A Secret Life (Marianne Faithfull album)
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A Secret Life is an album by Marianne Faithfull
that was released in 1995 and produced by Angelo Badalamenti
. It was her first studio album composed mostly of original material in over a decade. It was recorded at Excalibur Sound and National/Edison Recording Studio, New York.
On A Secret Life, Faithfull displays a more tender side to her voice, complemented by Badalamenti's orchestrated compositions.
by William Shakespeare.
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades....
that was released in 1995 and produced by Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive...
. It was her first studio album composed mostly of original material in over a decade. It was recorded at Excalibur Sound and National/Edison Recording Studio, New York.
On A Secret Life, Faithfull displays a more tender side to her voice, complemented by Badalamenti's orchestrated compositions.
Track listing
All music composed by Angelo Badalamenti. All lyrics written or co-written by Marianne Faithfull except "Prologue", taken from Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, "Losing" qritten by D. Forman and D. Levine, and "Epilogue" taken from The TempestThe Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
by William Shakespeare.
- "Prologue" (Badalamenti, Dante AlighieriDante AlighieriDurante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
) – 2:03 - "Sleep" (Faithfull, Badalamenti, Frank McGuiness) – 3:43
- "Love in the Afternoon" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:30
- "Flaming September" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 5:01
- "She" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:24
- "Bored by Dreams" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:08
- "Losing" (Foreman, Levine, Badalamenti) – 3:52
- "Wedding" (Faithfull, Badalamenti, McGuiness) – 3:16
- "Stars Line Up" (Badalamenti, Faithfull) – 3:51
- "Epilogue" (Badalamenti, William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
) – 3:12
Personnel
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Carmine D'Amico – guitar
- Vinnie BellVinnie BellVinnie Bell is a leading American session guitarist and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music.He played in nightclubs in New York City in the late 1950s...
– guitar, mandolin - Gene Orloff – violin
- Al Brown, Julien Barber, Lamar Alsop, Ann Barak, Mitsue Takayama, Kenneth Fricker, Juliet Haffner, Harry Zaratzian – viola
- Frederick Zlotkin, Clay Ruede, Beverely Lauridsen, Julie Green – cello
- Al Regni, Pamela Sklar, Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute
- Shelley Woodworth, Sherry Sylar – oboe, oboe d'amore
- Andre Badalamenti – clarinet
- Robert Carlisle – French horn
- Kinny Landrum, Angelo BadalamentiAngelo BadalamentiAngelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive...
– keyboards - Rufus Reid, Mark EganMark EganMark Egan is an American jazz bass guitarist and trumpeter, arguably best known for his membership in the Pat Metheny Group from 1977 to 1980, and the Gil Evans Orchestra...
- bass - Sam Merendino, Gordon Gottlieb – drums, percussion