Songs of Kurt Weill

~ Release by Kurt Weill; Helen Schneider (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Threepenny Opera: Mack the Knife piano: Bruce Coyle vocals: Helen Schneider cover recording of: Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954) publisher: Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer	Kurt Weill		3:04
2	The Threepenny Opera: Barbara’s Song vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: The Threepenny Opera: Barbara’s Song (1976 Willett/Manheim translation) lyricist and librettist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Eric Bently, Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator) part of: The Threepenny Opera (1976 Willett/Manheim translation)	Kurt Weill		5:35
3	The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Willett/Manheim translation) lyricist and librettist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)	Kurt Weill		6:11
4	Happy End: Surabaya Johnny vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Surabaya Johnny (English translation) lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Michael Feingold (translator) translated version of: Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya‐Johnny. “Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre” (original German version)	Kurt Weill		6:42
5	Marie Galante: I Wait for My Ship vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: I Wait for a Ship lyricist: Jacques Deval composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Alice Baker and Gene Lerner translated version of: Marie Galante: J'attends un navire	Kurt Weill		4:17
6	Lady in the Dark: My Ship vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Lady in the Dark: My Ship lyricist: Ira Gershwin composer: Kurt Weill (composer) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) part of: Lady in the Dark: Act II. Childhood Dream	Kurt Weill		3:23
7	Knickerbocker Holiday: How Can You Tell an American vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Knickerbocker Holiday: How Can You Tell an American lyricist: Maxwell Anderson composer: Kurt Weill (composer) part of: Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)	Kurt Weill		2:43
8	Love Life: Progress vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Progress (from "Love Life") lyricist: Alan Jay Lerner composer: Kurt Weill (composer) part of: Love Life (Musical by Lerner & Weill)	Kurt Weill		3:38
9	One Touch of Venus: I’m a Stranger Here Myself vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: I’m a Stranger Here Myself (One Touch of Venus) lyricist: Ogden Nash composer: Kurt Weill (composer) part of: One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)	Kurt Weill		4:49
10	Johnny Johnson: Mon Ami My Friend vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Johnny Johnson: Act II: Mon Ami, My Friend lyricist: Paul Green (lyricist) composer: Kurt Weill (composer)	Kurt Weill		3:01
11	Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song lyricist: Maxwell Anderson composer: Kurt Weill (composer) publisher: Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24) part of: Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)	Kurt Weill		2:05
12	Down in the Valley: Brack’s Song vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Down in the Valley: Brack’s Song lyricist: Arnold Sundgaard (lyricist, librettist and playwright) composer: Kurt Weill (composer) part of: Down in the Valley (An American Folk Opera)	Kurt Weill		1:59
13	Street Scene: Lonely House vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Lonely House (from “Street Scene”) lyricist: Langston Hughes composer: Kurt Weill (composer) is based on: Street Scene: Act I. No. 10 "Lonely House" (Sam Kaplan)	Kurt Weill		3:45
14	Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You lyricist: Maxwell Anderson composer: Kurt Weill (composer) part of: Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)	Kurt Weill		3:01
15	Street Scene: What Good Would the Moon Be? vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Street Scene: Act I. No. 12 Cavatina "What good would the moon be?" (Rose Maurrant) lyricist: Langston Hughes composer: Kurt Weill (composer) librettist: Elmer Rice part of: Street Scene: Act I.	Kurt Weill		2:30
16	Johnny Johnson: Johnny’s Song vocals: Helen Schneider recording of: Johnny Johnson: Act II: Johnny's Song lyricist: Paul Green (lyricist) composer: Kurt Weill (composer)	Kurt Weill		2:32

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ASIN:	US: B0000033OD [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/427346 [info]

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Barcode:: 081227219826
Format:: CD
Length:: 59:14

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Tomato
R2 72198

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United States
1995

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