Strange Delight

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

Tracklist

1CD
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1Wenn die beste Freundin
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1928-06-02)
piano:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer) (on 1928-06-02)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1928-06-02), Oskar Karlweis (on 1928-06-02) and Margo Lion (German/French chanteuse) (on 1928-06-02)
recording of:
Wenn die beste Freundin (aus der Kabarett-Revue "Es liegt in der Luft") (on 1928-06-02)
lyricist:
Marcellus Schiffer
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
3:09
2Blonde Woman
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-06)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1930-02-06)
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender (on 1930-02-06)
recording of:
Blonde Women (on 1930-02-06)
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translated version of:
Nimm dich in acht vor blonden Frauen
3:15
3Ich bin die fesche Lola
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-09)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender
recording of:
Ich bin die fesche Lola (on 1930-02-09)
lyricist:
Robert Liebmann
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
2:37
4This Evening Children
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-09)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
orchestra:
Friedrich Hollaender und seine Jazz-Symphoniker
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender
recording of:
This Evening Children (on 1930-02-09)
lyricist:
Robert Liebmann
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translated version of:
Kinder, heut' abend such ich mir was aus (Ein richtiger Mann)
2:38
5Johnny
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Jonny (wenn du Geburtstag hast)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
2:55
6Give Me the Man
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1931-03-27)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
conductor:
Peter Kreuder
recording of:
Give Me the Man (from "Morocco") (on 1931-03-27)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Karl Hajos
3:06
7Hot Voodoo
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Hot Voodoo
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Ralph Rainger
1:59
8You Little So and So
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
You Little So and So (in 1932)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
1:31
9Assez
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-07-12)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
orchestra:
Jazz du Poste Parisien
conductor:
Peter Kreuder
recording of:
Assez (on 1933-07-12)
lyricist:
Jean Tranchant (son)
composer:
Emil Stern (jazz pianist, composer and bandleader) and Wal-Berg
3:18
10Mein blondes Baby
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Mein blondes Baby
lyricist:
Fritz Rotter (Austrian composer and lyricist)
composer:
Peter Kreuder
3:07
11You Are My Song of Songs
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
1:07
12Awake in a Dream
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1935)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (in 1935)
recording of:
Awake in a Dream (in 1935)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
2:18
13I’ve Been in Love Before
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
I've Been in Love Before (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
2:36
14You Do Something to Me
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
You Do Something to Me (Fifty Million Frenchmen musical comedy) (on 1939-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Fifty Million Frenchmen
32:58
15You’ve Got That Look
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
You’ve Got That Look (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
2:38
16You Go to My Head
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-19)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-19)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1939-12-19)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:08
17Boys in the Backroom
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-19)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-19)
recording of:
The Boys in the Backroom (on 1939-12-19)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Frederick Hollander
2:01
18Man’s in the Navy
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
The Man's in the Navy
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
1:48
19Sweet as the Blush of May
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
2:55
20Symphonie
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1945-09-07)
orchestra:
Charles Magnante and His Orchestra (on 1945-09-07)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-07)
recording of:
Symphonie (on 1945-09-07)
lyricist:
Roger Bernstein and André Tabet
composer:
Alex Alstone (a.k.a. Siegfried Stein/Gaston Lecoque)
3:00
21Ruins of Berlin
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
1:57
22Illusions
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1949-01-21)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-21)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Illusions (Want to Buy Some Illusions) (on 1949-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
3:22
23Black Market
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1949-01-21)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-21)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
Black Market (on 1949-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
3:11
24Ein Roman (live)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
1:36
25Je sais que vous êtes jolie
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Je sais que vous êtes jolie !
lyricist and composer:
Henri Christiné
1:48
26Das alte Lied (live)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
2:11
27Surrey 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 (American composer and arranger)
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)
3:34
28Annie 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)
2:57
29Lili Marlene
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer)
recording of:
Lili Marlene (English lyrics by Tommie Connor)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
translator:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
translated version of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
3:08
30Taking a Chance on Love2:34
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