Marianne Faithfull (album)

Marianne Faithfull is the debut studio album by English singer Marianne Faithfull. It was released simultaneously with her album Come My Way on 15 April 1965 by Decca Records. The double release was a result of different creative directions. While the record label pressed Faithfull to record a pop album, she wanted to record an album of folk songs. Even after the label suggested an album containing both genres, Faithfull decided to make two separate albums instead; Marianne Faithful as the pop album and Come My Way as the folk album.[2] In the United States, it was released by London Records with a slightly different track list and inclusion of the song "This Little Bird".

Marianne Faithfull
Studio album by
Marianne Faithfull
Released15 April 1965 (1965-04-15)
Recorded1964–65
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length33:21
Label
ProducerTony Calder
Marianne Faithfull chronology
Marianne Faithfull
(1965)		 Come My Way
(1965)
Singles from Marianne Faithfull
  1. "As Tears Go By"
    Released: 26 June 1964
  2. "Come and Stay With Me"
    Released: 5 February 1965
  3. "This Little Bird"
    Released: 30 April 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The front cover photography is by David Bailey and the back by Gered Mankowitz. The arrangements were by David Whittaker and Jon Mark with Mike Leander directing the arrangements. The engineer at Decca Studios was Peter Hitchcock and Gus Dudgeon at Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park.

Track listing
Marianne Faithfull – UK edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come and Stay With Me"Jackie DeShannon2:25
2."If I Never Get to Love You"
2:15
3."Time Takes Time"
1:40
4."He'll Come Back to Me"
2:33
5."Down Town"Tony Hatch2:45
6."Plaisir d'amour"David Whitaker2:34
7."Can't You Hear My Heartbeat"
2:24
8."As Tears Go By"
2:35
9."Paris Bells"Jon Birchell2:45
10."They Never Will Leave You"
2:07
11."What Have They Done to the Rain"Malvina Reynolds2:53
12."In My Time of Sorrow"
2:20
13."What Have I Done Wrong"Farr1:50
14."I'm a Loser"
2:15
Total length:33:21
Marianne Faithfull – US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Little Bird"John D. Loudermilk2:00
2."I'm a Loser"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
2:15
3."What Have They Done to the Rain"Reynolds2:53
4."In My Time of Sorrow"
  • DeShannon
  • Page
2:20
5."What Have I Done Wrong"Farr1:50
6."Come and Stay With Me"DeShannon2:25
7."As Tears Go By"
  • Oldham
  • Jagger
  • Richards
2:35
8."If I Never Get to Love You"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:15
9."Time Takes Time"
  • Fantoni
  • Faithfull
1:40
10."He'll Come Back to Me"
  • Vic
  • Farr
  • Gall
2:33
11."Paris Bells"Birchell2:45
12."Plaisir d'amour"Whitaker2:34
Total length:28:05
Marianne Faithfull – UK edition 1989 CD reissue (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Morning Sun"Mike Leander3:05
16."Greensleeves" 2:43
17."House of the Rising Sun" (Version 1) 4:12
18."The Sha La La Song"Farr2:28
19."Oh Look Around You"Faithfull3:00
20."I'd Like to Dial Your Number"Faithfull2:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[3]

Charts
Chart (1965) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 15
US Billboard 200[5] 12

Notes
  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Marianne Faithfull - Marianne Faithfull". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. Bret 2014, p. 26
  3. Marianne Faithfull (LP). Marianne Faithfull. Decca Records. 1965. LK 4689.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Marianne Faithfull | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. "Marianne Faithfull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

References
  • Bret, David (2014). Brit Girls Of The Sixties Volume Two: Marianne Faithfull & Kathy Kirby. Lulu. ISBN 978-1291801408.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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