Songs That Won the War

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Wish Me Luck…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Declaration of War
Neville Chamberlain?:??
2Air Raid Warning Siren
[no artist]?:??
3Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Gracie Fields3:03
4We’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., World Music, Inc. and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn3:29
5There’ll Always Be an England
Jack Payne3:19
6This Is Worth Fighting For
Hutch?:??
7We Must All Stick Together
Billy Cotton?:??
8Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
vocals:
Arthur Askey
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major (in 1939-11)
writer:
Art Noel (songwriter) and Don Pelosi
Arthur Askey2:57
9Adolf
Ambrose3:06
10London Pride
Noël Coward3:24
11Music While You Work
Eric Coates3:02
12A Pair of Silver Wings
Dinah Shore?:??
13The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn3:19
14“Never in the Field of Human Conflict…”
Winston Churchill?:??
15If I Only Had Wings
Geraldo?:??
16Run, Rabbit Run
Flanagan & Allen2:49
17Hang 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.
Arthur Askey2:38
18Lili Marlene
Anne Shelton2:47
19Leaning on a Lamp-Post
recording of:
Leaning on a Lamp Post
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gay
George Formby3:05
20If a Grey Haired Lady
Flanagan & Allen?:??
21I’ll Be Seeing You
vocals:
Anne Shelton (in 1944)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Anne Shelton3:07
22Goodnight Sweetheart
Al Bowlly3:22
23Till the Lights of London Shine Again
Lew Stone?:??
24“This Was Their Finest Hour”
Winston Churchill?:??
▼ CD 2: Sending My Blessings…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1“…We Shall Never Surrender”
Winston Churchill?:??
2The Five O’Clock Whistle
Harry Roy?:??
3A Little on the Lonely Side
The Squadronaires?:??
4Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Doris Day3:12
5Wishing
recording of:
Wishing
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Bob Montgomery
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)
Vera Lynn?:??
6Five Minutes More
The Squadronaires3:06
7Yours
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho")
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Vera Lynn3:26
8I’ll Never Smile Again
Joe Loss3:13
9“Give Us the Tools…”
Winston Churchill?:??
10I’m Sending My Blessings
Ivy Benson?:??
11Bless ’em All
recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
George Formby3:03
12A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Vera Lynn3:15
13Long Ago and Far Away
Jo Stafford2:57
14When the Lights Go on Again
Issy Bonn?:??
15Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
Glenn Miller?:??
16D-Day Speech
General Ike Eisenhower?:??
17American Patrol
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?:??
18The Bombardier Song
Bing Crosby?:??
19Wings Over the Navy
Lew Stone?:??
20Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
Anne Shelton2:49
21Commando Patrol
The Squadronaires?:??
22I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
Carroll Gibbons?:??
23Blue Skies Are Round the Corner
Jack Hylton?:??
24When They Sound the Last ‘All-Clear’
recording of:
When They Sound the Last “All Clear”
lyricist:
Harold Elton Box and Desmond Cox
composer:
Hugh Charles
Vera Lynn?:??
25Air Raid ‘All-Clear’ Siren
[no artist]?:??
▼ CD 3: This Is Your Victory…
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Surrender Speech
Winston Churchill0:51
2In 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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller?:??
3Put Your Arms Around Me
Joe Loss2:35
4Juke Box Saturday Night
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
Glenn Miller3:07
5Bugle Call Rag
Harry Roy2:49
6Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
PEnnsylvania 6‒5000
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
Glenn Miller?:??
7Hey Little Hen
Nat Gonella3:12
8Swing Out to Victory
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-13)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Eugene Sedric (on 1942-07-13)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1942-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Trappier (on 1942-07-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1942-07-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-07-13, on 1942-07-30)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-07-13)
trumpet:
John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-07-13)
vocals:
Thomas "Fats" Waller (on 1942-07-13)
Fats Waller2:36
9Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller3:18
10I’m Gonna See My Baby
Johnny Mercer2:33
11Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller?:??
12You 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)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Harry Roy2:44
13Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller3:17
14Long Time No See
The Andrews Sisters3:21
15Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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 (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
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller?:??
16There’s a Ship Rollin’ Home
Ivy Benson3:24
17Homeward Bound
Henry Hall2:35
18Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:41
19My Guy’s Come Back
Joe Loss3:14
20“This Is Your Victory…”
Winston Churchill1:13
21The Vict’ry Polka
Joe Loss3:23

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ASIN:UK: B0009A6N4I [info]