Performer: Marianne Faithfull
Title: Before The Poison
Country: Europe
Released: 2008
Style: Indie Rock
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 453
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Before the Poison isn't it for a number of reasons, quality not being one of them. Simply put, Before the Poison is an album that concerns itself with both sides of love, friendship, and redemption, not desolation or desperation. That said, there is plenty of human shadow in these ten songs. Polly Harvey wrote three songs here, co-wrote a pair with Faithfull, and is present on all of them. Nick Cave co-wrote three with the singer and his Bad Seeds back her on these tracks.
Album · 2004 · 10 Songs. Before the Poison Marianne Faithfull.
Complete your Marianne Faithfull collection. Before The Poison (LP, Album). Before The Poison (CD, Album).
Produced by PJ Harvey. Album Before the Poison. Before The Poison Lyrics.
The languid "Before the Poison", another Faithfull/Harvey co-write, is an odd choice for the title track. Heavy on the minor chords, Damon Albarn's ballad, "Last Song", resembles Coldplay or Radiohead, with a nod towards the mordant Jacques Brel.
Roughly split between songs written and produced by Polly Harvey and songs co-written with Nick Cave and performed with Cave and the Bad Seeds, Before the Poison is Faithfull's most stylistically cohesive album for some time.
CD-01 | The Mystery Of LoveDrums, Piano, Glockenspiel – Rob EllisGuitar [Guitars], Bass, Synth [Synths] – PJ HarveyLyrics By, Music By – PJ HarveyProducer – PJ Harvey |
3:53 |
CD-02 | My Friends HaveDrums – Rob EllisGuitar [Guitars], Backing Vocals – PJ HarveyGuitar [Guitars], Bass, Synth [Synths] – Adrian UtleyLyrics By, Music By – PJ HarveyProducer – PJ Harvey |
2:48 |
CD-03 | Crazy LoveFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Nick CaveProducer – Hal Willner, Nick Cave |
4:04 |
CD-04 | Last SongAcoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Adrian UtleyArranged By [String Arrangement] – Rob EllisCello [Cellos] – Andy NiceLyrics By [Additional Lyrics] – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By – Damon AlbarnPiano, Percussion – Rob EllisProducer – Head, Rob EllisViolin [Violins] – Catherine Browning |
3:19 |
CD-05 | No Child Of MineBacking Vocals, Guitar [Guitars], Piano, Bass, Handclaps – PJ HarveyBass, Synth [Synths] – Adrian UtleyDrums, Piano, Handclaps – Rob EllisHandclaps – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By – PJ HarveyProducer – PJ Harvey |
6:15 |
CD-06 | Before The PoisonBass, Guitar – Adrian UtleyDrums, Percussion – Rob EllisGuitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – PJ HarveyLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By – PJ HarveyProducer – PJ Harvey |
4:10 |
CD-07 | There Is A GhostFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Nick CaveProducer – Hal Willner, Nick Cave |
4:32 |
CD-08 | In The FactoryDrums – Rob EllisGuitar [Guitars], Bass [Slide Bass], Synth [Synths], Keyboards [Keys] – PJ HarveyGuitar, Bass – Adrian UtleyLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By – PJ HarveyProducer – PJ Harvey |
3:51 |
CD-09 | DesperantoFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Nick CaveProducer – Hal Willner, Nick Cave |
4:22 |
CD-10 | City Of QuartzArranged By [String Arrangement] – Rob EllisCello [Cellos] – Andy NiceLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Jon BrionPiano – Diana GutkindPiano [Fake], Vibraphone [Fake], Glockenspiel [Fake], Other [Fake Clockworks Mechanisms] – Rob EllisProducer – Head, Rob EllisToy Piano, Guitar [Paintbrush Guitar], Other [Sampled Dictaphone Of A Marxophone Originally Played By Jon Brion] – Adrian UtleyViolin [Violins] – Catherine Browning |
3:45 |
Bonus DVD : Live In HollywoodExecutive-Producer [For Eagle Rock Entertainment] – Geoff Kempin, Terry Shand Film Director – Marc Lucas*Producer – François Ravard, Stephanie Bennett Producer [For HD Net LLC] – Evan HaimanSupervised By [Supervising Producer For Eagle Rock Entertainment] – John Gaydon |
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DVD-01 | Mystery Of LoveWritten-By – PJ Harvey |
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DVD-02 | Ballad Of Lucy JordanWritten-By – Shel Silverstein |
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DVD-03 | No Child Of MineWritten-By – PJ Harvey |
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DVD-04 | Last SongLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Damon Albarn |
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DVD-05 | Crazy LoveLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Nick Cave |
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DVD-06 | Broken EnglishWritten-By – Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Marianne Faithfull, Steve York, Terry Stannard |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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NV 800161 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (LP, Album) | Naïve | NV 800161 | Europe | 2004 |
0030025MIN | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Naïve | 0030025MIN | Europe | 2004 |
VICP-62850 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Victor | VICP-62850 | Japan | 2004 |
NV 800111 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album, Dig) | Naïve | NV 800111 | France | 2005 |
CTX242CD | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Shock , Naïve | CTX242CD | Australia | 2004 |
A1 | The Mystery Of LoveDrums, Piano, Glockenspiel – Rob EllisLyrics By, Music By, Guitar [Guitars], Bass, Synthesizer [Synths], Producer – PJ Harvey |
3:53 |
A2 | My Friends HaveDrums – Rob EllisGuitar [Guitars], Bass, Synthesizer [Synth] – Adrian UtleyLyrics By, Music By, Guitar [Guitars], Vocals [Backing Vocals] – PJ Harvey |
2:48 |
A3 | Crazy LoveFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By, Featuring – Nick Cave |
4:04 |
A4 | Last SongAcoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Adrian UtleyCello [Cellos] – Andy NiceLyrics By [Additional Lyrics] – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By – Damon AlbarnPiano, Percussion, Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Rob EllisViolin [Violins] – Catherine Browning |
3:19 |
A5 | No Child Of MineBass, Synthesizer [Synths] – Adrian UtleyDrums, Piano, Handclaps – Rob EllisHandclaps – Marianne FaithfullLyrics By, Music By, Vocals [Backing Vocals], Guitar [Guitars], Piano, Bass, Handclaps – PJ Harvey |
6:15 |
B1 | Before The PoisonBass, Guitar – Adrian UtleyDrums, Percussion – Rob EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By, Guitar, Piano, Vocals [Backing Vocals] – PJ Harvey |
4:10 |
B2 | There Is A GhostFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By, Featuring – Nick Cave |
4:32 |
B3 | In The FactoryDrums – Rob EllisGuitar, Bass – Adrian UtleyLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By, Guitar [Guitars], Bass [Slide Bass], Synthesizer [Synths], Keyboards [Keys] – PJ Harvey |
3:51 |
B4 | DesperantoFeaturing – Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Warren EllisLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By, Featuring – Nick Cave |
4:22 |
B5 | City Of QuartzCello [Cellos] – Andy NiceLyrics By – Marianne FaithfullMusic By – Jon BrionPiano – Diana GutkindPiano [Fake], Vibraphone [Fake], Glockenspiel [Fake], Other [Fake Clockworks Mechanisms], Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Rob EllisPiano [Toy Piano], Guitar [Paintbrush Guitar], Other [Sampled Dictaphone Of A Marxophone Originally Played By Jon Brion] – Adrian UtleyViolin [Violins] – Catherine Browning |
3:45 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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0030025MIN | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Naïve | 0030025MIN | Europe | 2004 |
VICP-62850 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Victor | VICP-62850 | Japan | 2004 |
NV 800111 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album, Dig) | Naïve | NV 800111 | France | 2005 |
CTX242CD | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Shock , Naïve | CTX242CD | Australia | 2004 |
NV 800111 | Marianne Faithfull | Before The Poison (CD, Album) | Naïve | NV 800111 | France | 2004 |