| Marlene Dietrich Overseas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1951 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 25:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Marlene Dietrich chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[1] |
| Billboard Magazine | Mixed [2] |
Marlene Dietrich Overseas was the first Marlene Dietrich album. The orchestra was conducted by Jimmy Carroll, and it was I ssued on 10" LP by Columbia Records (catalogue number LP GL105). All the vocals are in German, translated by Lothar Metzl (except for " Lili Marlene"). It was reissued on 12" LP by Columbia as Lili Marlene (Columbia GL 4-17) with the addition of the following tracks: "Das Hobellied", "Du Liegst Mir im Herzen", " Muss i denn" and "Du Hast die Seele Mein". The eight songs were re-released in CD on a compilation album, Art Deco - The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Lili Marlene" | Hans Leip / Norbert Schultze | 3:09 |
| 2. | " Mean To Me" | Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Johnny Burke / Harold Spina / Joe Young | 2:58 |
| 4. | " The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers | 3:35 |
| 5. | " Time On My Hands" | Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans | 3:13 |
| 6. | " Taking a Chance On Love" | Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche | 2:35 |
| 7. | " Miss Otis Regrets" | Cole Porter | 3:47 |
| 8. | "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" | Jimmy McHugh / Harold Adamson | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 25:08 | ||
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Marlene Dietrich - American Songs in German for the OSS - AlMusic Review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Billboard Magazine - Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., September 30, 1957, p.32.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Marlene Dietrich - Art Deco - The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich - AlMusic Review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Billboard Magazine - Advance Record Releases. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., August 9, 1952, p.40.
| Marlene Dietrich Overseas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1951 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 25:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Marlene Dietrich chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| Billboard Magazine | Mixed [2] |
Marlene Dietrich Overseas was the first Marlene Dietrich album. The orchestra was conducted by Jimmy Carroll, and it was I ssued on 10" LP by Columbia Records (catalogue number LP GL105). All the vocals are in German, translated by Lothar Metzl (except for " Lili Marlene"). It was reissued on 12" LP by Columbia as Lili Marlene (Columbia GL 4-17) with the addition of the following tracks: "Das Hobellied", "Du Liegst Mir im Herzen", " Muss i denn" and "Du Hast die Seele Mein". The eight songs were re-released in CD on a compilation album, Art Deco - The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Lili Marlene" | Hans Leip / Norbert Schultze | 3:09 |
| 2. | " Mean To Me" | Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Johnny Burke / Harold Spina / Joe Young | 2:58 |
| 4. | " The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers | 3:35 |
| 5. | " Time On My Hands" | Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans | 3:13 |
| 6. | " Taking a Chance On Love" | Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche | 2:35 |
| 7. | " Miss Otis Regrets" | Cole Porter | 3:47 |
| 8. | "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" | Jimmy McHugh / Harold Adamson | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 25:08 | ||
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Marlene Dietrich - American Songs in German for the OSS - AlMusic Review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Billboard Magazine - Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., September 30, 1957, p.32.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Marlene Dietrich - Art Deco - The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich - AlMusic Review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Billboard Magazine - Advance Record Releases. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., August 9, 1952, p.40.