Haunting and mesmerizing piece of pop from 1965 that too few people know about — “Go Away From My World” by Marianne Faithfull with its understated and sympathetic production:
“Go Away From My World”
Marianne Faithfull (1965)
“Go Away From My World” was the A-side of a 45 that also served as the title track of a full-length release for the US & Canadian market that uses the same cover photo as a UK album release of the same year and yet, fascinatingly, contains no overlapping songs whatsoever!
So Many Records, So Little Time says “Go Away From My World” was a US/Canada-only 45 (written by Jay Mark) and for Faithfull, “the last to ever chart on the Billboard Top 100 (#89)” in late 1965. Splitting hairs, perhaps, but “Go Away From My World” was also the A-side of an EP that enjoyed release in the UK, France, Uruguay, and (uh), the US.
“Sing-a-long Survey” for the end of 1965
#34 at WNDR (1260 AM)
Syracuse, New York
Billboard predicted the song would reach the Top 60 in its November 20, 1965 edition, while the single would crack Cash Box‘s Top 50 (#47 the week of January 22, 1966) and the album would do similarly well (#62 the week of January 8, 1966).
Cash Box
