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Marlene Dietrich Overseas

1951 studio album by Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich Overseas

Studio album by

Marlene Dietrich

Released

1951

Genre

Traditional pop

Length

25:08

Label

Columbia Records

Marlene Dietrich chronology

Marlene Dietrich Overseas
(1951)

Live at the Café de Paris
(1954)

Professional ratings
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]

Track listing

^[4]

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

References

^ 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.