The Essential Marlene Dietrich

The Essential Marlene Dietrich
Compilation album by
Marlene Dietrich
Released1991
Recorded1930–1965
GenreTraditional pop
LabelEMI
Marlene Dietrich chronology
The Best of Marlene Dietrich
(1985) 		The Essential Marlene Dietrich
(1991) 		On Screen, Stage and Radio
(1992)

The Essential Marlene Dietrich is a compilation album by German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, released in 1991 by EMI (catalog no. CDP 7 96450 2). It gathers recordings from various phases of her career, from songs of her early 1930s films to her interpretations of American folk music from the 1950s and 60s.

The selection includes her most iconic songs like "Falling in Love Again" and "Lili Marlene" alongside covers of composers like Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger. The album was remastered from original 78 rpm recordings. Its release, coinciding with the Gulf War, led to a last-minute tracklist change to include the pacifist anthem "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?". It surpassed commercial expectations and its cover art influenced k.d. lang's Ingénue.

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