Released: 1966
Recorded:
Producers: Mike Leander
Mixing: Gus Dudgeon, Vic Smith
Label: London Records

Faithfull Forever…

Marianne Faithfull

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Click on the song titles above for lyrics and songwriting credits

Faithfull Forever… is a 1966 studio album released only in the United States. The album is a defining moment of the baroque pop sound and features some of Marianne’s best 60’s performances with interpretations of songs by writers particularly suited to her interpretive gifts. Standout compositions include Jackie De Shannon (With You In Mind), Donovan (In The Night time), Bob Lind (Counting) and Eric Woolfson (Tomorrow’s Calling). Marianne’s foray into jazz on the Herzog Jr / Kitchins classic ‘Some Other Spring’ will likely be a revelation to those who know her only as a singer of folk pop. This track along with ‘Lucky Girl’, ‘I’m the Sky’ and the alternate version of ‘Counting’ have never been released in the UK, and are unavailable elsewhere. The version of ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’, with choral overdubs, also differs significantly from the one issued in the UK on North Country Maid.

The album has often erroneously been listed as a compilation as ‘Tomorrow’s Calling’ had already been released as a single in the UK single and some of the tracks would later be released on the UK album Loveinamist when in fact Faithfull Forever… predates its release by almost 8 months.

U.S advert for the ‘Counting’ 7″ single