Songstress Marianne Faithfull last collaborated with producer Hal Willner on her iconic Strange Weather album in 1987.
Though Faithfull has continued to record sporadically -- and has written and published her memoirs -- it's odd to think that she hasn't worked with Willner again until now, because then as now, the match feels effortless and natural.
Like Strange Weather, Easy Come Easy Go is a covers collection, featuring Faithfull in different musical settings and interpreting the songs of everyone from Merle Haggard to Smokey Robinson to Duke Ellington to Randy Newman to the Decemberists to Morrissey with a killer guest list including Antony Hegarty, Rufus Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Jarvis Cocker, Jenni Muldaur, Sean Lennon, Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, and Keith Richards.
The core band on this set includes old friends like Marc Ribot and Greg Cohen as well as drummer Jim White, Rob Burger, Doug Weiselman, Steve Weisberg, Barry Reynolds, Steven Bernstein, Marty Ehrlich, and Lenny Pickett.
The sense of stylistic sprawl on these 12 songs is incredible.
The album opener, a cover of Dolly Parton's "Down from Dover," features the full band and guests numbering 18 strong! Faithfull's trademark deep-throated, whiskey-and-cigarettes-ravaged voice is in better shape than it's been in a decade at least.
It's full and expressive, and she brings up a depth of passion for this sad tale that almost soars.
The band, arranged by Weisberg, plays with beautiful space and elegant harmonics with nice work by Ribot and Burger.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down from DoverDolly Parton | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Hold on Hold OnMike Belitsky | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | SolitudeEddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | The Crane Wife 3Colin Meloy | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Easy Come Easy Go | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Children of Stone | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 08:03 | 18 MB | 48 MB |
| 7 | How Many WorldsBrian Eno | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | In Germany Before the WarRandy Newman | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | The PhoenixJudee Sill | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Dear God Please Help Me | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Sing Me Back HomeMerle Haggard | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | O O Baby | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 08:16 | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| 13 | Salvation | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 14 | Black Coffee | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 05:40 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 15 | Kimbie | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 16 | Many A Mile To Freedom | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 17 | Somewhere | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 18 | Flandyke Shore | Marianne Faithfull | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 85 mins | 195 MB | |||||
| 85 mins | 505 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melchior Abeille | Design |
| 2 | Chris Allen | Engineer |
| 3 | Antony | Vocals |
| 4 | Art Baron | Recorder (Bass), Trombone |
| 5 | Mike Belitsky | Composer |
| 6 | Steven Bernstein | Arranger, Conductor, Glockenspiel, Horn (Alto), Mellophonium, Trumpet |
| 7 | Martin Brumbach | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Rob Burger | Arranger, Celeste, Organ, Piano |
| 9 | Nick Cave | Vocals |
| 10 | Jarvis Cocker | Vocals |
| 11 | Greg Cohen | Arranger, Bass, Conductor |
| 12 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 13 | Marty Ehrlich | Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 14 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 15 | Warren Ellis | Violin (Electric) |
| 16 | Brian Eno | Composer |
| 17 | Marianne Faithfull | Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Patrick Ford | Engineer |
| 19 | Rachel Fox | Project Manager |
| 20 | Tom Gloady | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Gil Goldstein | Accordion, Arranger, Conductor, Piano |
| 22 | Merle Haggard | Composer |
| 23 | John Kilgore | Engineer |
| 24 | Sean Lennon | Guitar, Vocals |
| 25 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 26 | Chan Marshall | Vocals |
| 27 | Anna McGarrigle | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Kate McGarrigle | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Colin Meloy | Composer |
| 30 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 31 | Brian John Mitchell | Organ |
| 32 | Jean Baptiste Mondino | Photography |
| 33 | Rob Moose | Violin |
| 34 | Maxim Moston | Violin |
| 35 | Jenni Muldaur | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Randy Newman | Composer |
| 37 | Michael Nicholas | Viola |
| 38 | Dolly Parton | Composer |
| 39 | Michel Pepin | Engineer |
| 40 | Ken Peplowski | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor) |
| 41 | Lenny Pickett | Clarinet (Bass), Double Bass, Flute, Sarrusophone, Sax (Tenor) |
| 42 | Didier Pouydesseau | Engineer |
| 43 | François Ravard | Executive Producer, Management |
| 44 | Barry Reynolds | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 45 | Marc Ribot | Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 46 | Keith Richards | Guitar, Vocals |
| 47 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 48 | Jake Rousham | Engineer |
| 49 | Jane Scarpantoni | Cello |
| 50 | Bénédicte Schmitt | Engineer |
| 51 | David Schoenwetter | Assistant Engineer |
| 52 | Judee Sill | Composer |
| 53 | Teddy Thompson | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Rufus Wainwright | Vocals |
| 55 | Steve Weisberg | Arranger, Celeste, Conductor, Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 56 | Matt Wells | Assistant Engineer |
| 57 | Jim White | Drums |
| 58 | Doug Wieselman | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), E Flat Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) |
| 59 | Hal Willner | Liner Notes, Producer |
Marianne Faithfull
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |