The Essential

The Essential

Marlene Dietrich
This famous film actress, who revealed her true personality in the songs she chose for her recordings, and for concerts on stages around the world, gave her first recital as a diseuse of considerable talent at the Las Vegas Sahara in December 1953. She wore a fabulous black sequined gown, surmounted a trailing white fur redincote, and the effect on that first audience was simply stunning. Some the songs that night came from her films...FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN, here in its original version, LOLA-LOLA and JOHNNY, of course need no introduction...although Marlene has never been as keen on these numbers as she was on her realiste songs, which turned up later in her career. She herself told me th reason for this: her film songs were not written for her, but for the characters she portrayed. A great many spectators...and journalists in particular...had too often associated her with the parts which she had played in her films, and this was an unforgiveable error. Marlene's unique artistry and courage of conviction means that she will go down in history as considerably more than a movie legend, and considerably more than just any other singer.

Quite simply, she will etenally remain the greatest legend of all time. To the French and the Americans in particular, Marlene remains an institution, and a potent symbol of all that is intensely patriotic. For her tireless work during World War II, and for her indomitable courage, she was awarded the Congress Medal of Freedom and the prestigious Legion d'Honneur. France, she has often said, is the country which contains her heart and included in this album are several songs which she sang in her one-woman shows at the Paris Olympia and Theatre de l'Etoile. DEJEUNER DU MATIN was writt...

Country	USA
Artist	MARLENE DIETRICH
AudienceRating	NR (Not Rated)
Binding	Audio CD
Brand	Dietrich, Marlene
EAN	0077779645022
Edition	Imported ed.
Format	Import
Genre	Schlager & Volksmusik
IsAdultProduct
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	EMI Europe Generic
Manufacturer	EMI Europe Generic
MPN	CDP796450
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
PartNumber	CDP796450
PublicationDate	1991-05-28
Publisher	EMI Europe Generic
ReleaseDate	1991-05-28
Studio	EMI Europe Generic

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