Kissin' Time

Kissin' Time Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724381200926
EAN: 0724381200926
ASIN: B00005Y1JF


Release Date: 2002-08-13

Kissin' Time


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Tracks:

  1. Sex With Strangers
  2. The Pleasure Song
  3. Like Being Born
  4. I'm On Fire
  5. Wherever I Go
  6. Song For Nico
  7. Sliding Through Life On Charm
  8. Love & Money
  9. Nobody's Fault
  10. Kissin Time
  11. Something Good

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Amazon.com

Marianne Faithfull is still more famous in some circles for whom she slept with in the 1960s than for her talents as singer and lyricist. <I>Kissin' Time</I> centers on that unjust state of affairs and consequently smells not of roses, but stale perfume, spilt gin, and sex. The result is one of her best albums. Comprised of collaborations with the likes of Beck, Blur, Pulp, Billy Corgan, and Dave Stewart, <I>Kissin' Time</I> serves up everything from spiky electro-pop (Beck's superb "Sex with Strangers") to Tom Waits-lite (Blur's rather self-conscious title track). "Song for Nico" is a no-punches-pulled ballad to the Velvet Underground chanteuse, while the magnificent "Sliding Through Life on Charm" finds Pulp providing the perfect backdrop for a hilariously filthy autobiographical screed. Faithfull's cracked growl and painfully personal lyrics are an acquired taste. But if you can deal with sexual and emotional honesty, as well as deliberately eclectic tunes and textures, you'll be treated to bold, bitter, and elegantly profane pop art. <I>--Garry Mulholland</I>

Album Description

First album in well over two years by the veteran rocker. Features collaborations & contributions, in varying forms that range from writing to producing to performing, from an illustrious & diverse line-up of Faithfull devotees that includes Beck, Damon Albarn of Blur, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins & Etienne Daho. No U.S. release is scheduled. 2002.

Album Details

In her Spare Time, She Plays God Opposite Anita Pallenberg (As the Devil) on Season Four of the TV Series 'absolutely Fabulous'. Now She Returns in 2002 after a Three Year Hiatus in a Series of Collaborations and Specially Commissioned Songs from Impressive Faithfull Fans. Special Guests Include French Crooner Etienne Daho, Beck, Blur, Jarvis Cocker and Billy Corgan. Vu Fans Will Appreciate the Touching 'song for Nico' Track with Eurythmic Dave Stewart.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A shimmering soundscape..........2007-05-20

I think that I am one of Marianne's youngest fans and this album is by far one of her best. The thing that I LOVE about Marianne is that almost every album is different from the previous recording. Since her breakout hit, "Broken English", Marianne has been one of those hidden gems that is severely underappreciated in the US. Kissin' Time shows Marianne experimenting with electronic sounds but still keeping her raspy vocals and deep, introspective lyrics. Suprising collaborations with Beck and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins seem to fit nicely here. From the hard, electonic opening, "Sex with Strangers" to the synth-layered anthem, "I'm on Fire", Marianne shows that she is a veteran in the music business and that one should not dismiss her just because of her age. I believe that Kissin' Time is her most commercial record to date, and is one of the best albums released in the 21st century.

4 out of 5 stars She's on fire........2005-03-21

I was always curious about Marianne Faithfull, so when I saw who she worked with on this album, I thought it was a good time to try her out. All the tracks here are collaborations with different artists (Beck, Corgan, etc.), and most of them work very well. The album isn't real consistent, but I really like "I'm On Fire", "Wherever I Go", "Song For Nico", and the excellent "Nobody's Fault". "Something Good" ends things on a happy note too. Some of the songs, and especially her voice can be rather hypnotic. Vocally she's the female Leonard Cohen or Mark Lanegan, sounding weathered and rough, but also smooth and sexy. This may not be the place for a new fan to start, but I'm glad I found it.

2 out of 5 stars Forgettable.......2004-03-10

I have to confess that I've never been a fan of Marianne Faithfull's and I don't really understand why people like her voice. However, I picked this CD up cheaply (thank god) since I have always followed the careers of Billy Corgan, Beck and Blur closely and with interest. This album is pretty mediocre though, thoroughly uneven due to the range of collaborators (it comes off sounding a bit like a soundtrack actually), and utterly forgettable in terms of actual songs and performances. The only tracks that I really liked on this were Beck's "Sex With Strangers" and "Being Born" (the best track on the CD). The rest of the songs are average and, often, extremely boring. Corgan's contributions in particular were disappointing. Stay away unless you really like Marianne.

4 out of 5 stars Rock on, Marianne.......2003-07-01

Marianne Faithfull's sharp lyrics and cracked alto knock the pop starlets out of the water, and she's in top form in "Kissin Time." Rock, pop, hard-hitting songs and collaboration with the likes of ex-Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan and Jarvis Cocker make this great for anyone, even if they aren't old enough (I'm not, for example) to remember the sixties heydeys.

Among them is the wistful "Like Being Born," sultry electropop "Sex With Strangers"; the soaring, exceptional "I'm On Fire" (one of the cowritten Corgan songs); the folkier "Wherever I Go" (Corgan again); the loving ballad for the late Velvet Underground singer Nico in "Song For Nico" ("she's in the s***/though she's innocent... Yesterday is gone/there's just today/no more"), the searing, bitterness edged "Sliding Through Life on Charm"; the catchy "Love & Money"; the more lackluster title track; and the pleasant but unassuming cover of "Something Good," which is elevated to better quality by Corgan's background music.

You won't find I-love-him-so-much-from-afar or I'm-so-miserable-that-he-left-me songs on "Kissin Time." This album brings to mind dead roses, a few drugs, a little booze and cigarette smoke, and memories both tender and bitter. Marianne doesn't hold back on the nastier moments of her past, making references to Andrew Oldham and her "fall from grace" off a pedestal "I never asked to be on in the first place." You can hear the scars in her memory. ("I was only trying to please/I never got any royalties/oh no, not me... if Marianne was born a man/she'd show you all")

Her voice shows the wear and tear of time, cracking and straining a little at times (such as in "Nobody's Fault"). But somehow this flaw makes her singing seem far more appealing than oversynthesized, cleaned-up singing does. And her work with Billy Corgan produced some of the best on this album; his complex, flowing music makes a good backdrop for Marianne's voice.

It's not pop/rock as you think of it, and the album ages well with repeated listenings. Marianne's past love life may be what people first think of, but this sort of music is what she deserves to be thought of for.

4 out of 5 stars Keeping the Faithful.......2003-03-02

About all the album "Kissin Time" has in common with 60s pop icon Marrianne Faithful's early output is--well, nothing, except that it features the same vocalist. Time has turned the once-bubblegum popster into a grizzled veteran whose anguish and emotional honesty now shines brightly in her work. Aided by a number of young, hipster collaborators (most notably Beck and Billy Corgan) who weren't even born when she was at the height of her popularity, Faithful has recorded one eye-opening record.

Corgan gets the nod over Beck in the best collaborator sweepstakes. His pop sensibilities fuel the album's most tuneful song, a New Order-ish cover of "I'm Into Something Good." Other highlights include Beck's sly "Sex With Strangers," the brutally honest confessional "Sliding Through Life on a Charm," and Faithful's ode to her late contemporary, "Song for Nico." Amazingly, with so many different talents contributing, the album still has a very coesive sound. Faithful's voice may be a bit creaky at times, but she makes up for it with her enthusiasm for the material.

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  1. 2nd Live ~ Golden Earring
  2. The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies ~ The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
  3. Exploring New Sounds in Stereo/Strings Aflame ~ Esquivel
  4. Camera Camera ~ Renaissance
  5. Cellophane/Mixed Bag ~ The Troggs
  6. Chinese Burn ~ Curve
  7. The Box ~ Van Der Graaf Generator
  8. Christmas Album ~ California Guitar Trio
  9. Let the Thunder Cry ~ Jim Capaldi
  10. Songs of Love and Hate ~ Godflesh

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Dialects ~ Joe Zawinul

Makin' the Changes ~ Jackie McLean

In the Red ~ Red Holloway

Stable Chaos ~ Rosco Blur

Vol. 3: 1953 ~ Jimmy Giuffre

Stormy Weather

Seine Grossten Erfolge ~ Walter Scholz

Kinryoku Sanctuary ~ Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Tapete Colorido ~ Trio Parada Dura

Golden J-Pop: Best ~ Ishii Takemi