Songs That Won the War: A Wing and a Prayer

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I Don’t Want to Walk Without You, Baby
lead vocals:
Helen Forrest
performer:
Helen Forrest
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Walk Without You (from 1942 film “Sweater Girl”) (on 1941-12-11)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1941)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Harry James and His Orchestra2:54
2Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser2:34
3There Are Such Things
Jo Stafford3:01
4I Fall in Love Too Easily
Rod McKuen3:07
5The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn3:04
6Katyuska / Toward the Unknown March
Soviet Army Chorus & Drum Corps2:20
7You Don’t Have to Know the Language
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Know the Language
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Lena Horne2:57
8Pennsylvania Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1942-05-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania Polka (on 1942-05-28)
writer:
L. Lee and Zeke Manners
The Andrews Sisters2:48
9There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-19)
bass:
Lester Braun (US bassist) (on 1942-03-19)
guitar:
Elton Britt (on 1942-03-19) and Tony Gottuso (Tony Gottuso, guitar) (on 1942-03-19)
trumpet:
A. William Graham (trumpet) (on 1942-03-19)
violin:
Mac Ceppos (on 1942-03-19)
vocals:
Elton Britt (on 1942-03-19)
recording of:
There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (on 1942-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Roberts (songwriter) and Shelby Darnell (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Bob Miller, Inc. (on 1942-04-01)
Elton Britt32:44
10The Marine’s Hymn
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:33
11Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans
recording of:
Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Noël Coward3:12
12Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer
performer:
Anne Shelton
recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
Ambrose and His Orchestra feat. Anne Shelton2:48
13I’ll Be Seeing You
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)
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra3:31
14The Allies March
The Soviet Army Big Band1:44