Horses and High Heels

Background and context

Recorded in the New Orleans French Quarter in September and October 2010, the album features cover versions of 1960s classics and seven new songs, four of which were co-written by Faithfull herself. One of the new songs, "The Old House", was specially written for her by Irish playwright Frank McGuiness. There are two cameo appearances on guitar from Lou Reed with further cameos from Dr. John and MC5's Wayne Kramer. The album was produced by long-term collaborator Hal Willner.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone gave the album a three-star rating, stating it is "heavy with lost love and Faithfull's honey-over-gravel voice."

Track listing

1. "The Stations" (Greg Dulli, Mark Lanegan) – 4:24
2. "Why Did We Have To Part" (Laurent Voulzy, Faithfull) – 3:45
3. "That’s How Every Empire Falls" (R.B. Morris) – 5:51
4. "No Reasons" (Jackie Lomax) – 2:51
5. "Prussian Blue" (David Courts, Faithfull) – 5:03
6. "Love Song" (Lesley Duncan) – 4:37
7. "Gee Baby" (J.J. Johnson, Mary Alma Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Tyler T. Texas) – 2:49
8. "Goin' Back" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) – 3:41
9. "Past Present and Future" (Arthur Butler, George "Shadow" Morton, Jerry Leiber) – 2:46
10. "Horses and High Heels" (Doug Pettibone, Faithfull) – 3:52
11. "Back in Baby’s Arms" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:19
12. "Eternity" (Doug Pettibone, Faithfull) – 4:03
13. "The Old House" (Frank McGuiness, Leo Abrahams) – 4:04

Bonus tracks on the vinyl edition:

1. "Fragile Weapon" (Devon T. Williams)
2. "I Don´t Wanna Know" (Rupert Charles Guidy)