Marianne Faithfull: "Broken English" deluxe re-release

The classic Marianne Faithfull album Broken English gets the deluxe treatment. The album was a critical success and relaunched her career, after being in the wilderness with serious substance issues.

Disc 1 has the original album plus the Derek Jarman directed short film of Witches Song, The Ballad of Lucy Jordan and Broken English. Disc two has the original mixes that were supposedly lost back then and her rendition of Sister Morphine, a song she had first released back in 1969 but re-recorded for a special Island 20th Anniversary 7” and 12” release of the album in 1982. A couple of remixes fill out the set.

CD1: Broken English Witches Song Brain Drain Guilt The Ballard Of Lucy Jordan What’s the Hurry? Working Class Hero Why D'ya Do it? Witches Song/ The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan/ Broken English – Short Film

CD2: Broken English (Original Mix) Witches Song (Original Mix) Brain Drain (Original Mix) Guilt (Original Mix) The Ballard Of Lucy Jordan (Original Mix) What’s the Hurry? (Original Mix) Working Class Hero (Original Mix) Why D'ya Do it? (Original Mix) Sister Morphine Broken English (7" Single) Broken English (7" Remix version) Broken English (12" Remix) Why D'ya Do It? (12" Remix)

The songs of the album are still a vital ingredient of her live show. Watch Broken English from the 2005 CD/DVD set Live in Hollywood:

The deluxe edition of Broken English will be released on January 28th.

» mariannefaithfull.org.uk

(Thanks: Triple-B)