The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich

~ Release by Marlene Dietrich (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track 12, Good for Nothing is a duet with Rosemary Clooney.
Tracks 1-9 are sung in German; Track 14 is in French; Tracks 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18 were previously unissued prior to this CD's 1993 release.

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-28 03:04 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lili Marlene
Marlene Dietrich3:09
2Mean to Me
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Marlene Dietrich3:11
3Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
Marlene Dietrich2:59
4The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
cover recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Marlene Dietrich3:35
5Time on My Hands
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
cover recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
Marlene Dietrich3:13
6Taking a Chance on Love
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Marlene Dietrich2:36
7Miss Otis Regrets
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
Marlene Dietrich3:47
8I Never Slept a Wink Last Night
recording of:
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Higher and Higher (1944 film)
Marlene Dietrich2:40
9Peter
recording of:
Peter
lyricist:
Friedrich Hollaender
composer:
Rudolf Nelson
Marlene Dietrich3:53
10Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Marlene Dietrich3:00
11A Guy What Takes His Time
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
A Guy What Takes His Time (in 1954-06)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1933)
Marlene Dietrich2:46
12Good for Nothing
Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney2:25
13Falling in Love Again
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich2:26
14La Vie en rose
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Marlene Dietrich2:53
15No Love, No Nothin'
recording of:
No Love, No Nothin'
writer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Marlene Dietrich2:55
16Something I Dreamed Last Night
recording of:
Something I Dreamed Last Night
lyricist:
Herb Magidson and Jack Yellen
composer:
Sammy Fain
Marlene Dietrich3:33
17Let's Call It a Day
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Let’s Call It a Day (in 1952)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
Marlene Dietrich3:12
18Lili Marlene
Marlene Dietrich3:06

Credits

Release group

part of:Art Deco (Legacy Recordings series) (order: 5)