The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1We’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)
2:58
2I’m in the Mood for Love
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:04
3Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
recording of:
Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Reginald Connelly
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:04
4Alone
recording of:
Alone (from the film: "A Night at the Opera")
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
2:59
5It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
2:44
6Harbour 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.
3:06
7Wishing (Will Make It So)
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)
3:17
8Wish 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.
3:12
9There’ll Come Another Day
recording of:
There'll Come Another Day
lyricist:
Alan Stranks
composer:
Pat Pattison
3:24
10Goodnight Children, Everywhere
recording of:
Goodnight Children Everywhere
writer:
Gabriel Rogers (bandleader) and Harry Phillips (songwriter; wrote “Goodnight Children Everywhere”)
2:52
11It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music Company
3:11
12When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:50
13The Mem’ry of a Rose
recording of:
The Mem'ry of a Rose
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
3:04
14When They Sound the Last ‘All Clear’
recording of:
When They Sound the Last “All Clear”
lyricist:
Harold Elton Box and Desmond Cox
composer:
Hugh Charles
3:21
15I Don’t Want to Set the World On Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
3:23
16Over the Hill
recording of:
Over the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Mason
3:21
17That Lovely Weekend
recording of:
That Lovely Weekend
writer:
Moira Heath and Ted Heath
3:11
18I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:45
19The Anniversary Waltz
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz (in 1967)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer)
2:40
20How Green Was My Valley
recording of:
How Green Was My Valley
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
3:20
▼ CD 2
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1The White Cliffs of Dover
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Tony Osborne & His Orchestra
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (in 1962)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
3:13
2Yours
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (in 1967)
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
3:24
3Jealousy
recording of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May)
lyricist:
Winifred May
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
version of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
2:55
4When the Lights Go On Again
3:16
5Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
3:26
6I’ve Heard That Song Before
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:17
7You’ll Never Know
recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 16)
3:28
8Be Like the Kettle and Sing
recording of:
Be Like the Kettle and Sing
writer:
Desmond O’Connor, Thomas Patrick Connor (English songwriter) and Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
2:37
9Please Think of Me
recording of:
Please Think of Me
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter), Murray Mencher and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
3:03
10The Happiest New Year of All
recording of:
The Happiest New Year of All
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Desmond O’Connor and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
3:30
11Little Star (Estrellita)
recording of:
Little Star
lyricist:
Desmond O’Connor
composer:
Manuel María Ponce (Mexican composer)
is based on:
Estrellita
3:29
12Long Ago (And Far Away)
3:09
13It’s Like Old Times
recording of:
It’s Like Old Times
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer)
3:18
14I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
recording of:
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Higher and Higher (1944 film)
3:04
15My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
3:10
16Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:39
17I’m Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:00
18Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
3:06
19For Sweethearts Everywhere
3:20
20When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver
recording of:
When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose
3:17
▼ CD 3
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1A Nightingale Sang in Berkely 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)
3:11
2Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
recording of:
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Eberhard Storch
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
Corso Editions
arrangement of:
Auf Wiederseh’n
2:35
3Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
3:07
4You Can’t Be True, Dear
recording of:
You Can’t Be True, Dear
lyricist:
Haim Cotton and Gerhard Ebeler
composer:
Hans Otten (composer)
arrangement of:
Du kannst nicht treu sein
2:58
5The Homing Waltz
recording of:
The Homing Waltz
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Johnny Johnston
2:43
6Forget‐me‐not
recording of:
Forget-me-not
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter), Johnny Reine (songwriter) and William Sinclair (songwriter)
3:08
7From the Time You Say Goodbye
recording of:
From the Time You Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Sturdy
publisher:
Mayflower Music
2:22
8The Windsor Waltz
recording of:
The Windsor Waltz
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter) and Johnny Reine (songwriter)
2:35
9Lambeth Walk
recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
1:42
10When You Hear Big Ben, You’re Home Again
2:28
11Welcome Home
2:23
12If You Love Me (I Won’t Care)
2:55
13There Must Be a Reason
2:43
14My Son, My Son
recording of:
My Son, My Son
writer:
Eddie Calvert, Bob Howard (songwriter) and Gordon Melville Rees (songwriter)
2:39
15A House With Love in It
recording of:
A House With Love in It
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist) and Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
2:40
16Who Are We?
recording of:
Who Are We?
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Paul Francis Webster
3:05
17Faraway Places
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
2:39
18Travellin’ Home
recording of:
Travellin’ Home
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:03
19The Faithful Hussar (Don’t Cry My Love)
2:56
20Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
1:58

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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 20)