Due to poor response from the two singles, and a rumoured falling out with Atlantic executives, Springfield's contract with the company was not renewed, and the planned album was shelved and never given a catalogue number or title.

A fire in the mid-seventies at one of Atlantic's storage sites was thought to have destroyed the Faithful session tapes, leaving only the two singles (and possible third single, as a mono mix existed into the nineties) and their B-sides from the sessions intact.

However, in the nineties the album's producer, Jeff Barry, was asked about the sessions and revealed he had kept completed stereo mixes of all the tracks.

The proper release of the album in April 2015 included an additional bonus track, "Nothing Is Forever", which was the B-side to the aforementioned single "Haunted".

Faithful received a limited-edition, orange-colored vinyl release in May 2016, restricted to 1000 copies.