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A rather lukewarm, disappointing follow-up to Broken English, on which Marianne Faithfull seemed to be retreating from that album's sonic and lyrical risks. Although Broken English had found most of its audience with the new wave/alternative crowd (songs like "Why'd Ya Do It," after all, were too shocking to get much commercial airplay), Dangerous Acquaintances seemed to be moving back to more mainstream rock territory, particularly in the arrangements. It's always a possible sign of trouble when there are over a dozen session musicians in the credits, and much of the record's music has a sort of anonymous feel. The songs, too, are less striking (and less angrily risqué) than those of Broken English, although Faithfull was still carving her own identity with lyrics about romantic duplicity. The most commercially accessible track, "For Beauties Sake," was co-written by Faithfull and Steve Winwood.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist - Ben Brierley, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist - Terence Philip Stannard, ComposerLyricist - Joe Mavety, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Stephen David York, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Terence Philip Stannard, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer - Calvin Fuzzy Samuels, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ed Thacker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Dave Courts, ComposerLyricist - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
A rather lukewarm, disappointing follow-up to Broken English, on which Marianne Faithfull seemed to be retreating from that album's sonic and lyrical risks. Although Broken English had found most of its audience with the new wave/alternative crowd (songs like "Why'd Ya Do It," after all, were too shocking to get much commercial airplay), Dangerous Acquaintances seemed to be moving back to more mainstream rock territory, particularly in the arrangements. It's always a possible sign of trouble when there are over a dozen session musicians in the credits, and much of the record's music has a sort of anonymous feel. The songs, too, are less striking (and less angrily risqué) than those of Broken English, although Faithfull was still carving her own identity with lyrics about romantic duplicity. The most commercially accessible track, "For Beauties Sake," was co-written by Faithfull and Steve Winwood.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:51
- Main artists: Marianne Faithfull
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1981 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 1981 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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