Marianne Faithfull - Horses And High Heels (2011)

2011 release, the 23rd solo album from the award winning English singer, songwriter and actress. Horses And High, which was recorded in the New Orleans French Quarter in September and October of 2010, features eight cover versions and four original new songs co-written by Marianne, four songs which feature the virtuoso guitar playing of John Porter, a musician/producer friend most noted for his work with Roxy Music, Eric Clapton and The Smiths. The Hal Willner, produced album also includes one song with lyrics specially written for her by Irish playwright Frank McGuiness (the evocative `The Old House'), two cameo appearances on guitar from another old friend, Lou Reed, plus further cameos from Dr. John and MC5's Wayne Kramer.
Audio Mixer: Mark Bingham.

Recording information: Kramer Studios, Los Angeles, CA (09/2010-10/2010); Labomatic Studios, Paris, France (09/2010-10/2010); One East Recording, New York, NY (09/2010-10/2010); Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, LA (09/2010-10/2010).Spin (p.72) - "The guitar-heavy result embraces experience without fetishizing it. Singer her own songs, Faithfull sounds more relaxed -- if no merrier -- than she has in years."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Elegiac closing ballad 'The Old House could sit on any Bad Seeds album, possessed of a subliminal emotional pull which stays long after the closing swells of its crashing grandeur have subsided."

Uncut (magazine) (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Marianne's thespian touch works its magic on The Shangri-Las' 'Past Present Future', a turning teen angst into a poignant reflection of age."

Tracklist:
1. The Stations
2. Why Did We Have To Part
3. That's How Every Empire Falls
4. No Reason
5. Prussian Blue
6. Love Song
7. Gee Baby
8. Goin' Back
9. Past, Present And Future
10. Horses And High Heels
11. Back In Baby's Arms
12. Eternity
13. The Old House