Songs That Won the War

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Wish Me Luck…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Declaration of War
Neville Chamberlain?:??
2Air Raid Warning Siren
[no artist]?:??
3Wish 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 Fields3:03
4We’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 Lynn3:29
5There’ll Always Be an England
Jack Payne3:19
6This Is Worth Fighting For
Hutch?:??
7We Must All Stick Together
Billy Cotton?:??
8Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major (in 1939-11)
writer:
Art Noel (songwriter) and Don Pelosi
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16962)
Arthur Askey2:57
9Adolf
Ambrose3:06
10London Pride
Noël Coward3:24
11Music While You Work
Eric Coates3:02
12A Pair of Silver Wings
Dinah Shore?:??
13The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn3:19
14“Never in the Field of Human Conflict…”
Winston Churchill?:??
15If I Only Had Wings
Geraldo?:??
16Run, 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 & Allen2:49
17Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
recording of:
We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Arthur Askey2:38
18Lili Marlene
Anne Shelton2:47
19Leaning on a Lamp-Post
recording of:
Leaning on a Lamp Post
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gay
George Formby3:05
20If a Grey Haired Lady
Flanagan & Allen?:??
21I’ll Be Seeing You
vocals:
Anne Shelton (in 1944)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
Anne Shelton3:07
22Goodnight Sweetheart
Al Bowlly3:22
23Till the Lights of London Shine Again
Lew Stone?:??
24“This Was Their Finest Hour”
Winston Churchill?:??
2▼CD: Sending My Blessings…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1“…We Shall Never Surrender”
Winston Churchill?:??
2The Five O’Clock Whistle
Harry Roy?:??
3A Little on the Lonely Side
The Squadronaires?:??
4Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Doris Day3:12
5Wishing
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?:??
6Five Minutes More
The Squadronaires3:06
7Yours
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
8I’ll Never Smile Again
Joe Loss3:13
9“Give Us the Tools…”
Winston Churchill?:??
10I’m Sending My Blessings
Ivy Benson?:??
11Bless ’em All
recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8402)
George Formby3:03
12A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Vera Lynn3:15
13Long Ago and Far Away
Jo Stafford2:57
14When the Lights Go on Again
Issy Bonn?:??
15Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller?:??
16D-Day Speech
General Ike Eisenhower?:??
17American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller?:??
18The Bombardier Song
Bing Crosby?:??
19Wings Over the Navy
Lew Stone?:??
20Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
Anne Shelton2:49
21Commando Patrol
The Squadronaires?:??
22I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
Carroll Gibbons?:??
23Blue Skies Are Round the Corner
Jack Hylton?:??
24When 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
Vera Lynn?:??
25Air Raid ‘All-Clear’ Siren
[no artist]?:??
3▼CD: This Is Your Victory…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Surrender Speech
Winston Churchill0:51
2In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller?:??
3Put Your Arms Around Me
Joe Loss2:35
4Juke Box Saturday Night
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
Glenn Miller3:07
5Bugle Call Rag
Harry Roy2:49
6Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
Glenn Miller?:??
7Hey Little Hen
Nat Gonella3:12
8Swing Out to Victory
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-13)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Eugene Sedric (on 1942-07-13)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1942-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Trappier (on 1942-07-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1942-07-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-07-13, on 1942-07-30)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-07-13)
trumpet:
John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-07-13)
vocals:
Thomas "Fats" Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1942-07-13)
Fats Waller2:36
9Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Glenn Miller3:18
10I’m Gonna See My Baby
Johnny Mercer2:33
11Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller?:??
12You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Harry Roy2:44
13Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller3:17
14Long Time No See
The Andrews Sisters3:21
15Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Glenn Miller?:??
16There’s a Ship Rollin’ Home
Ivy Benson3:24
17Homeward Bound
Henry Hall2:35
18Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:41
19My Guy’s Come Back
Joe Loss3:14
20“This Is Your Victory…”
Winston Churchill1:13
21The Vict’ry Polka
Joe Loss3:23

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ASIN:UK: B0009A6N4I [info]