Hit of the War Years

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Annotation

12 CDs in a multiple keep case

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-11 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: We’ll Meet Again
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1(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn?:??
2Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
Vera Lynn?:??
3Long Ago (& Far Away)
Vera Lynn?:??
4I 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)
Vera Lynn?:??
5Harbour Lights
cover 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 Lynn?:??
6With All My Heart
Vera Lynn?:??
7Be 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)
Vera Lynn?:??
8Shine on Harvest Moon
Vera Lynn?:??
9When the Lights Go on Again
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10The Bells of St. Mary’s
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (composer) (in 1917)
Vera Lynn?:??
11Wishing (Will Make It So)
recording of:
Wishing
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Bob Montgomery (USA)
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 Lynn?:??
12It’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
Vera Lynn?:??
13Anniversary Waltz
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Vera Lynn?:??
14You’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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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: 1943 winner)
Vera Lynn?:??
15I’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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Vera Lynn?:??
16Only Forever
recording of:
Only Forever
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
Vera Lynn?:??
17Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Vera Lynn?:??
18The London I Love
recording of:
The London I Love (The Cockleshell Heroes)
lyricist:
Harold Purcell
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
part of:
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955 film soundtrack)
Vera Lynn?:??
19I Shall Be Waiting
recording of:
I Shall Be Waiting
writer:
Hugh Charles, Joe Irwin and Ross Parker
Vera Lynn?:??
20We’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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn?:??
2▶CD: Goodnight Sweetheart
3▶CD: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
4▶CD: Leaning on a Lampost
5▶CD: You Are My Sunshine
6▶CD: Chattanooga Choo Choo
7▶CD: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
8▶CD: The Sun Has Got His Hat On
9▶CD: Fools Rush In
10▶CD: Java Jive
11▶CD: Falling in Love Again
12▶CD: My Melancholy Baby

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Release

ASIN:UK: B00GDA8U4O [info]