The Ultimate Collection: Vera Lynn

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Tracklist

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1I Hope to Die If I Told a Lie
2:56
2Long Ago (And Far Away)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
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)
3:13
3Symphony
3:25
4Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
3:09
5A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-06-05)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1940)
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1940-06-05)
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)
3:14
6Yours
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1941-10)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1941-10)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1941-10)
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (in 1941-10)
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
3:25
7That Lovely Weekend
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-01-23)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-01-23)
recording of:
That Lovely Weekend (on 1942-01-23)
writer:
Moira Heath and Ted Heath
3:13
8Who’s Taking You Home Tonight?
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Who's Taking You Home Tonight?
lyricist:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
composer:
Manning Sherwin
2:53
9My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
3:14
10I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
vocals:
Vera Lynn
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)
3:08
11With All My Heart
2:47
12Shine on Harvest Moon
3:35
13I Had the Craziest Dream
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1943-04)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1943-04)
recording of:
I Had the Craziest Dream (in 1943-04)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., WC Music Corp., 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:
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
3:17
14The 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.
3:17
15Be Like the Kettle and Sing
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-11-16)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-11-16)
recording of:
Be Like the Kettle and Sing (on 1942-11-16)
writer:
Desmond O’Connor, Thomas Patrick Connor (English songwriter) and Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
2:40
16When the Lights Go on Again
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-11-17)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-11-17)
recording of:
When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) (on 1942-11-17)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin (in 1942), Sol Marcus (in 1942) and Eddie Seiler (in 1942)
3:19
17Jealousy
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-08-07)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-08-07)
recording of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May) (on 1942-08-07)
lyricist:
Winifred May
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
version of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
recording of:
Jealousy
writer:
Jacob Gade and Simon May
version of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May)
2:58
18Close to You
recording of:
Close to You
writer:
Al Hoffman, Carl Lampl and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Casa David and Feadbach Music (on 1970-10-29)
3:28
19It’s Like Old Times
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s Like Old Times
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:22
20There’s a New World over the Skyline
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
There’s a New World
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
3:04
21More and More
recording of:
More and More
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1944)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1944)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:18
22Cinderella, Stay in My Arms
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1938-11-05)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-05)
recording of:
Cinderella Stay in My Arms (on 1938-11-05)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) (in 1938)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) (in 1938)
3:11
23Harbor 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.
3:07
24The Bells of St. Mary’s
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1938-04-06)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1938-04-06)
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s (on 1938-04-06)
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (composer) (in 1917)
2:57
25Mexicali Rose
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1939-04-25)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1939-04-25)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1939-04-25)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
3:03
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1Wishing (Will Make It So)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1939-07)
organ:
Charles Smart (organist) (on 1939-07-05)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1939-07-05)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1939-07)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1939-07) and Jay Wilbur’s Orchestra (on 1939-07-05)
recording of:
Wishing (Will Make It So) (on 1939-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy DeSylva
recording of:
Wishing (Will Make It So) (in 1939-07)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy DeSylva
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)
3:21
2We’ll Meet Again
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1939-09-28)
synthesizer [novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (on 1939-09-28)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1939-09-28)
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (on 1939-09-28)
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)
43:25
3Goodnight Children Everywhere
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Goodnight Children Everywhere
writer:
Gabriel Rogers (Gaby Rogers, bandleader) and Harry Phillips (songwriter; wrote “Goodnight Children Everywhere”)
2:54
4It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music Company
3:14
5I’ll Pray for You
synthesizer [novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (on 1940-01-10)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-01-10)
recording of:
I'll Pray for You (on 1940-01-10)
writer:
Stanley Hill (performance alias of Noel Gay) (in 1934) and Roy King (in 1934)
3:19
6We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)
2:42
7For Sweethearts Everywhere
vocals:
Vera Lynn
3:23
8I Could Never Tell
3:26
9How Green Was My Valley
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1940)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
How Green Was My Valley
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Abner Silver
3:23
10Where in the World?
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1942-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942-08)
recording of:
Where in the World (in 1942-08)
writer:
Ray Austin (songwriter) and Paul Herrick
3:23
11Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1942-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942-08)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942-08)
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (in 1942-08)
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
3:25
12Who Am I?
3:28
13Please Think of Me
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Please Think of Me
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter), Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter) and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
3:07
14Anniversary Waltz
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-05-19)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1942-05-19)
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz (on 1942-05-19)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:43
15You’ll Never Know
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1943-08)
orchestra:
Tony Osborne & His Orchestra
recording of:
You’ll Never Know (in 1943-08)
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)
3:31
16You’re Breaking My Heart All Over Again
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart All Over Again
writer:
Arthur Altman, James Cavanaugh and John Redmond (singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:24
17The London I Love
vocals:
Vera Lynn
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)
3:14
18I’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)
3:21
19Over the Hill
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Over the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Mason
3:25
20Only Forever
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-12-27)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-12-27)
recording of:
Only Forever (on 1940-12-27)
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)
3:10
21After a While
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1945)
conductor:
Len Edwards (in 1945)
recording of:
After a While
lyricist, writer and composer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny and Abner Silver
3:24
22Coming Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:42
23I Shall Be Waiting
synthesizer [novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (on 1940-01-10)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-01-10)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
I Shall Be Waiting (on 1940-01-10)
writer:
Hugh Charles, Joe Irwin and Ross Parker
3:08
24Maybe (edited version)
recording of:
Maybe
writer:
Allan Flynn and Frank Madden (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins (publisher)
1:45
25Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) (edited Version)
2:19