Editing Marianne Faithfull (section)

=== 1990s ===
When [[Roger Waters]] assembled an all-star cast of musicians to perform the [[rock opera]] ''[[The Wall]]'' live in Berlin in July 1990, Faithfull played the part of Pink's overprotective mother. Her musical career rebounded for the third time during the early 1990s with the live album ''Blazing Away,'' which featured Faithfull revisiting songs she had performed over the course of her career. ''Blazing Away'' was recorded at St. Ann's Cathedral in Brooklyn. The 13 selections include "Sister Morphine", a cover of [[Edith Piaf]]'s "Les Prisons du Roy", and "Why D'Ya Do It?" from ''Broken English''. Alanna Nash of ''Stereo Review'' commended the musicians whom Faithfull had chosen to back her: Longtime guitarist Reynolds was joined by former [[The Band|Band]] member [[Garth Hudson]] and pianist [[Dr. John]]. Nash was impressed with the album's autobiographical tone, noting that "Faithfull's gritty alto is a cracked and halting rasp, the voice of a woman who's been to hell and back on the excursion fare which, of course, she has." She extolled Faithfull as "one of the most challenging and artful of women artists," and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' writer Fred Goodman asserted: "''Blazing Away'' is a fine retrospective – proof that we can still expect great things from this greying, jaded contessa."<ref name="Marianne Biography"/>

''A Collection of Her Best Recordings'' was released in 1994 by [[Island Records]] to coincide with the release of Faithfull's autobiography; they originally shared the same cover art. The album contained Faithfull's updated version of "As Tears Go By" from ''[[Strange Weather (1987 album)|Strange Weather]]'', several cuts from ''Broken English'' and ''[[A Child's Adventure]]'' and a song written by [[Patti Smith]] which had been scheduled for inclusion on an Irish AIDS benefit album. This track, "[[Easter (Patti Smith Group album)#Track listing|Ghost Dance]]", suggested to Faithfull by a friend who later died of AIDS, was made with a trio of old friends; Stones' drummer [[Charlie Watts]] and guitarist [[Ron Wood]] backed Faithfull's vocals on the song and [[Keith Richards]] co-produced it. The retrospective album featured one live track, "Times Square", from ''Blazing Away,'' as well as the Faithfull original "She", written with composer and arranger [[Angelo Badalamenti]]. It was released the following year on ''[[A Secret Life (Marianne Faithfull album)|A Secret Life]]'', with additional songs co-written with Badalamenti. Faithfull sang "Love Is Teasin", an Irish folk standard, with [[The Chieftains]] on their album ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]'', released in 1995. During this time she sang a duet with [[John Prine]] on the song "This Love Is Real" on Prine's album ''[[Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings]]''. Faithfull sang a duet and recited text on the San Francisco band [[Oxbow (band)|Oxbow]]'s 1997 album ''Serenade in Red''. She sang interlude vocals on [[Metallica]]'s song "[[The Memory Remains]]" on their 1997 album ''[[Reload (Metallica album)|Reload]]'' and appeared in the song's music video. The track reached No.13 in the UK, No. 28 in the U.S. (No.3 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart).<ref>{{cite news |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19971116/7501/ |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=OCC}}</ref>

As her fascination with the music of [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]]-era Germany continued, Faithfull performed in ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' at the [[Gate Theatre]], Dublin, playing [[Pirate Jenny]]. Her interpretation of the music led to a new album, ''[[20th Century Blues (Marianne Faithfull album)|Twentieth Century Blues]]'' (1996), which focused on the music of [[Kurt Weill]] and [[Bertolt Brecht]] as well as [[Noël Coward]], followed in 1998 by a recording of ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (Marianne Faithfull album)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' with the [[Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by [[Dennis Russell Davies]]. A hugely successful concert and cabaret tour, accompanied by [[Paul Trueblood|pianist Paul Trueblood]], culminated in the filming at the [[Montreal Jazz Festival]] of the DVD ''Marianne Faithfull Sings Kurt Weill''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marianne Faithfull Sings Kurt Weill – Live In Montreal UK DVD (268719) |url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=268719&srsltid=AfmBOopWI3hII8FC4Lb4d9GhSSwWvin8iSHhU5P7AHUCn4Epb6OOgje3 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=eil.com}}</ref>

In 1998, Faithfull released ''A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology'', a two-disc compilation that chronicled her years with [[Island Records]]. It featured tracks from her albums ''Broken English'', ''Dangerous Acquaintances'', ''A Child's Adventure'', ''Strange Weather'', ''Blazing Away'', and ''A Secret Life'', as well as several B sides and unreleased tracks.<ref>{{cite book| last=Pearson| first=Tanya| year=2021| title=Why Marianne Faithfull Matters| publisher=University of Texas Press| page=170| place=Austin| isbn=9781477321164}}</ref>

Faithfull's 1999 DVD ''Dreaming My Dreams'' contained material about her childhood and parents, with historical video footage going back to 1964, and included interviews with the artist and several friends who had known her since childhood. The documentary included sections on her relationship with [[John Dunbar (artist)|John Dunbar]] and Mick Jagger, and brief interviews with Keith Richards. It concluded with footage from a 30-minute live concert, originally broadcast on [[PBS]] for the series ''[[Sessions at West 54th]]''. The same year, she ranked 25th in ''VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VH1 100 Greatest Women Of Rock And Roll – 1999 |url=https://thedent.com/vh1100.html |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=thedent.com}}</ref>

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd wrote the song "Incarceration of a Flower Child" as a portrayal of [[Syd Barrett]] in 1968, although it was never recorded by Pink Floyd. The song was recorded by Faithfull on her 1999 album ''[[Vagabond Ways]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/marianne-faithfull-incarceration-of-a-flower-child-demo-1288076/|title=Hear Marianne Faithfull's Forceful 'Vagabond Ways' Demo for 'Incarceration of a Flower Child'|first=Kory|last=Grow|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 January 2022}}</ref>