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Marianne Faithfull – Broken English (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1979
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Broken English is an LP by Marianne Faithfull from 1979 released on the Island Records label.
About this album
Broken English is Marianne Faithfull’s brutal, triumphant comeback album, and one of the great reinventions of the late 1970s. Released in 1979, it recast her as an incisive, hard-edged interpreter of post-punk and new wave textures, with raw vocals and bleakly direct writing that matched the era’s disillusionment. The title track, ‘The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan’ and ‘Why D’Ya Do It’ became central to its reputation, while the record’s sharp arrangements and confrontational tone gave it lasting critical weight. Widely regarded as Faithfull’s signature album, it turned personal ruin into formidable artistic authority.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Marianne FaithfullLabel: Island Records – L 36924Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1979Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Synth-PopA1 Broken English
A2 Witches' Song
A3 Brain Drain
A4 Guilt
B1 The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
B2 What'S The Hurry
B3 Working Class Hero
B4 ** ** **'* *** (No Audio)
Bonus Single
C Broken English (Remixed And Extended Version)
D Broken English (Remixed And Extended Version)