Kissin Time
Kissin Time is the sixteenth album by British musician Marianne Faithfull. It featured three songs (co-)written and/or performed by Billy Corgan, in addition to recording, production and mixing. The Smashing Pumpkins personnel Howard Willing (pre-production), Bjorn Thorsrud (mixing, recording) and Matt Walker (drumming) also contributed. Other artists featured on the album include Beck, Blur and Pulp.
Kissin Time | |
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Studio album by Marianne Faithfull | |
Released | March 4, 2002 |
Length | 44:28 |
Label | Virgin, Hut Recordings |
Producer | Billy Corgan, Beck, Jarvis Cocker, Étienne Daho, Ben Hillier, Tony Hoffer, Steve Mackey, Barry Reynolds, Dave Stewart, Les Valentins |
AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, calling it "another raise of the bar" for Faithfull, noting that it was Billy Corgan "who gets the highest marks here for capturing Faithfull's dominant strengths … the pace of her delivery, and the dynamic her lyrics demand."[1]
Tracks of interestEdit
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "I'm on Fire" (co-sung by Corgan) | Billy Corgan, Marianne Faithfull | 5:11 |
5. | "Wherever I Go" | Billy Corgan | 4:26 |
11. | "Something Good" (cover of I'm into Something Good) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:23 |
PersonnelEdit
- Billy Corgan
- Vocals – "I'm on Fire"
- Guitar, bass, piano/keyboards, programming/sequencing, production, mixing, recording – "I'm on Fire", "Wherever I Go", "Something Good"
- Songwriting – "I'm on Fire", "Wherever I Go"
- Bjorn Thorsrud – mixing/recording ("I'm on Fire", "Wherever I Go", "Something Good")
- Howard Willing – pre-production ("I'm on Fire", "Wherever I Go", "Something Good")
- Marianne Faithfull – lead vocals ("I'm on Fire", "Wherever I Go", "Something Good")
- Matt Walker – drums ("I'm on Fire")
Release historyEdit
Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
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March 4, 2002 | Hut Recordings | CDHUT71 | CD | UK & Europe | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
August 13, 2002 | Virgin | 7243 8 12009 2 6 | CD | US | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Jurerk, Thom. "Kissin' Time – Marianne Faithfull". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
External linksEdit
- Kissin Time at SPFC