Collection 1936-62

~ Release by Vera Lynn (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
recording of:
Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Reginald Connelly
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Vera Lynn3:05
2It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Vera Lynn2:46
3No Regrets
recording of:
No Regrets
writer:
Roy Ingraham and Harry Tobias
Vera Lynn2:47
4Lord and Lady Whoozis
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Vera Lynn & Sam Browne2:50
5Rosalie
recording of:
Rosalie (from “Rosalie”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
Vera Lynn3:11
6In My Little Red Book
recording of:
In My Little Red Book
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader), Nat Simon and Al Stillman
Vera Lynn3:07
7The 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)
Vera Lynn3:01
8Angels Never Leave Heaven
Vera Lynn2:42
9Wishing (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)
Vera Lynn3:19
10We’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)
Vera Lynn43:25
11Lonely Sweetheart
Vera Lynn3:21
12A Mother’s Prayer at Twilight
Vera Lynn2:58
13Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)
Vera Lynn3:15
14Till the Lights of London Shine Again
Vera Lynn3:05
15I’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)
Vera Lynn3:20
16I Hear a Dream
Vera Lynn3:16
17It’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
Vera Lynn3:13
18When 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: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (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)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Vera Lynn & Jack Cooper2:51
19The Woodpecker Song
Vera Lynn2:40
20A 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)
Vera Lynn3:13
21I’ll Never Smile Again, Until I Smile at You
Vera Lynn3:02
22The Mem’Ry of a Rose
recording of:
The Mem'ry of a Rose
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:07
23There’ll Come Another Day
recording of:
There'll Come Another Day
lyricist:
Alan Stranks
composer:
Pat Pattison
Vera Lynn3:24
24You’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)
Vera Lynn3:23
25We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
Vera Lynn3:36
26Now It Can Be Told
recording of:
Now It Can Be Told
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Vera Lynn2:53
27Room Five Hundred and Four
recording of:
Room Five Hundred and Four
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
Vera Lynn3:24
28Good‐Night and God Bless You
Vera Lynn3:17
29Who Am I
Vera Lynn3:21
30Do I Love You
Vera Lynn3:01
31I’ll Walk Beside You
recording of:
I'll Walk Beside You
lyricist:
Edward Teschemacher
composer:
Alan Murray (UK composer)
Vera Lynn3:17
32The 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)
Vera Lynn3:13
33The Day I Met His Majesty the King
Vera Lynn3:03
34I’ll Think of You
recording of:
I’ll Think of You
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Mason
Vera Lynn2:54
35Ferryboat Serenade
Vera Lynn2:49
36Only 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)
Vera Lynn3:10
37When 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 Lynn3:23
38Yours
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
Vera Lynn3:24
39My Sister and I
recording of:
My Sister and I
lyricist and composer:
Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney and Hy Zaret
Vera Lynn3:21
40I 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.
Vera Lynn3:24
41You’re in My Arms
recording of:
You’re in My Arms
lyricist:
Jack Popplewell
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:23
42Starlight Serenade
Vera Lynn3:32
43That 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
Vera Lynn3:14
44What More Can I Say
Vera Lynn3:10
45(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 Lynn3:14
46I’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), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
Vera Lynn2:47
47The Anniversary Waltz
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:36
48How 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
Vera Lynn3:22
49Love’s Old Sweet Song
Vera Lynn3:21
50Home, Sweet Home
Vera Lynn3:15
51Where 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
Vera Lynn3:25
52Jealousy
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)
Vera Lynn2:57
53(When You’re Up to Your Neck in Hot Water) Be Like the Kettle and Sing
Vera Lynn2:41
54I’m Yours Sincerely
recording of:
I’m Yours Sincerely
lyricist:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
composer:
Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
Vera Lynn3:28
55Be Careful, It’s My Heart
recording of:
Be Careful, It’s My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Vera Lynn3:12
56White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), 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)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Vera Lynn3:22
57That Autumn in Old London Town
Vera Lynn3:20
58Only You
Vera Lynn3:09
59Twilight Waltz
Vera Lynn3:20
60When the Lights Go on Again (All Over the World)
Vera Lynn3:18
61I 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)
Vera Lynn3:14
62I’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 Lynn3:19
63With All My Heart
Vera Lynn2:46
64You’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 Lynn3:25
65It’s Like Old Times
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s Like Old Times
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:25
66I 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)
Vera Lynn3:05
67Long 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)
Vera Lynn3:15
68Kiss Me (Besame mucho)
Vera Lynn3:33
69The Happiest New Year of All
recording of:
The Happiest New Year of All
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Desmond O’Connor and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:31
70Symphony
Vera Lynn3:21
71Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow’
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
Vera Lynn3:07
72For Sweethearts Everywhere
vocals:
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn3:21
73My 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)
Vera Lynn3:12
74Coming Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:40
75Old Folks at Home
Vera Lynn3:17
76Body and Soul
Vera Lynn3:01
77The Man I Love
Vera Lynn3:11
78Heartaches
Vera Lynn3:24
79When 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 (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
Vera Lynn3:16
80It’s Easy to Remember
Vera Lynn3:20
81At the Candlelight Café
Vera Lynn2:55
82Once Upon a Wintertime
Vera Lynn2:50
83You 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
Vera Lynn3:02
84Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
Vera Lynn2:24
85The Silver Wedding Waltz
recording of:
Silver Wedding Waltz (1948 song)
writer:
Harry Nesbitt (songwriter) and Max Nesbitt (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:27
86Drifting and Dreaming
Vera Lynn3:01
87Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
Vera Lynn3:11
88Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
Vera Lynn3:02
89I’ll Keep the Love Light Burning in My Heart
Vera Lynn & Sam Browne3:04
90I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Any More
recording of:
I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore (1949 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
Vera Lynn & Sam Browne2:54
91The Good‐Night Waltz
Vera Lynn2:41
92This Is My Mother’s Day
Vera Lynn2:58
93Our Love Story
recording of:
Our Love Story
writer:
Charles Forsythe (vocalist), William Harrison (songwriter) and Norman Newell
Vera Lynn2:52
94Too‐Whit! Too-Whoo! (Bring My Loved One to Me)
Vera Lynn3:13
95On the Outgoing Tide
Vera Lynn2:45
96Love Finds a Way
Vera Lynn2:55
97If You Go (Si Tu Partais)
recording of:
If You Go
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
composer:
Michel Emer
Vera Lynn3:29
98While You Danced, Danced, Danced (I Walked in with a Smile)
Vera Lynn3:11
99Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Vera Lynn2:38
100Auf Wiedersh’n Sweetheart
recording of:
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Eberhard Storch (songwriter and lyricist)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
Corso Editions
arrangement of:
Auf Wiederseh’n
Vera Lynn2:38
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