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Marianne Faithful - Broken English (National Album Day)
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Broken
English
is
the
seventh
studio
album
by
English
singer
Marianne
Faithfull.
It
was
released
on
2
November
1979
by
Island
Records.
The
album
marked
a
major
comeback
for
Faithfull
after
years
of
drug
abuse,
homelessness,
and
suffering
from
anorexia.
It
is
often
regarded
as
her
"definitive
recording"
and
Faithfull
herself
described
it
as
her
"masterpiece".
featuring
the
singles
"Broken
English",
"The
Ballad
of
Lucy
Jordan"
&
a
cover
of
John
Lennon's
"Working
Class
Hero".
Faithfull
was
nominated
for
the
Grammy
Award
for
Best
Female
Rock
Vocal
Performance
for
this
album.
The
album
was
included
on
NME
magazine's
list
of
"500
Greatest
Albums
of
All
Time"
and
in
the
book
1001
Albums
You
Must
Hear
Before
You
Die.
The
version
for
NAD
is
pressed
on
180g
Heavyweight
pink
vinyl.
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