Blazing Away

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Ned Raggett notes that "Fully established as a dramatic, innovative singer with astonishing appeal and energy thanks to her string of excellent '80s releases, Faithfull concluded her renaissance decade with Blazing Away, an excellent live album... Faithfull and the players fit hand in glove track for track, with the emphasis on subtler arrangements and performances suiting the hushed, striking atmosphere of the performance".[2]

1. "Les Prisons du Roy" (Michel Rivgauche, Irving Gordon) – 6:46
2. "Strange Weather" (Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits) – 5:12
3. "Guilt" (Barry Reynolds) – 7:51
4. "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon) – 6:07
5. "Sister Morphine" (Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:25
6. "As Tears Go By" (Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham, Richards) – 4:25
7. "Why'd Ya Do It?" (Faithfull, Reynolds, Terry Stannard, Heathcote Williams, Steve York) – 6:31
8. "When I Find My Life" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 2:59
9. "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" (Shel Silverstein) – 5:08
10. "Times Square" (Reynolds, Faithfull) – 4:57
11. "Blazing Away" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 4:10
12. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional; arranged by Marianne Faithfull) – 2:09
13. "Broken English" (Faithfull, Joe Maverty, Reynolds, Stannard, York) – 7:37

• Marianne Faithfull – vocals
• Barry Reynolds – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13), musical director, associate producer
• Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13)
• Garth Hudson – keyboards, accordion (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13)
• Lew Soloff – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13)
• Mac Rebennack – piano (track 10)
• Fernando Saunders – bass, backing vocals, guitar
• Dougie Bowne (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13), Charley Drayton (track 11) – drums
• Kevin Savanger – keyboards (track 11)
• Don Alias – percussion (track 11)
• Gib Wharton – pedal steel guitar (track 11)
• Nelson Stump – cowbell, kick drum (track 14)

Technical

• Kevin Patrick – executive producer
• Joe Ferla – engineer, mixing
• Tony Wright – art direction, cover artwork
• Dana Shimizu – design
• George DuBose – cover photography