Broken English
by Marianne Faithfull
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 November 1979
- Label: Island
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 37:23
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following years of severe addiction and personal turmoil, Marianne Faithfull returned with an incredibly stark, mature reinvention. 'Broken English' pairs her heavily weathered, smoky vocals with remarkably cold, atmospheric new wave synthesizers, resulting in a profoundly melancholic, politically conscious, and existential masterpiece.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, existential, political, conscious, synthesizers, melodic, sophisticated, vocal
Tracklist
- Broken English (4:35)
- Witches' Song (4:43)
- Brain Drain (4:12)
- Guilt (5:08)
- The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (4:09)
- What's The Hurry? (3:03)
- Working Class Hero (4:41)
- Why'd Ya Do It (6:48)
Credits
- Marianne Faithfull - primary artist, written-by
- Ed Thacker - engineer [mixing]
- Bob Potter - engineer [recording]
- John Dent - lacquer cut by
- Barry Reynolds - musician [musicians], written-by
- Darryl Way - musician [musicians]
- Dyan Birch - musician [musicians]
- Frank Collins - musician [musicians]
- Guy Humphries - musician [musicians]
- Isabella Dulaney - musician [musicians]
- Jim Cuomo - musician [musicians]
- Joe Mavety - musician [musicians], written-by
- Morris Pert - musician [musicians]
- Steve Winwood - musician [musicians]
- Steve York - musician [musicians], written-by
- Terry Stannard - musician [musicians], written-by
- Dennis Morris - photography by [sleeve photography]
- Mark Miller Mundy - producer [produced by], producer
- Ben Brierley - written-by
- Shel Silverstein - written-by
- John Lennon - written-by
- Heathcote Williams - written-by