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The Threepenny Opera: The Ballad of Mack the Knife

First released 1964English8 recordingson 15 releasesISWC T-071.402.746-9

Written by

Kurt WeillComposerBertolt BrechtLyricistBertolt BrechtLibrettistMarc BlitzsteinTranslator

From the film

The Threepenny OperaThe Threepenny Opera1963the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
The Threepenny Opera: The Ballad of Mack the KnifeGerald Price, Samuel Matlovsky3:20
The Threepenny Opera: The Ballad of Mack the KnifeLotte Lenya, Marc Blitzstein, Samuel Matlovsky2:38
Mack the KnifeRuss Conway2:23
Mack the KnifeJohnny Guarnieri
The Ballad of Mack the KnifeSammy Davis Jr., Samuel Matlovsky
Mack the KnifeSalonorchester Cölln2:41
Mack the Knife / Alabama SongThe Doors3:32
Mack the KnifeThe Doors1:45

On these albums

Three Penny Opera
Three Penny OperaBertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill & Sammy Davis Jr. · 1964Soundtrack
I Love a Piano
I Love a PianoVarious Artists · 1977
From Green‐Up Time to September Song With Lotte Lenya and Others
From Green‐Up Time to September Song With Lotte Lenya and OthersKurt Weill · 1978
His Greatest Hits
His Greatest HitsRuss Conway · 1988
The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast)
The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast)Kurt Weill · 1989Soundtrack
Zeitgenossen arrangieren Salonmusik
Zeitgenossen arrangieren SalonmusikSalonorchester Cölln · 1990
The Best of Broadway: The Early ’50s
The Best of Broadway: The Early ’50sVarious Artists · 1996
The Very Best of Russ Conway
The Very Best of Russ ConwayRuss Conway · 2002
Broadway: The American Musical
Broadway: The American MusicalVarious Artists · 2004
The Complete Stockholm Concert Sessions 1968
The Complete Stockholm Concert Sessions 1968The Doors · 2017
Live at Konserthuset, Stockholm; September 20, 1968
Live at Konserthuset, Stockholm; September 20, 1968The Doors · 2024
More Mack the Knife
More Mack the KnifeVarious Artists

Source: MusicBrainz work 468446f7-1ccc-4f55-a9b6-51eb0d307a24 (CC0).