We Shall Overcome: Music From the War Years 1939-1945 : VE Day : 60th Anniversary Edtition

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sing as We Go
recording of:
Sing as We Go
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
Gracie Fields2:28
2Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters2:41
3(We’re Gonna Hang 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.
Flanagan and Allen2:43
4It’s a Pair of Wings for Me
recording of:
It's a Pair of Wings for Me
composer:
Nat Gonella and Harold Hood
Nat Gonella2:47
5Mr. Wu’s an Air Raid Warden Now
George Formby2:41
6Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer
recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
The Four Vagabonds2:53
7This Is the Army, Mr. Jones
Irving Berlin2:21
8All Alone in Vienna
recording of:
All Alone in Vienna
composer:
Lewis Ilda (songwriter), Morton Morrow (songwriter) and Leo Towers (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:55
9She’ll Always Remember
Glenn Miller3:22
10Obey Your Air Raid Warden
Tony Pastor2:32
11Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
recording of:
Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
writer:
John Jacob Loeb (in 1941) and Carmen Lombardo (in 1941)
Benjamin Baruch Ambrose3:22
12The 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)
Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson3:09
13I’ll Never Smile Again
vocals:
Sam Browne
orchestra:
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Joe Loss3:11
14Long Ago and Far Away
vocals:
Archie Lewis
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
included in:
Cover Girl (1944)
Geraldo3:05
15Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Lou Preager & His Orchestra3:06
16Beneath the Lights of Home
recording of:
Beneath the Lights of Home
lyricist and composer:
Bernie Grossman and Walter Jurmann
Deanna Durbin3:02
17The Home‐Coming Waltz
recording of:
The Homecoming Waltz (1940s song)
writer:
Reginald Connelly, Bob Musel (American journalist, lyricist) and Ray Sonin (songwriter)
Ivy Benson3:14
18The 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 Lynn3:15
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bugle Call Rag
Glenn Miller2:56
2Run 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 Allen2:46
3Our Sergeant Major
recording of:
Our Sergeant Major
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby2:49
4The Navy’s Here
Chick Henderson3:12
5We’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 Lynn3:21
6Adolf
Benjamin Baruch Ambrose3:00
7Toodle‐Oo
Brian Lawrence2:33
8The Very Thought of You
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. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Noble3:32
9Always in My Heart
Geraldo3:05
10I’m Going to Get Lit Up (When the Lights Go Up in London)
Carroll Gibbons2:33
11My Own
recording of:
My Own
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Vera Lynn3:32
12American Patrol
Glenn Miller3:20
13(We’ll Be Singing Hallelujah) Marching Through Berlin
Ethel Merman3:10
14You Are My Sunshine
Harry Roy2:45
15Harbour 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 Lynn3:06
16A Little on the Lonely Side
Guy Lombardo2:29
17Ave Maria
Gracie Fields3:16
18There’ll Always Be an England
Joe Loss3:03