The Warring 40’s

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Tracklist

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1We’re Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
recording of:
We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Two Leslies3:05
2The 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.
Vera Lynn3:16
3Could You Please Oblige Us With a Bren Gun
recording of:
Could You Please Oblige Us With a Bren Gun?
writer:
Noël Coward
Noël Coward3:14
4Run, 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 and Allen2:44
5I Miss Your Apple Pie
Blue Rockets3:05
6This Is the Army, Mister Jones
recording of:
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1942)
Irving Berlin2:15
7I’m Going to Get Lit Up (When the Lights Go on in London)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
orchestrator:
J.A.C. Redford
writer:
Hubert Gregg (in 1943)
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
Carol Gibbons2:27
8The Fleets in Port Again
recording of:
The Fleet’s in Port Again
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gay
Alan Breeze3:06
9Painting the Clouds With Sunshine
Jack Hylton2:57
10I’ll Be Seeing You
Carol Gibbons2:38
11Hey Little Hen
Joe Loss2:58
12Imagine Me on the Maginot Line
George Formby2:36
13The Deepest Shelter in Town
Florence Desmond2:30
14The Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters2:53
15Der Fuhrer’s Face
other instruments:
Willie Spicer (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Carl Grayson (on 1942-07-28)
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
Spike Jones2:40
16Goodnight Wherever You Are
recording of:
Goodnight Wherever You Are
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) and Frank Weldon
Harry Leader3:18
17I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask
George Formby2:38
18In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller3:34
19We’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 Lynn3:26