Faithfull: A Collection of Her Best Recordings

Faithfull: A Collection of Her Best Recordings Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Label: Island
Category: Music


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


UPC: 731452400420
EAN: 0731452400420
ASIN: B000001E7B


Release Date: 1994-08-30

Faithfull: A Collection of Her Best Recordings


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Tracks:

  1. Broken English
  2. The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
  3. Working Class Hero
  4. Guilt
  5. Why D'Ya Do It
  6. Ghost Dance
  7. Trouble In Mind (The Return)
  8. Times Square (Live)
  9. Strange Weather
  10. She
  11. As Tears Go By

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Should be called "Some of her best"........2006-03-01

Like others have said, a good yet odd collection. It's only 11 tracks, about 49 minutes, and doesn't really include any of her earliest or latest work. Over half of her "Broken English" album is on here, then just one track each, if that, from her following albums. It really does seem like the best of "Broken English" with bonus tracks in a way. But the bigger point is that this is all really good stuff, and maybe the best single-disc collection from this era. It ends with her version of "As Tears Go By", which I like alot, though it's an early song for her, since her voice isn't as rough as it is today. Some people might want one of her other "Greatest Hits" collections, or just the "Broken English" album, but this should be enough for many casual fans.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting collection.......2004-02-11

This compilation leans heavily on the Broken English album, containing its title track, the hit The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, her version of Lennon's Working Class Hero, Guilt and the controversial Why D'ya Do It.

The album also includes the atmospheric ballad Trouble In Mind, a stunning live version of Times Square (the studio version appears on her Child's Adventure album), the bluesy Strange Weather, the early (1964) version of as Tears Go By, the atmospheric Angelo Badalamenti-produced She and a splendid interpretation of Patti Smith's Ghost Dance.

I am in two minds about the album: it does not offer the best value for money but nevertheless contains some special tracks worth owning. I don't understand why none of the great tracks from Dangerous Acquaintances has been included and only a live version of Times Square. A song like The Blue Millionaire from A Child's Adventure would have fitted perfectly here.

I recommend this album for devoted fans/completists only. For those who want her best post-sixties work, I recommend the 2-disc album Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology.

5 out of 5 stars Digs deep..........2003-02-14

I first heard one of Marianne Faithfull's songs in the movie Thelma & Louise. Everything about it was perfect. Once I learned who it was I sought out the artist and started with a Greatest Hits album. This was it.

I haven't followed her career so I can't say how representative it is. All I know is I absolutely loved this album. I've since read her autobiography and was fascinated. I find this album represents her potency well.

It digs deep into anger, angst, love, longing and despair in ways few artists have. It's incredible to hear the angelic voice in As Tears Go By when compared with the vitriol of Why'd Ya Do It. While she is singing other people's songs (e.g. John Lennon, Tom Waits, Patti Smith), she takes them to new levels.

This album carried me through many a difficult period. While I am not there, 'Times Square' always takes me back and gives me courage to continue. Powerful, powerful stuff.

1 out of 5 stars A Small, Incomplete Look at Faithfull's Work.......2001-12-18

This greatest hits collection would be a waste of cash for anyone looking to get a decent Marianne album. Everything here is fantastic however, but that's half the problem. There are five tracks on here from Broken English, and rightfully so, but we only get six other tracks scattered from her career, one of which is a cover of Ghost Dance, which is weak and has no right to be put here over anything that was cut from Dangerous Acquantances or Strange Weather. Trouble in Mind is a classic Marianne tune, and She is super slick. The 60s version of As Tears Go By is sweet but feels way too out of place here after hearing the post 70s work. If you truly want a greatest hits collection, get the brilliant Island Anthology. This album feels like Broken English with some bonus tracks.

5 out of 5 stars

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