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"Sister Morphine" is a song written by Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Faithfull released the original version of the song as the B-side to her Decca Records single "Something Better" on 21 February 1969. [1] A different version was released two years later by the Rolling Stones for their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. [2]
"Something Better" is a 1968 song by Marianne Faithfull written by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin, arranged by Jack Nitzsche and produced by Mick Jagger. The song, with Charlie Watts' introduction, appears on the 1968 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus video.
Supplemented by single edits, 7, 12-inch remixes and Faithfull's re-recorded version of "Sister Morphine", which had previously appeared on a 12-inch release, the second disc with the original mix was Faithfull's preferred mix of the album. The original mix received its release for the first time as part of this reissue.
The song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" on the 1969 album Let It Bleed was supposedly written and composed about Faithfull; the songs "Wild Horses" and "I Got the Blues" on the 1971 album Sticky Fingers were allegedly influenced by Faithfull, and she co-wrote "Sister Morphine". The writing credit for the song was the subject of a ...
Title Album details Peak chart positions NZ [8]US [11]The World of Marianne Faithfull (UK title) / Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits (US title) : Released: 1969; UK label: Decca
"Broken English" is a mid-tempo rock song with a strong influence from new wave.The song is set in the simple time signature of 4/4, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. It is built around a simple rhythm guitar motif and synthesizer effects.
"Sister Morphine" (Faithfull, Jagger, and Richards) "Late Victorian Holocaust" (Cave) "Sparrows Will Sing" (Waters) "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" (Silverstein) "Who Will Take My Dreams Away" (Angelo Badalamenti and Faithfull) "Last Song" (Damon Albarn and Faithfull) Extract from Live in London (Roundhouse 02.02.2016) "Give My Love to London ...
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...