Name: Faithfull: A Collection Of Her Best Recordings by Marianne Faithfull
Brand: Marianne Faithfull
SKU: 073145240042
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This best-of basically covers the years 1979 to 1994, though it reaches back to 1964 for Marianne Faithfull's first recording and first hit, "As Tears Go By," and includes "She," slated for the upcoming 1995 album A Secret Life. Five of the 11 songs are drawn from Faithfull's strongest album, 1979's Broken English, including the bitter title track and "Why'd Ya Do It." Otherwise, compiler Chris Blackwell makes little attempt to present a balance among Faithfull's recordings -- there is nothing at all from Dangerous Acquaintances or A Child's Adventure, and only one track each from Strange Weather and Blazing Away. But there is a good newly recorded cover of Patti Smith's "Ghost Dance" co-produced by Keith Richards and featuring other members of the Rolling Stones, and Blackwell rescues Faithfull's rendition of the title theme for the movie Trouble in Mind from the soundtrack album. It adds up to an excellent compilation that highlights Faithfull's strengths as a singer.
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1. Broken English

by Marianne Faithfull

Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Composer: Barry Reynolds
Joe Mavety
Marianne Faithfull
Stephen David York
Terence Philip Stannard; Composer
Mixing: Ed Thacker; Production
Producer: Mark Miller Mundy; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Thacker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marianne Faithfull
Barry Reynolds
Terence Philip Stannard
Joe Mavety
Stephen David York; Other

2. The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

by Marianne Faithfull

Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Performer: Marianne Faithfull; Performer
Vocals: Marianne Faithfull; Performer
Composer: Shel Silverstein; Composer
Mixing: Ed Thacker; Production
Producer: Mark Miller Mundy; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Thacker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Shel Silverstein; Other

3. Working Class Hero

by Marianne Faithfull

Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Composer: John Lennon; Composer
Mixing: Ed Thacker; Production
Producer: Mark Miller Mundy; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Thacker; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon; Other

4. Guilt

by Marianne Faithfull

Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Composer: Barry Reynolds; Composer
Mixing: Ed Thacker; Production
Producer: Mark Miller Mundy; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Thacker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Barry Reynolds; Other

5. Why'd Ya Do It

by Marianne Faithfull

Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Composer: Barry Reynolds
Charles Frederick Mavety
Heathcote Williams
Joe Mavety
Marianne Faithfull
Stephen David York
Terence Philip Stannard; Composer
Mixing: Ed Thacker; Production
Producer: Mark Miller Mundy; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Thacker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marianne Faithfull
Barry Reynolds
Terence Philip Stannard
Charles Frederick Mavety
Joe Mavety
Stephen David York
Heathcote Williams; Other

6. Ghost Dance

by Marianne Faithfull

Bass Guitar: Don Was; Performer
Primary Artist: Marianne Faithfull; Main Performer
Drums: Charlie Watts; Performer
Guitar: Ron Wood
Keith Richards; Performer
Performer: Ron Wood
Don Was
Paul Brady
Keith Richards
Charlie Watts; Performer
Recorder: Paul Brady; Performer
Composer: Lenny Kaye
Patti Smith; Composer
Producer: Don Was
Keith Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lenny Kaye
Patti Smith; Other