Tank Battles

Tank Battles
Studio album by Dagmar Krause
Released	1988
Genre	Cabaret, jazz, avant-garde
Length	58:20
Label	Island
Dagmar Krause chronology
Supply and Demand (1986) Tank Battles (1988) Voiceprint Radio Sessions (1993)

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Tank Battles: The Songs of Hanns Eisler is a solo album by German singer Dagmar Krause released by Island Records in 1988. It is a collection of 26 songs by German composer Hanns Eisler sung by Krause in English. She also sang the songs in the original German which were released by Island at the same time on a companion album, Panzerschlacht: Die Lieder von Hanns Eisler.

Tank Battles was reissued by Voiceprint Records in 1994 with all its original tracks, plus ten bonus tracks taken from the German edition, Panzerschlacht.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

Track listings

All songs composed by Hanns Eisler.

Tank Battles

1. "The Song of the Whitewash" – 2:07
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: N. Gould-Verschoyle
2. "(I Read About) Tank Battles" – 1:30
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: John Willett
3. "You Have to Pay" – 1:43
   • Text: Walter Mehring
   • Translation: Jim Woodland, Malcolm Green
4. "Chanson Allemande" – 1:20
   • Text: Berthold Viertel
   • Translation: Andrew Dodge
5. "The Ballad of the Sackslingers" – 3:24
   • Text: Julian Arendt
   • Translation: Dagmar Krause, Jim Woodland
6. "Mother Beimlein" – 1:16
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: Lesley Lendrum
7. "The Perhaps Song" – 1:50
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: Bettina Jonic, Katherine Helm
8. "Lied von der Belebeden Wirkung des Geldes (The Song of the Invigorating Impact of Cash)" – 4:32
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
9. "Mankind" – 0:59
   • Text: Hanns Eisler
   • Translation: Dagmar Krause, Jim Woodland
10. "Bettelied" – 1:27
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
11. "Song of a German Mother" – 2:31
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
12. "Change the World – It Needs It" – 2:07
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
13. "Bankenlied (Banking Song)" – 2:59
    • Text: Siegmar Mehring
14. "Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking (Legend of the Origin of the Book of the Taote King)" – 6:43
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
15. "Balad of (Bourgoise) Welfare" – 2:53
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
    • Translation: Jim Woodland
16. "Mother's Hands" – 2:02
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
    • Translation: Malcolm Green
17. "Berlin 1919" – 2:30
    • Text: Anonymous
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
18. "And I Shall Never See Again" – 1:52
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
19. "Genevieve: Ostern ist Ein Ball sur Seine (Genevieve: Easter There is a Ball on the Seine)" – 1:05
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
20. "The Wise Woman and the Soldier" – 3:43
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
21. "Failure in Loving" – 1:04
    • Text: Heinrich Heine
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
22. "Und Endlich Stirbt" – 1:12
    • Text: Peter Altenberg
23. "The Rat Men – Nightmare" – 1:18
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
24. "The Homecoming" – 1:34
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
25. "The Trenches" – 3:44
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
26. "To a Little Radio" – 1:05
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht

Panzerschlacht

1. "Lied von der Tünche" – 2:09
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
2. "Panzerschlacht" – 1:31
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
3. "Zahlen müsst Ihr" – 1:44
   • Text: Walter Mehring
4. "Chanson Allemande" – 1:17
   • Text: Berthold Viertel
5. "Ballade von den Säckeschmeißern" – 3:23
   • Text: Julian Arendt
6. "Mutter Beimlein" – 1:21
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
7. "Das Vielleicht-Lied" – 1:50
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
8. "Lied von der belebenden Wirkung des Geldes" – 4:32
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
9. "Der Mensch" – 0:57
   • Text: Hanns Eisler
10. "Bettellied" – 1:28
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
11. "Lied Einer Deutschen Mutter" – 2:33
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
12. "Ändere die Welt – Sie braucht Es" – 2:06
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
13. "Bankenlied" – 2:58
    • Text: Siegmar Mehring
14. "Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking" – 6:43
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
15. "(Ballade von der) Wohltätigkeit" – 2:53
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
16. "Mutterns Hände" – 2:05
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
17. "Spartacus 1919" – 2:31
    • Text: Anonymous
18. "Und ich Werde Nicht Mehr Sehen" – 1:51
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
19. "Geneviève: Ostern ist Ball sur Seine" – 1:04
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
20. "Ballade vom Weib und dem Soldaten" – 3:41
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
21. "Verfehlte Liebe" – 1:04
    • Text: Heinrich Heine
22. "Und Endlich Stirbt" – 1:11
    • Text: Peter Altenberg
23. "The Rat Men – Nightmare" – 1:19
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
24. "Die Heimkehr" – 1:35
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
25. "Der Graben" – 3:43
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
26. "An den Kleinen Radioapperat" – 1:05
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht

Tank Battles (reissue)

1. "The Song of the Whitewash" – 2:07
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: N. Gould-Verschoyle
2. "(I Read About) Tank Battles" – 1:30
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: John Willett
3. "You Have to Pay" – 1:43
   • Text: Walter Mehring
   • Translation: Jim Woodland, Malcolm Green
4. "Chanson Allemande" – 1:20
   • Text: Berthold Viertel
   • Translation: Andrew Dodge
5. "The Ballad of the Sackslingers" – 3:24
   • Text: Julian Arendt
   • Translation: Dagmar Krause, Jim Woodland
6. "Mother Beimlein" – 1:16
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: Lesley Lendrum
7. "The Perhaps Song" – 1:50
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
   • Translation: Bettina Jonic, Katherine Helm
8. "Lied von der belebenden Wirkung des Geldes (The Song of the Invigorating Impact of Cash)" – 4:32
   • Text: Bertolt Brecht
9. "Mankind" – 0:59
   • Text: Hanns Eisler
   • Translation: Dagmar Krause, Jim Woodland
10. "Bettellied" – 1:27
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
11. "Song of a German Mother" – 2:31
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
12. "Change the World – It Needs It" – 2:07
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
13. "Bankenlied (Banking Song)" – 2:59
    • Text: Siegmar Mehring
14. "Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking (Legend of the Origin of the Book of the Taote King)" – 6:43
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
15. "Balad of (Bourgoise) Welfare" – 2:53
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
    • Translation: Jim Woodland
16. "Mother's Hands" – 2:02
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
    • Translation: Malcolm Green
17. "Berlin 1919" – 2:30
    • Text: Anonymous
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
18. "And I Shall Never See Again" – 1:52
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
19. "Genevieve: Ostern ist ein Ball sur Seine (Genevieve: Easter There is a Ball on the Seine)" – 1:05
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
20. "The Wise Woman and the Soldier" – 3:43
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
21. "Failure in Loving" – 1:04
    • Text: Heinrich Heine
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
22. "Und endlich stirbt" – 1:12
    • Text: Peter Altenberg
23. "The Rat Men – Nightmare" – 1:18
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
24. "The Homecoming" – 1:34
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
    • Translation: Eric Bentley
25. "The Trenches" – 3:44
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
26. "To a Little Radio" – 1:05
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
27. "Panzerschlacht" – 1:33 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
28. "Vielleicht Lied" – 1:51 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
29. "Der Mensch" – 0:55 *
    • Text: Hanns Eisler
30. "Lied von der Deutschen Mutter" – 2:32 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
31. "Mutterns Hande" – 2:03 *
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
32. "Spartacus 1919" – 2:31 *
    • Text: Anonymous
33. "Ich werde nicht mehr sehen" – 1:53 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
34. "Die Heimkehr" – 1:35 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht
35. "Der Graben" – 3:43 *
    • Text: Kurt Tucholsky
36. "Den kleinen Radioapparat" – 1:06 *
    • Text: Bertolt Brecht

* Bonus tracks taken from Panzerschlacht

Personnel

• Dagmar Krause – vocals
• Alexander Bălănescu – viola
• Steve Berry – double bass
• Michael Blair – percussion
• Lindsay Cooper – bassoon
• Andrew Dodge – keyboards
• Phil Edwards – saxophone
• John Harle – saxophone
• Sarah Homer – clarinet
• John Leonard – bassoon
• Ian Mitchell – clarinet
• Bruce Nockles – trumpet
• Ashley Slater – tuba
• Steve Sterling – horns
• Graeme Taylor – guitar, banjo
• Gertrude Thoma – vocals
• Danny Thompson – double bass
• John Tilbury – keyboards

References

1. Dougan, John. "Tank Battles: Songs of Hanns Eisler". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
2. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links

• Album online on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
• Tank Battles: The Songs Of Hanns Eisler at Discogs.
• Panzerschlacht: Die Lieder Von Hanns Eisler at Discogs.
• Tank Battles: The Songs Of Hanns Eisler (reissue) at Discogs.