Dreamin' My Dreams (Marianne Faithfull album)

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Dreamin' My Dreams is the sixth album by singer Marianne Faithfull. Released in 1976, it is Faithfull's first and only record of country music. The album was re-released two years later in 1978 as Faithless. The main difference between the albums is the album art, and some tracks are rearranged.^[3] The musicians on both versions of the album are The Grease Band. It was Faithfull's first album in almost a decade and it was released on the small London-based NEMS label.

The single "Dreamin' My Dreams" topped the charts in Ireland in 1976. Waylon Jennings and Crystal Gayle had recorded versions of the song in 1975. It was later recorded by Patty Loveless, Alison Krauss, Cowboy Junkies, Mark Chesnutt, Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell amongst others.

The album was also notable for the noticeable change in Faithfull's singing voice. As a result of years of smoking, drinking, and drug use, her once melodic vocals from her early career were replaced by a deep, more huskier voice that later came to good use on later records including her highly-acclaimed comeback album Broken English released three years later.^[4]

Track listing

Dreamin' My Dreams

1. "Dreamin' My Dreams" (Allen Reynolds)
2. "Fairy Tale Hero" (John Rostill)
3. "This Time" (Waylon Jennings)
4. "I'm Not Lisa" (Jessi Colter)
5. "The Way You Want Me to Be" (David Price, Thomas Kelly)
6. "Wrong Road Ahead" (Allen Reynolds)
7. "All I Wanna Do in Life" (Allen Reynolds, Sandy Mason Theoret)
8. "I'm Looking for Blue Eyes" (Miriam Eddy)
9. "Somebody Loves You" (Allen Reynolds)
10. "Vanilla O'Lay" (Jackie DeShannon)
11. "Lady Madelaine" (Marianne Faithfull, Bill Landis, Bill Shepherd)
12. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Chuck Berry)

Faithless (Dreamin' My Dreams re-release)

1. "Dreamin' My Dreams"
2. "Vanilla O'Lay"
3. "Wait for Me Down by the River" (Bob Johnson)
4. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Bob Dylan)
5. "Lady Madelaine"
6. "Somebody Loves You" (CD bonus track)
7. "All I Wanna Do in Life"
8. "The Way You Want Me to Be"
9. "Wrong Road Again"
10. "That Was the Day (Nashville)" (Marianne Faithfull) (Recorded exclusively for this edition)
11. "This Time"
12. "I'm Not Lisa"
13. "Fairy Tale Hero"
14. "Honky Tonk Angels" (J.D. Miller) (Recorded exclusively for this edition)
15. "I'm Looking for Blue Eyes" (CD bonus track)
16. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (CD bonus track)

The Vinyl edition omits "Somebody Loves You", "I'm Looking For Blue Eyes" and "Sweet Little Sixteen".

Production

• Bill Landis – "Dreamin' My Dreams" and "Lady Madelaine"
• Bob Potter – "Wait for Me Down by the River", I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", That Was The Day (Nashville)" and "Honky Tonk Angels"
• Derek Wadsworth – "Vanilla O'Lay", "The Way You Want Me to Be", "Wrong Road Again" and "This Time"
• John Worth" – "Somebody Loves You", "All I Wanna Do in Life", "I'm Not Lisa" and "Fairy Tale Hero"

References

1. ↑ NEMS (London Record label) discography at Discogs
2. ↑ Houghton, Mick (February 2005). "Marianne Faithfull Dreamin' My Dreams". Uncut. p. 87. 
3. ↑ "Discography". Mariannefaithfull.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreaming-my-dreams-mw0000743835