, with Margo Lion
. This song, with its lesbian overtones, was a hit in Berlin in 1928. In 1930, Dietrich recorded English and German language selections from her film The Blue Angel
, for Electrola in Berlin. It was at this time that she recorded Friedrich Hollaender's "Falling in Love Again
(Can't Help It)" for the first time—it would become her theme song, to be sung in thousands of concerts. A 1933 Parisian recording session for Polydor produced several classic tracks, including Franz Waxman's "Allein in Einer Grossen Stadt.
" Dietrich recorded "The Boys in the Back Room
" from Destry Rides Again
for Decca Records in 1939. In 1945, she recorded her version of "Lili Marleen
". Dietrich signed with Columbia Records in the 1950s, with Mitch Miller
as her producer. The 1950 LP Marlene Dietrich Overseas, with Dietrich singing German translations of American songs of the World War II era, was a hit. She also recorded several duets with Rosemary Clooney
; these tapped into a younger market and charted. During the 1960s, Dietrich recorded several albums and many singles, mostly with Burt Bacharach 
at the helm of the orchestra. Dietrich in London, recorded live at the Queen's Theatre in 1964, is an enduring document of Dietrich in concert. In 1978, Dietrich's performance of the title track from her last film, Just a Gigolo
, was issued as a single. She made her last recordings from her Paris apartment in 1987.
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