Songs That Won the War: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of VE Day

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Tracklist

1▶CD: There'll Always Be an England
2▶CD: Great British Hits From the Blitz
3▶CD: Stars and Strips Hits of World War II
4▼CD: Forces Wartime Favourites
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1Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp., Robert Lane Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:12
2A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Anne Shelton3:11
3G.I. Jive
Louis Jordan and His Orchestra2:59
4One Meat Ball
The Andrews Sisters2:56
5To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots33:12
6We Must All Stick Together
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:01
7Did You Ever See a Dream Walking
Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:05
8When I'm Cleaning Windows
recording of:
When I’m Cleaning Windows
writer:
Fred E. Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby2:52
9Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week
recording of:
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra2:44
10Powder Your Face With Sunshine
Donald Peers2:41
11Thanks for the Memory
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory (on 1956-04-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
Bing Crosby3:03
12You Always Hurt the One You Love
The Mills Brothers3:22
13I'm in Love for the Last Time
recording of:
I’m in Love for the Last Time
writer:
Hughie Charles and Ross Parker
Vera Lynn with Ambrose and His Orchestra2:56
14Now Is the Hour
vocals:
Gracie Fields
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1947)
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)
Gracie Fields3:07
15I Remember You
Jo Stafford3:06
16Opus No. 1
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-14)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich
piano:
Milt Golden
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1944-11-14)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song) (on 1944-11-14)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:56
17It Had to Be You
vocals:
Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1944)
cover 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)
Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes3:11
18My Prayer
The Ink Spots3:12
19Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:56
20All in Favour Say 'Aye'
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:05
21Somewhere in France With You
Joe Loss & His Orchestra2:54
22How Deep Is the Ocean
cover recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman3:06
23Dream
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-03-06)
bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-03-06)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-03-06), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-03-06) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-03-06)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-03-06)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-03-06)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-03-06)
instruments:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-03-06)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-03-06), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-03-06) and Joe Yukl (on 1945-03-06)
trumpet:
Donald Anderson (trumpet) (on 1945-03-06), Charles Griffard (on 1945-03-06) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-03-06)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1945-03-06), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-03-06) and Garry White (on 1945-03-06)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-03-06), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-03-06), George Kast (on 1945-03-06), Sol Kindler (on 1945-03-06), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-03-06), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-03-06), Ted Rosen (on 1945-03-06), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-03-06) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-03-06)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-03-06), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-03-06), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-03-06), Herbie Haymer (on 1945-03-06) and Harold Lawson (on 1945-03-06)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-03-06)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-03-06) and Ken Lane (on 1945-03-06)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-03-06)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Dream (on 1945-03-06)
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)
Frank Sinatra3:04
24Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats
recording of:
Mairzy Doats
composer:
Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Hallmark Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), Milton Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Merry Macs42:44
25I've Heard That Song Before
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:55