Marianne Faithfull MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Personnel: Marianne Faithfull (vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Anthony Hawkins.
Liner Note Author: John Tracy .
Recording information: Decca No. 2 Studio, London, England; Lansdowne Studios, London, England.
Photographer: David P. Bailey.
Arrangers: David Whittaker; Jon Mark; Mike Leander; Andrew Loog Oldham.
Her erratic, self-titled debut features lovely baroque arrangements by Mike Leander and decent tunes like "As Tears Go By," and Jackie DeShannon's "Come and Stay With Me" and "In My Time of Sorrow," and Bacharach/David's "If I Never Get to Love You," as well as fairly crummy covers of hits by the Beatles, Herman's Hermits, and Petula Clark. Look for the Japanese CD reissue: It adds six non-LP bonus tracks from mid-'60s singles, including a couple (the girl-groupish "The Sha La La Song," the melancholy "The Morning Sun") that rank among her best '60s recordings. ~ Richie Unterberger

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop