| Punishing Kiss | |
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| Studio album by Ute Lemper | |
| Released | 27 March 2000 |
| Recorded | The Town House, London & Right Track Studios, New York, 1999 Stanley House, Westside, The Town House & Sarm West Studios, London, 1999 Sorcerer Sound, New York, 1999 |
| Genre | Classical, Pop, Chanson |
| Label | Decca |
| Producer | Jon Jacobs Scott Walker Hal Willner |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| (?)[1] | |
| Music OMH | (Positive)[2] |
Punishing Kiss is a studio album by Ute Lemper, released in 2000. It is the product of a collaboration between Lemper and The Divine Comedy. It includes songs by Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, The Divine Comedy, Philip Glass, Tom Waits, Scott Walker and Ute Lemper's signature Kurt Weill.
Most of the songs feature The Divine Comedy as Lemper's backing band. Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot also contributed two original songs and an arrangement of Brecht and Weill's "Tango Ballad", whilst Neil Hannon sang two songs ("Tango Ballad", "Split") as duets with Lemper.
The French version of the album includes a bonus CD with three songs in French. Arthur H sings with Ute Lemper in "Maison Close", the translation of "Tango Ballad".
The Japanese version of the album includes an additional track: "Lullaby", written by Scott Walker.
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Water Song" | Bruno Pisek, Nick Cave | 3:59 |
| 2. | "The Case Continues" | Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Passionate Fight" | Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Tango Ballad" | Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Couldn't You Keep That to Yourself" | Elvis Costello | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Streets of Berlin" | Martin Sherman, Philip Glass | 4:01 |
| 7. | "The Part You Throw Away" | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Split" | Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Punishing Kiss" | Elvis Costello, Cait O'Riordan | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Purple Avenue" | Tom Waits | 4:23 |
| 11. | "You Were Meant For Me" | Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Scope J" | Scott Walker | 10:56 |
| 13. | "Lullaby (By-By-By)" (Japanese Bonus Track) | Scott Walker | 13:21 |
| Bonus French Language CD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Maison Close" (Version of "Tango Ballad") | Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill | 5:14 | ||||||
| 2. | "L'Affaire Continue" (Version of "The Case Continues") | Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot | 3:53 | ||||||
| 3. | "Petite Chanson d'Eau" (Version of "Little Water Song") | Bruno Pisek, Nick Cave | 3:57 | ||||||
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| U.K. Albums Chart[3] | 104 |