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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.
Track listing
"Introduction from Mahagonny-Songspiel " – Steve Weisberg
"The Ballad of Mac The Knife " (from The Threepenny Opera ) – Sting and Dominic Muldowney
"The Cannon Song" (from The Threepenny Opera ) – The Fowler Brothers and Stan Ridgway
"Ballad of the Soldier's Wife" – Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding
"Johnny Johnson Medley " – Van Dyke Parks
"Overture"
"Johnny's Melody"
"Aggie's Sewing Machine"
"Alabama Song " (from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ) – Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler , Bob Dorough , Ellen Shipley and John Petersen
"Youkali Tango" – Armadillo String Quartet
"Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes" (The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God) (from Happy End ) – John Zorn
"September Song " (from Knickerbocker Holiday ) – Lou Reed
"Lost in the Stars " – Carla Bley with Phil Woods
"What Keeps Mankind Alive? " (from The Threepenny Opera ) – Tom Waits
"Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End ) – Dagmar Krause
"Oh Heavenly Salvation" (from Mahagonny ) – Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville
"Call From The Grave/Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Men For Forgiveness" (from The Threepenny Opera ) – Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo
"Speak Low " (from One Touch of Venus ) – Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman
"In No Man's Land" (from Johnny Johnson ) – Van Dyke Parks
The CD re-release contains the additional tracks
"The Great Hall" – Henry Threadgill
"Johnny's Speech" – Van Dyke Parks
"Klops Lied" (Meatball Song) – Elliott Sharp
"Hurricane Introduction" – Mark Bingham
References