Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill - Composition

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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.

Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

Compilation album by

Hal Willner

Released

October 1985

Length

60:08

Label

A&M

Producer

Hal Willner, Paul M. Young

Hal Willner chronology

That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk
(1984)

Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
(1985)

Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Village Voice	A[2]

Track listing

Original release

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Introduction" (from Mahagonny-Songspiel)	Steve Weisberg	0:48
2.	"The Ballad of Mack The Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Sting and Dominic Muldowney	2:43
3.	"The Cannon Song" (from The Threepenny Opera)	The Fowler Brothers and Stan Ridgway	2:17
4.	"Ballad of the Soldier's Wife"	Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding	4:21
5.	"Johnny Johnson Medley" 1. "Overture" 2. "Johnny's Melody" 3. "Aggie's Sewing Machine"	Van Dyke Parks	5:44
6.	"Alabama Song" (from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)	Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler	4:24
7.	"Youkali Tango"	Armadillo String Quartet	4:39
8.	"Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes" ("The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God" from Happy End)	John Zorn	5:22
9.	"September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday)	Lou Reed	4:15
10.	"Lost in the Stars"	Carla Bley with Phil Woods	6:10
11.	"What Keeps Mankind Alive?" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Tom Waits	2:10
12.	"Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End)	Dagmar Krause	4:07
13.	"Oh Heavenly Salvation" (from Mahagonny)	Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville	2:34
14.	"Call From The Grave/Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Men For Forgiveness" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo	5:21
15.	"Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus)	Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman	4:22
16.	"In No Man's Land" (from Johnny Johnson)	Van Dyke Parks	0:51
Total length:			60:08

CD re-release

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Introduction" (from Mahagonny-Songspiel)	Steve Weisberg	0:48
2.	"The Ballad of Mack The Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Sting and Dominic Muldowney	2:43
3.	"The Cannon Song" (from The Threepenny Opera)	The Fowler Brothers and Stan Ridgway	2:17
4.	"Ballad of the Soldier's Wife"	Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding	4:21
5.	"Johnny Johnson Medley" 1. "Overture" 2. "Johnny's Melody" 3. "Aggie's Sewing Machine"	Van Dyke Parks	5:44
6.	"The Great Hall"	Henry Threadgill	3:38
7.	"Alabama Song" (from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)	Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler	4:24
8.	"Youkali Tango"	Armadillo String Quartet	4:39
9.	"Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes" ("The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God" from Happy End)	John Zorn	5:22
10.	"Johnny's Speech"	Van Dyke Parks	1:44
11.	"September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday)	Lou Reed	4:15
12.	"Lost in the Stars"	Carla Bley with Phil Woods	6:10
13.	"What Keeps Mankind Alive?" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Tom Waits	2:10
14.	"Klops Lied" ((Meatball Song))	Elliott Sharp	0:48
15.	"Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End)	Dagmar Krause	4:07
16.	"Hurricane Introduction"	Mark Bingham	1:00
17.	"Oh Heavenly Salvation" (from Mahagonny)	Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville	2:34
18.	"Call From The Grave/Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Men For Forgiveness" (from The Threepenny Opera)	Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo	5:21
19.	"Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus)	Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman	4:22
20.	"In No Man's Land" (from Johnny Johnson)	Van Dyke Parks	0:51
Total length:			67:18

The CD re-release contains these additional tracks:

"The Great Hall" – Henry Threadgill
"Johnny's Speech" – Van Dyke Parks
"Klops Lied" (Meatball Song) – Elliott Sharp
"Hurricane Introduction" – Mark Bingham

References

Viglione, Joe. Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
Christgau, Robert (December 3, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide – Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (A&M)". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

v t e Kurt Weill
Works for the stage	Der Protagonist (1926) Mahagonny-Songspiel (1927) Der Zar lässt sich photographieren (1928) The Threepenny Opera (1928) Happy End (1929) Der Lindberghflug/The Flight Across the Ocean (1929) Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930) Der Jasager (1930) Die Bürgschaft (1932) Der Silbersee (1933) The Seven Deadly Sins (1933) Der Kuhhandel (1935) Johnny Johnson (1936) The Eternal Road (1937) Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) Lady in the Dark (1940) We Will Never Die (1943) One Touch of Venus (1943) The Firebrand of Florence (1945) A Flag Is Born (1945) Street Scene (1946) Down in the Valley (1948) Love Life (1948) Lost in the Stars (1949)
Songs	"Alabama Song" "J'attends un navire" "Mack the Knife" "My Ship" "Pirate Jenny" "The Saga of Jenny" "September Song" "Speak Low" "Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)" "What Keeps Mankind Alive?"
Film scores	The Threepenny Opera (1931) You and Me (1938) Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) One Touch of Venus (1948)
Tribute albums	André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1962) John Bunch Plays Kurt Weill (1975) Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (1985) The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill (1991) Let No One Deceive You (1992) September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill (1994) This Is New (2002)
Others	The Berlin Requiem (1928)
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