Marianne Faithfull Sings Kurt Weill

This special performance is the culmination of a year-long tour by Marianne Faithfull and pianist/arranger Paul Trueblood. The breathy, frail, and innocent voice of the '60s, wilted by too many years of hard-living, now conveys deep layers of emotion, and the rasp in her voice goes straight to the soul. This concert revisits her album 20th Century Blues as well as her passion for Kurt Weill, especially the songs composed for his theater collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. Songs: "Alabama Song," "Pirate Jenny," "Bilbao Song," "Complainte de la Seine," "The Ballad of the Soldier's Wife," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Don't Forget Me," "Surabaya Johnny," "Street Singer's Farewell," "If Love Were All."

One of the defining voices and faces of the Swinging London era, Marianne Faithfull's long career reflects her love of various musical genres. This eponymous release captures Faithfull's final performance in her yearlong concert tour with famed pianist Paul Trueblood. Faithfull performs tracks off of her album 20th CENTURY BLUES, plus songs that were composed for Kurt Weill's theatre pieces with the legendary Bertolt Brecht.