Remember the Movies

• Artist: Marlene Dietrich
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• Release Date: February 13, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

From the album title, Remember the Movies, to the name of the record label, Great Movie Themes, and on to the packaging, which includes a complete filmography in the CD booklet, the implication is that this European Marlene Dietrich compilation contains actual soundtrack recordings of songs from her films; it does not. Like so many unlicensed albums of Dietrich tracks that are in the public domain in Europe, this one consists of studio recordings, including most of her earliest discs, such as her first venture into the recording studio in June 1928 as a member of the chorus for what was originally called "Potpourri aus der Revue 'Es Liegt in der Luft," parts one and two, and is here simply called "Es Liegt in Der Luft," with the two parts combined into one. Most of the tracks, recorded at various sessions in Berlin, Paris, and Los Angeles, are from the '30s, although the compilers lead off the set with a track that, in 2000, was new to out-of-copyright status, "Black Market," from 1949. Several of Dietrich's signature songs are included, among them English and German versions of "Falling in Love Again" and "Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola" from The Blue Angel and "The Boys in the Backroom" from Destry Rides Again. But among the overlapping unlicensed releases that are the product of Europe's 50-year copyright limit on recordings, this is just another Dietrich title, no better or worse than many other similar discs. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Black Market	Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich	(3:12)
The Boys in the Backroom	Frank Loesser, Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich	(2:04)
Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuß Auf Liebe Eingestellt	Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich, Frederick Hollander	(3:03)
Nimm Dich in Acht Vor Blonden Frauen	Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich, Friedrich Holländer & His Jazz-Symphoniker	(3:14)
Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola	Frederick Hollander, Robert Liebmann	Marlene Dietrich, Friedrich Holländer & His Jazz-Symphoniker	(2:37)
Kinder, Heut Abend, da Such Ich Mir Was Aus	Frederick Hollander, Robert Liebmann	Marlene Dietrich, Friedrich Holländer & His Jazz-Symphoniker	(2:42)
Falling in Love Again	Frederick Hollander, Sammy Lerner	Marlene Dietrich	(3:12)
Quand l'Amour Meurt	Leo Robin, Octave Cremieux	Marlene Dietrich	(3:11)
Give Me the Man	Leo Robin, Octave Cremieux	Marlene Dietrich	(3:08)
Wenn Ich Mir Was Wünschen Dürfte	Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich	(1:58)
Leben Ohne Liebe Kannst du Nicht	R. Gilbert, Mischa Spoliansky	Marlene Dietrich	(3:06)
Wo Ist Der Mann?	Peter Kreuder	Marlene Dietrich	(3:14)
Wenn Die Beste Freundin	Mischa Spoliansky, Marcellus Schiffer	Marlene Dietrich, Oskar Karlweis, Margo Lion	(3:12)
Es Liegt in Der Duft	Mischa Spoliansky, Marcellus Schiffer	Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Spoliansky, Oskar Karlweis, Hubert V. Meyerinck, Otto Wallburg, Margo Lion	(8:27)
Johnny	Frederick Hollander	Marlene Dietrich	(2:58)
Near You	Francis Craig, Rob Goellner	Marlene Dietrich	(2:19)
Such Trying Times	John Addison, Julian More, Julian More	Marlene Dietrich	(2:58)
Another Spring, Another Love	Gloria Shayne	Marlene Dietrich	(2:19)

Credits

Marlene Dietrich (Vocals), Marlene Dietrich (Main Performer), Mischa Spoliansky (Vocals), Marco Cambieri (Graphic Design), Ida Wüst (Vocals), Oskar Karlweis (Vocals), Hubert V. Meyerinck (Vocals), Otto Wallburg (Vocals), Margo Lion (Performer)