Vagabond Ways

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Vagabond Ways
Studio album by Marianne Faithfull
Released	14 April 1999
Recorded	July 1998
Studio	Teatro Studios, Oxnard, California
Genre	Rock
Label	Instinct Records/EMI
Producer	Daniel Lanois, Mark Howard
Marianne Faithfull chronology
The Seven Deadly Sins (1998) Vagabond Ways (1999) Kissin Time (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Vagabond Ways is a rock album by Marianne Faithfull. This is her first album of original material since A Secret Life (1994). This work, produced by Daniel Lanois and Mark Howard, is a balladry-like extension of her then neo-cabaret persona, interpreting songs by herself and legendary songwriters of her generation, like Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Leonard Cohen and the songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

"Incarceration of a Flower Child" was written by Roger Waters in 1968, and has never been recorded in any format by Pink Floyd. The lyrics seem to be about the downfall of former Floyd member Syd Barrett, but Waters has never confirmed this.

Track listing[]

1. "Vagabond Ways" (Marianne Faithfull, David Courts) – 3:22
2. "Incarceration of a Flower Child" (Roger Waters) – 5:34
3. "File It Under Fun from the Past" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds) – 4:50
4. "Electra" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Frank McGuinness) – 3:24
5. "Wilder Shores of Love" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Guy Pratt) – 5:40
6. "Marathon Kiss" (Daniel Lanois) – 4:00
7. "For Wanting You" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:57
8. "Great Expectations" (Marianne Faithfull, Daniel Lanois) – 3:13
9. "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:35
10. "After the Ceasefire" (Daniel Lanois, Frank McGuinness) – 4:22

Bonus Track (Japan Edition)

1. "Blood in My Eyes" - 4:07

Personnel[]

• Marianne Faithfull - vocals
• Daniel Lanois - producer, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, loops
• Mark Howard - producer, keyboards, organ, percussion, loops, mixing
• Barry Reynolds - guitar, slide guitar, bass, piano
• Roger Waters - bass, keyboards
• Brian Blade - drums, percussion
• Michael Chaves - guitar
• Danny Frankel - drums, percussion
• Emmylou Harris - background vocals
• Victor Indrizzo - guitar
• Novi Novog - viola
• Glenn Patscha - keyboards, piano, bass pedals, string arrangements
• Christopher Thomas - bass, fuzz bass, double bass
• Stephanie File - cello
• Daryl Johnson - backing vocals

Technical

• Daniel Lanois - original production on "Marathon Kiss"
• Simon Francis - engineer
• Zack Allentuck - engineer
• Ellen von Unwerth - photography

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