On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
- Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
- Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
- Peter Becker – baritone vocals
- Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
- Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
- Nick Knight – back cover photography
- Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
- Nils Grosch – liner notes
- Markus Spiegel – A&R
- OKA_Lab – design
Track listing:
All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.
- Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- Sloth
- Pride
- Anger
- Gluttony
- Lust
- Covetousness
- Envy
- Epilogue
- Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
- Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
- Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
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