Wiedersehen mit Marlene is a Marlene Dietrich's live album, issued on Electrola, catalogue number 1C 062-28 473 MD, in Germany. The American pressing on Capitol Records (Capitol T10282) does not include "Kinder, heut' abend, da such ich mir was aus".[1]
| Wiedersehen mit Marlene | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | Electrola | |||
| Producer | Burt Bacharach | |||
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Although it was marketed as a "live" album, it features studio recordings made in Germany in 1960 overdubbed with applause recorded on tour to create live atmosphere. An East German issue on Amiga Records, Hallo Marlene (Amiga 840030), presents ten of the tracks without the overdubbed applause. The album was released in CD format, on February 6, 2006, by DRG Records.[2]
The album peaked at #3 in the German charts.
Background and production
editAfter leaving Germany due to the rise of Hitler and Nazism Dietrich's return to West Germany in 1960 for a concert tour which was met with mixed reception. Despite a consistently negative press, vociferous protest by chauvinistic Germans who felt she had betrayed her homeland, and two bomb threats, her performance attracted huge crowds. During her performances at Titania Palast theatre, protesters chanted, "Marlene Go Home!"[3]
On the other hand, Dietrich was warmly welcomed by other Germans, including Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, who was, like Dietrich, an opponent of the Nazis who had lived in exile during their rule.[3] The tour was an artistic triumph, but a financial failure.[3] She was left emotionally drained by the hostility she encountered, and she left convinced never to visit again.
East Germany, however, received her well.[4] A record was made and it was entitled Wiedersehen mit Marlene but although it was marketed as a "live" album, it features studio recordings made in Germany in 1960 overdubbed with applause recorded on tour to create the live atmosphere of one of the shows she did in Germany.[5]
Critical and commercial reception
editLIFE magazine gave the album a favourable review and wrote that the album was recommended "mainly for the sentimental roué set."[6] The album peaked at #3 in the German charts.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt" | Friedrich Hollaender | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola" | Hollaender / Richard Rillo | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Wer wird denn weinen" | Hugo Hirsch / Arthur Rebner | 1:34 |
| 4. | "Mein Blondes Baby" | Fritz Rotter / Peter Kreuder | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Peter" | Hollaender / Peter Kreuder | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Allein in Einer Grossen Stadt" | Franz Wachsmann / Max Colpet / Kurt Gerhardt | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Wenn Ich Mir 'Was Wunschen Dürfte" | Hollander | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Johnny, wenn du Geburtstag hast" | Hollander | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Marie - Marie" | Gilbert Becaud / Pierre Delanoe | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Lili Marlene" | Norbert Schultze / Hans Leip | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Ich weiß nicht, zu wem ich gehöre" | Hollaender / Robert Liebmann | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin" | Ralph Maria Siegel / Aldo von Pinelli | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Ein richtiger Mann (Kinder, heut abend)" | Hollaender | 2:10 |
Sources
edit- Bach, Steven (1992). Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. William Morrow and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-688-07119-6.
References
edit- ^ Bach, 1992. p 525.
- ^ "Marlene Dietrich - Wiedersehen mit Marlene". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bach 1992, p. 401.
- ^ Chesnoff, Richard Z. (7 March 1966). "A Candid Portrait of Marlene Dietrich". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Sudendor, Werner (2005). "Authorized Albums". Sounds Like Marlene. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ LIFE Magazine - Vol. 51,Nº 4. Time Inc., July 28, 1961, p.4.
- ^ Billboard Music Week - Hits of the World. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., June 16, 1962, p.16.