The Very Best of Vera Lynn

~ Release by Vera Lynn (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Yours
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
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2(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
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3Be Like the Kettle and Sing
recording of:
Be Like the Kettle and Sing
writer:
Desmond O’Connor, Thomas Patrick Connor (English songwriter) and Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
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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. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
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5It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music Company
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6The Anniversary Waltz
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
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7I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
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8When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
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9A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
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)
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10That Lovely Weekend
recording of:
That Lovely Weekend
writer:
Moira Heath and Ted Heath
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11Two Sleepy People
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
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12When 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
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13Wish 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.
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14It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
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15Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
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16Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
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17Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
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18Jealousy
recording of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May)
lyricist:
Winifred May
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
version of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
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19Over the Hill
recording of:
Over the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Mason
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20Harbour Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
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21I’m Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
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22Mexicali Rose
cover recording of:
Mexicali Rose
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
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23So Many Memories
recording of:
So Many Memories
writer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
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24When My Dreamboat Comes Home
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
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25Goodnight Wherever You Are
recording of:
Goodnight Wherever You Are
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) and Frank Weldon
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2▼CD
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1For Sweethearts Everywhere
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2I’m in the Mood for Love
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
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3I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
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4Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
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5When the Lights Go on Again
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6We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
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7You’ll Never Know
recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
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8Please Think of Me
recording of:
Please Think of Me
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter), Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter) and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
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9The Love Bug Will Bite
recording of:
The Love Bug Will Bite You
lyricist and composer:
Pinky Tomlin (singer, actor, songwriter, and bandleader)
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10Wishing Will Make It So
recording of:
Wishing (Will Make It So)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy DeSylva
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11Alone
recording of:
Alone (from the film: "A Night at the Opera")
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
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12Goodnight Children Everywhere
recording of:
Goodnight Children Everywhere
writer:
Gabriel Rogers (Gaby Rogers, bandleader) and Harry Phillips (songwriter; wrote “Goodnight Children Everywhere”)
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13The Homing Waltz
recording of:
The Homing Waltz
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Johnny Johnston
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14My Son, My Son
recording of:
My Son, My Son
writer:
Eddie Calvert, Bob Howard (songwriter) and Gordon Melville Rees (songwriter)
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15If You Love Me (I Won’t Care)
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16The Windsor Waltz
recording of:
The Windsor Waltz
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter) and Johnny Reine (songwriter)
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17When I Grow Too Old to Dream
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
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18A House With Love in It
recording of:
A House With Love in It
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist) and Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
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19Faraway Places
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
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20As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/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)
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21Forget Me Not
recording of:
Forget-me-not
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter), Johnny Reine (songwriter) and William Sinclair (songwriter)
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22Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
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23Who Are We
recording of:
Who Are We?
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Paul Francis Webster
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24Travellin’ Home
recording of:
Travellin’ Home
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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25Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
recording of:
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Eberhard Storch (songwriter and lyricist)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
Corso Editions
arrangement of:
Auf Wiederseh’n
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