The Great War Songs

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We’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 Lynn3:20
2Our Sergeant Major
recording of:
Our Sergeant Major
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby2:47
3There’ll Always Be an Angel in England
Joe Loss & His Band; vocal: Monte Rey3:03
4Always in My Heart
recording of:
Always in My Heart
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
is based on:
Siempre en mi corazón (Always in My Heart)
Geraldo & His Orchestra; vocal: Georgina3:04
5The Very Thought of You
vocals:
Al Bowlly
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 Noble & His Orchestra; vocal: Al Bowlly3:32
6Adolf
recording of:
Adolf
writer:
Annette Mills
Ambrose & His Orchestra; vocal: Sam Browne2:59
7Toodle Oo
Brian Lawrance & His Orchestra; vocal: Brian Lawrance3:32
8Harbour 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 Lynn3:05
9The Navy’s Here
Chick Henderson3:11
10Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Gracie Fields3:15
11I’m Going to Get Lit Up (When the Lights Go Up in London)
recording engineer:
Gordon Davidson (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
assistant engineer:
Neil Dawes, Moisés Garcia and Jeff Gartenbaum
producer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
mixer:
Shinnosuke Miyazawa (engineer)
editor:
Peter Clarke (music editor), Larry Mah and Shinnosuke Miyazawa (engineer)
lead vocals:
Carroll Gibbons (on 1943-04-19)
performer:
Savoy Orpheans (British 1920s jazz orchestra) (on 1943-04-19)
mixed at:
416 Studio in Culver City, California, United States
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Lit Up (on 1943-04-19)
orchestrator:
J.A.C. Redford
writer:
Hubert Gregg (in 1943)
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
Carroll Gibbons & His Savoy Hotel Orpheans; vocal: Carroll Gibbons2:33
12American Patrol
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1942)
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 & His Orchestra3:19
13(We’ll Be Singing Hallelujah) Marching Through Berlin
Ethel Merman3:10
14You 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 Roy & His Orchestra; vocals: Harry Roy, Marjorie Kingsley; Renee Lister2:44
15Run 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 & Allen2:44
16My 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 Lynn3:31
17A Little on the Lonely Side
recording of:
A Little on the Lonely Side
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) and Frank Weldon
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians; vocal: Jimmy Brown2:27
18Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:54
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