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Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Written by Kurt Weill, also September Song (Frank Sinatra), Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (The Doors) and My Ship (Miles Davis + 19)
Engineered by Dick Lewzey, also Bach Street Prelude (Vanessa‐Mae), Agnus Dei (Duncan Riddell) and Storm (Vanessa‐Mae)
Part of The Dream of the Blue Turtles, also Love Is the Seventh Wave, Moon Over Bourbon Street and Russians
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Pete Smith engineered 5 of Sting’s top 10 songs
Mark Isham wrote 137 songs on fono
Kurt Weill wrote 90 songs on fono
Bertolt Brecht’s most frequent co-writer is Kurt Weill (42 songs together)
Credits
All 19 credits
- Written by
- Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Mark Isham
- Performed by
- Branford Marsalis, David Roach, Dominic Muldowney, John Marle, Juan José Mosalini, Kenny Kirkland, Kevin Morgan, Mark Peru, Mike Zwerin and Sting
- Engineered by
- Dick Lewzey, Hervé Marignac and Pete Smith
- Mixed by
- Clyde Kaplan
- Released on
- A&M Records
- Written by
- Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Mark Isham
- Performed by
- Branford Marsalis, David Roach, Dominic Muldowney, John Marle, Juan José Mosalini, Kenny Kirkland, Kevin Morgan, Mark Peru, Mike Zwerin and Sting
- Engineered by
- Dick Lewzey, Hervé Marignac and Pete Smith
- Mixed by
- Clyde Kaplan
- Released on
- A&M Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Kurt Weill
Same engineer: Dick Lewzey
Same writer: Mark Isham
Same engineer: Pete Smith
Same label: A&M Records
Same writer: Kurt Weill
Same engineer: Dick Lewzey
Same writer: Mark Isham
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Branford Marsalis
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Branford Marsalis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by David Roach
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by David Roach
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Dominic Muldowney
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Dominic Muldowney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by John Marle
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by John Marle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Juan José Mosalini
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Juan José Mosalini
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Kenny Kirkland
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Kenny Kirkland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Kevin Morgan
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Kevin Morgan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Mark Peru
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Mark Peru
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Mike Zwerin
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Mike Zwerin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Sting
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was performed by Sting
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Bertolt Brecht
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Bertolt Brecht
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Kurt Weill
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Kurt Weill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Mark Isham
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was written by Mark Isham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife is part of the release The Dream of the Blue Turtles
The Ballad of Mac the Knife is part of the release The Dream of the Blue Turtles
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song The Ballad of Mac the Knife
A&M Records is the label of the song The Ballad of Mac the Knife
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Dick Lewzey
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Dick Lewzey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Hervé Marignac
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Hervé Marignac
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Pete Smith
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was engineered by Pete Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was mixed by Clyde Kaplan
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was mixed by Clyde Kaplan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz The Ballad of Mac the Knife was released on 1985
The Ballad of Mac the Knife was released on 1985
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026