Marianne Faithfull – A Childs Adventure
English singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull’s A Childs Adventure is an underrated bargain bin find from Island Records’ legendary Compass Point studio featuring production by the great Barry Reynolds and Wally Badarou along with guitar from Mikey Chung. While the album does have its moments and great songwriting, it’s definitely all about the “Blue Millionaire” here with the snappy guitar, gorgeous Sequential-Prophet 5 synthesizer lines, art rock aesthetics, and upbeat island groove. Faithfull’s autobiographical and entrancing spoken word are of course undeniable and they somehow work perfectly with Wally and Barry’s Compass Point groove making for a truly unique dance track that’s sure to set a mood.
Recommended – A2 The Blue Millionaire
A1 Times Square
A2 The Blue Millionaire
A3 Falling From Grace
A4 Morning Come
B1 Ashes In My Hand
B2 Running For Our Lives
B3 Ireland
B4 She’s Got A Problem
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Ben Brierley
Artwork – Tony Wilgun
Bass – Fernando Saunders
Drums – Terry Stannard
Engineer [Additional] – Carl Beatty
Engineer [Additional], Engineer [Assistant] – Don Wershba
Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Mabuchi
Guitar – Mikey Chung
Guitar, Vocals – Barry Reynolds
Keyboards, Vocals – Wally Badarou
Mastered By – George Marino
Percussion – Rafael de Jesus*
Producer – Barry Reynolds, Wally Badarou
Producer, Engineer – Harvey Goldberg