A Stranger on Earth: An Introduction to Marianne Faithfull

by Marianne Faithfull

A Stranger on Earth: An Introduction to Marianne Faithfull cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 10 September 2001
  • Label: Island Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 56:16
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Subtitled 'An Introduction to Marianne Faithfull', 'A Stranger on Earth' compiles Faithfull's recordings from her 1960s pop beginnings to the gravel-voiced comeback of 'Broken English'. The collection presents the full arc of one of British music's most documented transformations.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, melodic, guitars, retro, ballad

Tracklist

  1. As Tears Go By (3:47)
  2. Sister Morphine (5:29)
  3. Reason To Believe (2:19)
  4. Is It What I Get For Loving You? (3:50)
  5. Come And Stay With Me (2:24)
  6. Strange Weather (4:13)
  7. Guilt (5:08)
  8. The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (4:06)
  9. A Stranger On Earth (3:51)
  10. This Little Bird (2:02)
  11. Monday Monday (3:05)
  12. Bored By Dreams (3:06)
  13. I'm A Loser (2:14)
  14. House Of The Rising Sun (4:11)
  15. Sweetheart (3:16)
  16. Gloomy Sunday (3:15)

Credits

  • Andy Street - compiler
  • Joe Ferla - recorded by, mixed by
  • Andrew Loog Oldham - producer, arranged by
  • Hal Willner - producer
  • Mick Jagger - producer
  • Mike Leander - producer
  • Mark Miller Mundy - producer
  • Tony Calder - producer
  • Angelo Badalamenti - producer
  • David Whitaker - producer
  • Gary Moore - re mastering

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