Some of the Best

• Artist: Marlene Dietrich
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• Release Date: October 29, 1996
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Producer Rod McKuen, in his personal liner notes, describes this collection as having been "assembled more out of love than any shot at a Dietrich history. They are songs and performances I particularly enjoy." They are also mostly unidentified, though a couple were released on McKuen's Stanyan Records album Marlene's Greatest Hits, "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" was licensed from Sony Music, and "Die Welt War Jung (When The World Was Young)" comes from EMI. Dietrich sings several songs closely associated with her, such as "Lili Marlene" (in German) and "Blonde Woman" and "Ich Bin De Fesche Lola" (in German) from her film The Blue Angel. Sound quality varies as the tracks range from live recordings to studio tracks, many presumably from late in the singer/movie star's career, though some sound like they must be from her 1930 and '31 sessions in Berlin. It all makes for a miscellaneous collection, but it isn't an expensive one. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Lili Marlene	Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze	Marlene Dietrich	(3:09)
La Vie en Rose	Edith Piaf, Marcel Louiguy, Mack David	Marlene Dietrich	(3:16)
Symphonie	André Tabet, Alex Alstone, Roger Bernstein	Marlene Dietrich	(2:16)
Quand l'Amour Meurt	Octave Cremieux	Marlene Dietrich	(3:08)
Johnny	Friedrich Hollaender	Marlene Dietrich	(2:56)
Blonde Woman	Friedrich Hollaender	Marlene Dietrich	(3:15)
Ja So Bin Ich	Robert Stolz	Marlene Dietrich	(3:04)
I Wish You Love	Charles Trenet, Albert Beach	Marlene Dietrich	(3:11)
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	Marlene Dietrich	(4:15)
Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola	Friedrich Hollaender	Marlene Dietrich	(2:35)
No Love, No Nothin'	Leo Robin, Harry Warren	Marlene Dietrich	(2:50)
Die Welt War Jung (When the World Was Young)	Philipe, Max Colpet	Marlene Dietrich	(3:20)

Credits

Marlene Dietrich (Vocals), Marlene Dietrich (Main Performer), Eddie Habib (Project Coordinator), Paul Tavenner (Mastering), Wade Alexander (?), Wade Alexander (Editorial Director), Michael McDonald (Digital Mastering), Michael McDonald (Digital Transfers), Nathan Comerford (Design), E. Mimran (?), E. Mimran (Editorial Director)