Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

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

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 Rise and Fall of the City of 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

References