Ute Lemper - But One Day... (Audio CD - 3/11/2003)

With But One Day..., her best recording to date, Ute Lemper brings cabaret squarely into the 21st century. The exquisitely voiced chanteuse doesn’t move outside the traditional repertoire here as much as she did. On this release she sticks to older figures, including Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, mixing in material by Hans Eisler and tango master Astor Piazzola, among others. What modernizes the whole project is the up-to-the-moment freshness of Lemper's vocal approach and her personal involvement. There’s no sense of mustiness here -- the songs come alive through Lemper’s intense commitment and her communicative skills as a performer. For the first time she has also contributed original songs to the mix; highly crafted and memorable in their poetic directness, they can stand proudly next to the more venerated works. Lemper receives instrumental support from collaborators who perfectly understand the old-meets-new musical world she so painstakingly creates.
Condition:NEW.

TRACK LISTING

1 September Song 5:10
2 I Surrender 5:12
3 Speak Low 4:53
4 Lena 4:44
5 Ne Me Quitte Pas 3:52
6 But One Day 5:56
7 Buenos Aires 4:30
8 Living Without You 3:31
9 Oblivion 4:25
10 Little Face 4:00
11 Amsterdam 3:21
12 Ballad of Marie Sanders, The Jew's Whore 2:58
13 On Brecht - Epilogue 1:51