Vagabond Ways


Vagabond Ways is the 14th studio album by British singer Marianne Faithfull. This is her first album of original material since A Secret Life. This work, produced by Daniel Lanois and Mark Howard, is a balladry-like extension of her then neo-cabaret persona, interpreting songs by herself and songwriters of her generation, like Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Leonard Cohen and the songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Many of the stories told on this album were adapted from memories that didn't make her autobiography or her observations of social struggles by which she felt particularly moved.
"Incarceration of a Flower Child" was written by Roger Waters in 1968, and has never been recorded in any format by Pink Floyd. The lyrics seem to be about the downfall of former Floyd member Syd Barrett, but Waters has never confirmed this.
A Deluxe Edition was released in 2022 by BMG Rights Management.

Track listing

  1. "Vagabond Ways" – 3:22
  2. "Incarceration of a Flower Child" – 5:34
  3. "File It Under Fun from the Past" – 4:50
  4. "Electra" – 3:24
  5. "Wilder Shores of Love" – 5:40
  6. "Marathon Kiss" – 4:00
  7. "For Wanting You" – 3:57
  8. "Great Expectations" – 3:13
  9. "Tower of Song" – 4:35
  10. "After the Ceasefire" – 4:22
Bonus track
  1. "Blood in My Eyes" – 4:07
2022 deluxe edition extra tracks
  1. "Blood in My Eyes"
  2. "Drifting"
  3. "Vagabond Ways"
  4. "Incarceration of a Flower Child"
  5. "Electra"
  6. "Tower of Song"

Personnel

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