Blazing Away is a live album by British singer Marianne Faithfull, released on the Island label in 1990.
Reception
In his review for Allmusic, Ned Raggett notes that "Fully established as a dramatic, innovative singer with astonishing appeal and energy thanks to her string of excellent '80s releases, Faithfull concluded her renaissance decade with Blazing Away, an excellent live album... Faithfull and the players fit hand in glove track for track, with the emphasis on subtler arrangements and performances suiting the hushed, striking atmosphere of the performance".
Track listing
"Les Prisons du Roi" (Michel Rivgauche, Irving Gordon) – 6:46
"Strange Weather" (Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits) – 5:12
"Guilt" (Barry Reynolds) – 7:51
"Working Class Hero" (John Lennon) – 6:07
"Sister Morphine" (Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:25
"As Tears Go By" (Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham, Richards) – 4:25
"Why'd Ya Do It?" (Faithfull, Reynolds, Terry Stannard, Heathcote Williams, Steve York) – 6:31 "When I Find My Life" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 2:59 "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" (Shel Silverstein) – 5:08 "Times Square" (Reynolds, Faithfull) – 4:57 "Blazing Away" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 4:10 "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional; arranged by Marianne Faithfull) – 2:09 "Broken English" (Faithfull, Joe Maverty, Reynolds, Stannard, York) – 7:37
Track listing of concert
"Les Prisons du Roi" "Falling from Grace" "The Blue Millionaire" "Strange Weather" "Guilt" "Sister Morphine" "Working Class Hero" "When I Find My Life" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "As Tears Go By" "Why D'Ya Do It?" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Broken English" "Times Square"
Personnel
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Barry Reynolds – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13), musical director, associate producer Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13) Garth Hudson – keyboards, accordion (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13) Lew Soloff – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13) Mac Rebennack – piano (track 10) Fernando Saunders – bass, backing vocals, guitar Dougie Bowne (tracks 1–10, 12 & 13), Charley Drayton (track 11) – drums Kevin Savanger – keyboards (track 11) Don Alias – percussion (track 11) Gib Wharton – pedal steel guitar (track 11) Nelson Stump – cowbell, kick drum (track 14) Technical Kevin Patrick – executive producer Joe Ferla – engineer, mixing Tony Wright – art direction, cover artwork Dana Shimizu – design George DuBose – cover photography