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Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

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Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill is a 1985 tribute album to German-American composer Kurt Weill. It was executive-produced by Hal Willner and John Telfer, and produced by Hal Willner and Paul M. Young.

Tracks

  1. "Introduction from Mahagonny Songspiel" - Steve Weisberg
  2. "The Ballad of Mac The Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Sting and Dominic Muldowney
  3. "The Cannon Song" (from The Threepenny Opera) - The Fowler Brothers and Stan Ridgway
  4. "Ballad of the Soldier's Wife" - Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding
  5. "Johnny Johnson Medley" - Van Dyke Parks

    1. "Overture"
    2. "Johnny's Melody"
    3. "Aggie's Sewing Machine"
  6. "Alabama Song" (from Mahagonny) - Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler, Bob Dorough, Ellen Shipley and John Petersen
  7. "Youkali Tango" - Armadillo String Quartet
  8. "Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes" (The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God) (from Happy End) - John Zorn
  9. "September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday) - Lou Reed
  10. "Lost in the Stars" - Carla Bley with Phil Woods
  11. "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Tom Waits
  12. "Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End) - Dagmar Krause
  13. "Oh Heavenly Salvation" (from Mahagonny) - Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville
  14. "Call From The Grave/Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Men For Forgiveness" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo
  15. "Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus) - Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman
  16. "In No Man's Land" (from Johnny Johnson) - Van Dyke Parks

The CD re-release contains the additional tracks:

  1. "The Great Hall" - Henry Threadgill
  2. "Johnny's Speech" - Van Dyke Parks
  3. "Klops Lied" (Meatball Song) - Elliott Sharp
  4. "Hurricane Introduction" - Mark Bingham



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