with
the “new” Rock and Roll
style now having more of
an influence over music
charts.

The last release to make
the Top 10 was “The
Adoration Waltz” which
reached Number 9 in March
1957.
After this, the only major
success was the theme
song to the film “Sea Wife”,
starring Richard Burton,
and Joan Collins, which
gave great exposure in
cinemas, but only reached
Number 27 in the chart.

David Whitfield provided the theme song
“Sea Wife” in 1957.