Discography
Pola Negri released a total of ten 78 rpm singles. In 1931, she recorded seven gypsy folk songs in London accompanied by guitars and chorus, six of which were released as the sides of three records on Victor's His Master's Voice imprint. She recorded a French-language version of "Paradise" in Paris in 1933 with "Mes Nuits sont Morts" as its flip side. (Sheet music was released for the English-language version, but the recorded version only appeared in the 1932 film A Woman Commands and was never released as a record.) The remainder of Negri's recordings, cut from 1935 to 1938, centered around songs that she sang in her German sound films.
| Matrix No. | Single No. | Label | Song Title | Time and Place of Recording | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OB-641 | HMV EK-114 | His Master's Voice | V chas toski (The Hour of Longing) | Small Queen's Hall, London, March 12, 1931. | Accompanied by Boris Golovka and two others on guitar, with chorus. |
| OB-642 | HMV EK-114 | His Master's Voice | Chto nam gore? (Why Are You Sorry?) | same | same |
| OB-643 | (Not Released) | His Master's Voice | Yescho raz (Once again) | same | same |
| OB-647 | HMV B-3820 | His Master's Voice | Ochy Tchornye (Dark Eyes) | Small Queen's Hall, London, March 13, 1931. | same |
| OB-648 | HMV EK-115 | His Master's Voice | Why Fall in Love? | same | same |
| OB-649 | HMV B-3820 | His Master's Voice | Adieu (Farewell, My Gypsy Camp) | same | same |
| OB-650 | HMV EK-114 | His Master's Voice | Dwe gitary (Two Guitars aka "Gypsy, Sing!") | same | same; dedicated to Pola Negri by Boris Golovka. |
| P 76523 | AP 989 | Ultraphone | Mes Nuits sont Mortes | Paris, July 1933. | |
| P 76524 | AP 989 | Ultraphone | Paradis | Paris, July 1933. | French language version of "Paradise"; A-side of single AP 989 |
| P Be 10937-3 | 0-4723 | Odéon | Je sans en moi | Berlin, April 8, 1935. | Song from the film Mazurka (1935); orchestra arr. by Peter Kreuder. |
| P Be 10938-3 | 0-4723 | Odéon | Nur eine Stunde | Berlin, April 8, 1935. | Song from the film Mazurka (1935); orchestra arr. by Peter Kreuder. |
| 128338 | R 2271 | Parlophone | For That One Hour | Berlin, c. early 1936. | English language version of "Nur eine Stunde." Original version from the film Mazurka. |
| 128397 | R 2271 | Parlophone | Stay Close to Me | Berlin, c. early 1936. | English language version of "Je sans en moi." Original version from the film Mazurka. |
| P Be 11241 | 0-4736 | Odéon | Vergiss deine Sehnsucht | Berlin, March 17, 1936. | Orchestra arranged by W. Schmidt-Boelcke. |
| P Be 11242 | 0-4736 | Odéon | Wenn die Sonne hinter den Dach Versinkt | Berlin, March 17, 1936. | Orchestra arranged by W. Schmidt-Boelcke. |
| P Be 11432-2 | 0-4742 | Odéon | Mein Herz hat Heimweh... | Berlin, September 2, 1936. | Song from the film Moskau-Shanghai (1936). Orchestra arranged by Hans-Otto Borgmann. |
| P Be 11433 | 0-4742 | Odéon | Ich Mochte Einmal nur mein ganzes Herz Verschwenden | Berlin, September 2, 1936. | Orchestra arranged by Hans-Otto Borgmann. |
| P Be 11891 | 0-4765 | Odéon | Ich hab an Dich Gedacht | Berlin, December 15, 1937. | Song from the film Tango Notturno (1937). Orchestra arranged by Hans-Otto Borgmann. |
| P Be 11892 | 0-4765 | Odéon | Kommt das Gluck nicht Heut? Dann kommt es Morgen | Berlin, December 15, 1937. | Song from the film Tango Notturno (1937). Orchestra arranged by Hans-Otto Borgmann. |
| P Be 12171 | 0 288233 | Odéon | Zeig der Welt nicht dein Herz | Berlin, December 30, 1938. | Song from the film Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1938). Orchestra arranged by Lothar Bruhne. |
| P Be 12172 | 0 288233 | Odéon | Siehst du die Sterne | Berlin, December 30, 1938. | Song from the film Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1938). Orchestra arranged by Lothar Bruhne. |
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