Hits of the War Years (The Ultimate Wartime Collection)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Vera Lynn3:12
2Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)
recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Gracie Fields3:00
3(We’re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Sigfried Line
Flanagan and Allen2:44
4Harbour Lights
recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Vera Lynn3:07
5Our Sargent Major
recording of:
Our Sergeant Major
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George 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. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Vera Lynn3:26
7Till the Lights of London Shine Again
recording of:
Till the Lights of London Shine Again
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Eddie Pola
Joe Loss and His Band3:15
8The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
recording of:
The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter), Will E. Haines and Jimmy Harper (songwriter)
Gracie 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 (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1942)
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (on 1942-03-20)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn3:17
10My Prayer
vocals:
Chick Henderson (on 1939-07-05)
orchestra:
Joe Loss and His Band (on 1939-07-05)
performer:
Joe Loss & His Band
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
Joe 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 Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Gracie Fields3:17
14Wishing
recording of:
Wishing
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Bob Montgomery
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Vera 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 You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Hutch3:09
18Crying My Heart Out for You
Vera Lynn3:03
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Home
recording of:
Home
writer:
Geoffrey Clarkson, Harry Clarkson and Peter van Steeden
Gracie Fields3:37
2We’ll Meet Again
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn3:25
3Remember Me
recording of:
Remember Me?
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (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 You
recording of:
Somewhere in France With You
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
Joe Loss and His Band2:55
7Run Rabbit Run
recording of:
Run Rabbit Run
lyricist:
Ralph Butler and Noel Gay
composer:
Noel Gay
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
Flanagan 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 (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
Gracie Fields2:49
12There’ll Always Be an England
recording of:
There’ll Always Be an England
writer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd.
Joe Loss and His Band3:04
13Turn ’Erbert’s Face to the Wall
Gracie Fields3:02
14That Old Feeling
Gracie Fields3:28
15Wings Over the Navy
recording of:
Wings Over the Navy
composer:
Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Lew Stone & His Band3:16
16We Must Stick Together
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:07
17ED.R. Jones
Flanagan and Allen3:06
18My Own
recording of:
My Own
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Vera Lynn3:32
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All Alone in Vienna
recording of:
All Alone in Vienna
composer:
Lewis Ilda (songwriter), Morton Morrow (songwriter) and Leo Towers (songwriter)
Vera 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 Orchestra43:35
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 (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 Boy
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-01-02), Maxene Andrews (on 1941-01-02), Laverne Andrews (on 1941-01-02) and Patti Andrews (on 1941-01-02)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1941-01-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1941)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (on 1941-01-02)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
publisher:
A4V Digital, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The 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, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Conway (Modernaires vocalist) 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 (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
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