Songs That Won the War

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Air Raid Warning Siren
Marconi?0:34
2Wish 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 Fields3:04
3We Must All Stick Together
Billy Cotton & His Band2:51
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
5London Pride
vocals:
Noël Coward (on 1941-07-03)
conductor:
Carroll Gibbons (on 1941-07-03)
recording of:
London Pride (on 1941-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward3:24
6Kiss Me Goodnight Sergent 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
7Run Rabbit Run
Flanagan and Allen2:48
8Bless ’em All
recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
George Formby3:02
9Music While You Work
recording of:
Calling All Workers (Music While you Work theme)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1940)
Eric Coates3:02
10The Five o’Clock Whistle
Harry Roy & His Band2:16
11In 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 Miller3:36
12Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller3:17
13A Little on the Lonely Side
The Squadronaires2:19
14Five Minutes More
The Squadronaires3:06
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 Miller3:32
16Sentimental Journey
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-11-20)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1944-11-20)
orchestra:
Les Brown and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Sentimental Journey (on 1944-11-20)
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
17A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
vocals:
Vera Lynn
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
18I’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
19Long Ago and Far Away
cover recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jo Stafford2:57
20The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn3:19
21Till the Lights of London Shine Again
recording of:
Till the Lights of London Shine Again
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Eddie Pola
Lew Stone & His Band3:04
22I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans2:35
23Blue Skies Are Round the Corner
Jack Hylton3:02
24The Vict’ry Polka
recording of:
Vict’ry Polka
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
Joe Loss3:25
25When 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 Lynn3:21
26Air Raid “All-Clear” Siren
Marconi?0:29