Years before releasing album that redefined his musical career, Marianne Faithfull was homeless and faced drug problems
Despite being a singer and actress with great recognition in the scene of world music, Marianne Faithfullwho died on Thursday, 30, at 78, lived at the limit for years, with problems of drug abuse, anorexia and lack of housing. However, the studio album Broken English (1979) helped her a lot to get around.
In the 1970s, when I had newly worked with Mick Jaggericonic member of Rolling Stonesand lost her son’s guard, she suffered from cocaine dependence and started living in the streets of London, England.
Recorded between May 19, 1979 and released on November 2 of the same year, this was her seventh studio album. Successor to Faithless (1978), the work had songs like “Broken English“”Song Witches“”The Ballad of Lucy Jordan“and”Working Class Hero. “
The artist tried to return to music by releasing the album Dreamin ‘My Dreams (1976), but was not so successful. So, started working with Barry Reynoldsresponsible for producing demos of “Broken English“and”How d’tho do it?“. Both tracks caught the attention of Chris Blackwellwho hired her to the label Island Records.
So, the classic was born Broken English
With fusion of rock, new wave, blues, dance and punk, Broken English represented a major change in the career of Faithfulwhich was more mature and with a more rough and serious voice – much because of the excessive smoke of cigarettes. In the recordings, made in the Matrix Studiosin London, she had the support of Steve York (low), TERRY STANNARD (battery) and Barry Reynolds and Joe Mavety (guitars).
When the recordings were completed, Marianne Faithfull wanted to give a more modern and electronic footprint and called Steve Winwood to command the keyboards. Even the seventh studio album is widely praised by audiences, fans and expert critics. Even the Faithfull He described him as her “masterpiece”.
The commercial success of Broken English
Broken English It was featured and the singer’s first album to appear on the US charts since GO AWAY FROM MY WORLD (1965). Furthermore, Faithful was recognized for the first time in the Grammy, being indicated the Best Female Vocal Performance of Rock. The album still reached stops in countries As United Kingdom, France, Germany and New Zealand.
In all, more than 1 million copies around the world were sold. Included in the book 1001 albums you must hear before you diethe work still appeared on the list of “500 largest albums of all time” NME.
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Source: Rollingstone
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