Hits from the Blitz: Songs from the War Years 1939-1946

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1As Time Goes By
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and 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)
Vera Lynn3:22
2Cow Cow Boogie
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-21)
double bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1942-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Dave Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1942-05-21)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1942-05-21)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1942-05-21)
reeds:
Joe Huffman (on 1942-05-21) and Willie Martinez (on 1942-05-21)
saxophone:
Les Baxter (on 1942-05-21) and Ralph Lee (on 1942-05-21)
trombone:
Gerald Foster (on 1942-05-21), Bill Lawlor (on 1942-05-21) and Bruce Squires (on 1942-05-21)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1942-05-21) and Bill Morris (on 1942-05-21)
vocals:
Ella Mae Morse (on 1942-05-21)
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1942-05-21)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1942-05-21)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Mae Morse3:16
3I'll Never Smile Again
Joe Loss & His Orchestra3:14
4That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Margaret Whiting with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra2:43
5We'll Be Together
Pied Pipers3:15
6The Trolley Song
cover recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers3:02
7The Smiths and the Jones
Geraldo & His Orchestra2:54
8That Lovely Weekend
Geraldo & His Orchestra with Dorothy Carless3:28
9Pistol Packin' Mama
Pied Pipers2:43
10Shoo-Shoo Baby
Ella Mae Morse3:20
11Run Rabbit
Harry Roy & His Band2:05
12A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Tony Osborne & His Orchestra
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (in 1962)
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 Lynn3:56
13Down Forget Me Not Lane
Joe Loss & His Orchestra2:59
14Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Ella Mae Morse2:41
15Long Ago (And Far Away)
Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers2:40
16Mairzy Doats
Pied Pipers2:49
17No Love, No Nothin'
Ella Mae Morse2:38
18White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn3:04
19Every Night About This Time
Geraldo & His Orchestra3:18
20Always 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)
Vera Lynn2:32
21I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
Geraldo & His Orchestra3:16
22End of the War in Europe
Sir Winston Churchill6:38
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1Choo Choo Special
Eric Winstone & His Orchestra3:26
2Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
Joe Loss3:20
3Symphony
Jo Stafford2:29
4Chewing a Piece of Straw
Joe Loss3:06
5All Through the Day
Margaret Whiting2:34
6Candy
Harry Roy & His Band2:28
7The Gypsy
Jack Payne3:10
8Before You Break My Heart
Geraldo & His Orchestra3:05
9This Is Always
Jo Stafford3:04
10In Love in Vain
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1945-12-10)
conductor:
Carl Kress (on 1945-12-10)
recorded at:
WMCA Radio Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-10)
recording of:
In Love in Vain (on 1945-12-10)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!)
Margaret Whiting3:02
11I Walked In (With My Eyes Wide Open)
recording of:
I Walked In (with My Eyes Wide Open)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Eric Winstone & His Band with Benny Lee3:09
12Let Him Go Let Him Tarry
Geraldo3:03
13Dream
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)
Pied Pipers2:52
14I'll Always Be With You
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson3:22
15That's for Me
Jo Stafford2:47
16Kiss Me Hello
Harry Roy3:05
17The Navajo Trail
Steve Conway3:29
18In the Land of the Beginning Again
Archie Lewis & The Geraldo Strings3:13
19It's Been a Long Long Time
Carroll Gibbons & Savoy Hotel Orpheans with Rita Williams3:17
20Bell Bottom Trousers
Jack Payne3:25
21I Should Care
Eric Winstone & His Band with Julie Dawn2:54
22I'm So All Alone
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson3:14
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1It Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Vera Lynn2:49
2Don't Be a Baby
Geraldo3:12
3I Can't Begin to Tell You
Steve Conway3:29
4I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Paul Fenoulhet & The Skyrockets2:55
5The Things We Did Last Summer
Jo Stafford3:05
6Please Don't Say No (Say Maybe)
Paul Fenoulhet & The Skyrockets3:16
7Promises
Steve Conway3:22
8I'll Buy That Dream
Joe Loss3:11
9On the Atchinson, Topeka and the Fe
Harry Roy2:57
10Bells of St Mary's
Archie Lewis3:08
11Lili Marlene
Vera Lynn2:48
12I Fall in Love So Easily
Steve Conway2:56
13Come Rain or Come Shine
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1946-02-17)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1946-02-17)
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1946-02-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Margaret Whiting3:02
14Good Good Good
Joe Loss2:50
15A Door Will Open
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson3:32
16Oh What Seemed to Be
Joe Loss2:59
17Laughing on the Outside
Turner Layton3:41
18Guilty
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Jerry Gray and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
cover recording of:
Guilty (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
Margaret Whiting3:14
19Bless You
Archie Lewis with Geraldo Strings3:06
20You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson3:17
21So Would I
Steve Conway2:58
22Now Is the Hour
recording of:
Now Is the Hour
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Stewart (from 1945 until 1947)
lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott (Clement William Scott, 1841-1904, theatre critic, playwright and lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., On Backstreet Music Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and The Boston Music Company
translated version of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
Vera Lynn3:13