We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn

~ Release by Vera Lynn (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Packaging is a Jewel Case in a card sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-14 11:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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1(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The 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.
3:18
2Auf wiederseh’n Sweetheart
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
members of H M Forces
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
2:37
3We’ll Meet Again
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1953)
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)
3:02
4Travellin’ Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Reg Owen
arranger:
Richard Dix (songwriter) and Alex Masters
recording of:
Travellin’ Home
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:06
5As Time Goes By
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
cover recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:00
6Dream
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:42
7Faraway Places
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
2:42
8Harbour Lights
vocals:
Vera Lynn
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.
3:07
9It’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
10If You Love Me
organ:
Charles Smart (organist)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
publisher:
Editions Edimarton, Pompidou Music and Raoul Breton Editions
translated version of:
Hymne à l’amour
2:59
11When You Hear Big Ben
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
When You Hear Big Ben
writer:
Harry Leon, Mark Malloy and Jack Scott
publisher:
Box and Cox Publications Ltd.
2:31
12Yours
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
Members of H M Forces
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
3:11
13The Loveliest Night of the Year
vocals:
Vera Lynn and The Stargazers (50s British vocal group)
orchestra:
Woolf Philips and His Orchestra
recording of:
Loveliest Night of the Year
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Irving Aaronson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
1:12
14Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
3:16
15Half as Much / Isle of Innisfree / You Belong to Me
vocals:
Chorus of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen and Vera Lynn
orchestra:
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
medley including a recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
medley including a recording of:
The Isle of Innisfree
lyricist and composer:
Dick Farrelly (songwriter)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
medley including a recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. (publisher) and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
3:04
16Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Reginald Connelly
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:05
17When I Grow Too Old to Dream
vocals:
The Clubmen (mid 20th century group) and Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Woolf Philips and His Orchestra
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
2:45
18Somewhere Along the Way / Here in My Heart / Let the Rest of the World Go By
vocals:
Chorus of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen and Vera Lynn
orchestra:
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
recording of:
Somewhere Along the Way / Here in My Heart / Let the Rest of the World Go By
medley of:
Somewhere Along the Way
medley of:
Here in My Heart
medley of:
Let the Rest of the World Go By
3:31
19I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
vocals:
Vera Lynn and The Mike Sammes Singers
orchestra:
Eric Rogers and His Orchestra
recording of:
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
lyricist:
James Brockman (US songwriter), James Kendis and Nat Vincent
composer:
John Kellette (songwriter)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Remick Music Corp.
3:29
20From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
performer:
members of H M Forces
recording of:
From the Time You Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Sturdy
publisher:
Mayflower Music
2:28

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Decca Records (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8630644 [info]
ASIN:UK: B002HRFOBY [info]