Faithfull’s 1987 release recast her as a nicotine-stained chanteuse, approaching such standards as “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Penthouse Serenade” with a ravaged, world-weary demeanor that recalls the latter-day recordings of Billie Holiday. She also tackles some blues and jazz material and turns “As Tears Go By” into the gut-wrenching torch ballad neither the Stones nor Faithfull could ever have done in the ’60s. A dark, challenging masterpiece. - John Floyd/AMG (4.5/5 Stars) - Strange Weather is a 1987 studio album by British singer Marianne Faithfull. This album is the first complete studio work recorded by Marianne Faithfull after recovering Read more on Last.fm.
