Artist: Ute Lemper | Album: Punishing Kiss | Released: 2000 | Genre: Chanson, Cabaret

Ute Lemper has developed a reputation as a successor to Lotte Lenya with the looks of Greta Garbo or Marlene Dietrich, a northern European chanteuse with a taste for the decadent sound of Weimar Germany; she is arguably the definitive interpreter of Kurt Weill for her generation. Punishing Kiss, her first album devoted primarily to songs by contemporary songwriters, extends her reputation by incorporating the work of artists influenced by Weill. Many listeners not previously familiar with her will be drawn in by the presence of previously unrecorded songs by Elvis Costello (who contributed three selections), Tom Waits (two), and Nick Cave (one). But the primary collaborators on the album are the members of the British group the Divine Comedy, who provide the backing tracks on most of the songs, and three compositions by group members Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot, with Hannon singing duet vocals on three tracks.

Tracklisting:

01. Little Water Song (by Nick Cave & Bruno Pisek) (4:00)
02. The Case Continues (by The Divine Comedy) (3:52)
03. Passionate Fight (by Steve Nieve & Elvis Costello) (4:14)
04. Tango Ballad (by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht, feat. Neil Hannon) (4:59)
05. Could’t You Keep That To Yourself (by Elvis Costello) (2:51)
06. Streets Of Berlin (by Philip Glass & Martin Sherman) (4:04)
07. The Part You Throw Away (by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan) (4:41)
08. Split (by The Divine Comedy feat. Neil Hannon) (3:44)
09. Punishing Kiss (by Elvis Costello, Caît O’Riordan & Declan McManus) (4:33)
10. Purple Avenue (by Tom Waits) (4:23)
11. You Were Meant For Me (by The Divine Comedy) (5:18)
12. Scope J (by N.S. Engel) (10:52)

Single download
Ute Lemper – Little Water Song by Nick Cave & Bruno Pisek
Ute Lemper – The Case Continues by The Divine Comedy
Ute Lemper – Passionate Fight by Steve Nieve & Elvis Costello
Ute Lemper – Tango Ballad by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht, feat. Neil Hannon
Ute Lemper – Could’t You Keep That To Yourself by Elvis Costello
Ute Lemper – Streets Of Berlin by Philip Glass & Martin Sherman
Ute Lemper – The Part You Throw Away by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
Ute Lemper – Split by The Divine Comedy feat. Neil Hannon
Ute Lemper – Punishing Kiss by Elvis Costello, Caît O’Riordan & Declan McManus
Ute Lemper – Purple Avenue by Tom Waits
Ute Lemper – You Were Meant For Me by The Divine Comedy
Ute Lemper – Scope J by N.S. Engel

Category:Chanson
Main catalog

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