The Early Years, Volume 1

~ 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.
3:09
2It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
organ [Wurlitzer organ]:
Charles D. Smart (organist) (on 1936-09-15)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1936-09-15)
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
2:53
3Sympathy
3:24
4Rosalie
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1938-02)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1938-02)
orchestra:
Fred Hartley and His Sextet (in 1938-02)
recording of:
Rosalie (from “Rosalie”) (in 1938-02)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
3:15
5In My Little Red Book
recording of:
In My Little Red Book
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader), Nat Simon and Al Stillman
3:12
6The 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)
3:00
7Now 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)
3:01
8Cinderella Sweetheart
recording of:
Cinderella Sweetheart
writer:
Bob Dale (50s singer) and Art Strauss (songwriter)
3:09
9If I Didn’t Care
2:57
10With You
3:18
11We’ve Come a Long Way Together
3:06
12I Paid for the Lie That I Told You
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1939-07)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1939-07)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1939-07)
recording of:
I Paid for the Lie That I Told You (in 1939-07)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Enoch Light and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:20
13One Life
3:00
14Wishing (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)
3:25
15My Prayer
3:27
16Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:24
17Cinderella, Stay in My Arms
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1938-11)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Cinderella Stay in My Arms (in 1938-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) (in 1938)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) (in 1938)
3:16
18I’ll Pray for You
recording of:
I'll Pray for You
writer:
Stanley Hill (performance alias of Noel Gay) (in 1934) and Roy King (in 1934)
3:33
19Goodnight, Children, Everywhere
recording of:
Goodnight Children Everywhere
writer:
Gabriel Rogers (Gaby Rogers, bandleader) and Harry Phillips (songwriter; wrote “Goodnight Children Everywhere”)
3:01
20We’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)
3:33