Hits of the War Years (The Ultimate Wartime Collection)

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareVera Lynn3:12
2Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)Gracie Fields3:00
3(We’re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Sigfried LineFlanagan and Allen2:44
4Harbour LightsVera Lynn3:07
5Our Sargent MajorGeorge Formby2:49
6Yours
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho")
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Vera Lynn3:26
7Till the Lights of London Shine AgainJoe Loss and His Band3:15
8The Biggest Aspidistra in the WorldGracie Fields3:09
9The White Cliffs of Dover
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-03-20)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (in 1942)
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (on 1942-03-20)
lyricist:
Nat Burton
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn3:17
10My PrayerJoe Loss and His Band3:00
11Heart of Gold
Vera Lynn3:01
12This Is the Army Mr Jones
recording of:
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones (in 1943)
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1942)
Irving Berlin2:22
13Ave MariaGracie Fields3:17
14WishingVera Lynn3:20
15Two Sleepy People
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:18
16I Get a Kick Out of You
The BBC Dance Orchestra3:01
17The Nearness of YouHutch3:09
18Crying My Heart Out for You
Vera Lynn3:03
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1HomeGracie Fields3:37
2We’ll Meet AgainVera Lynn3:25
3Remember Me
recording of:
Remember Me?
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Gracie Fields2:35
4It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Vera Lynn2:49
5Kiss Me Goodnight Sergant Major
Billy Cotton & His Band2:54
6Somewhere in France With YouJoe Loss and His Band2:55
7Run Rabbit RunFlanagan and Allen2:47
8The Sweetest Song in the World
Gracie Fields3:09
9All Over the Place
The Organ, The Dance Band & Me3:08
10Sing as We Go
recording of:
Sing as We Go
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
Gracie Fields2:29
11Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel
composer:
Mack Gordon
Gracie Fields2:49
12There’ll Always Be an EnglandJoe Loss and His Band3:04
13Turn ’Erbert’s Face to the Wall
Gracie Fields3:02
14That Old Feeling
Gracie Fields3:28
15Wings Over the NavyLew Stone & His Band3:16
16We Must Stick Together
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:07
17ED.R. Jones
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Flanagan and Allen3:06
18My Own
recording of:
My Own
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Vera Lynn3:32
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1All Alone in ViennaVera Lynn2:56
2Going Home
Lou Preager & His Orchestra3:07
3The Handsome Territorial
Nat Gonella and His Orchestra2:59
4In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:35
5I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask
George Formby2:38
6I’ll Be Seeing You
Ambrose and His Orchestra2:38
7The Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters2:54
8Ssh It’s a Military Secret
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:05
9Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyThe Andrews Sisters2:41
10He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings
Dinah Shore3:18
11The Very Thought of You
vocals:
Al Bowlly
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (on 1934-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:33
12Stop the War (The Cats Are Killin’ Themselves)
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:21
13When Johny Comes Marching Home
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (arr. Conway & Dickinson)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (in 1863)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Bill Conway and Harold ‘Hal’ Dickinson
arrangement of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:09
14Everything Stops for Tea
Jack Buchanan3:09
15Der Fuehrer’s Face
other instruments:
Willie Spicer (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Carl Grayson (on 1942-07-28)
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace
Spike Jones2:41
16Mad Dogs and Englishmen
vocals:
Noël Coward (on 1932-09-20)
conductor:
Ray Noble (on 1932-09-20)
recording of:
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (on 1932-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward2:52
17My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes
Debroy Somers2:57