V-E Day: The Musical Memories of World War II

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Spitfire
Sir William Walton7:29
2Speech & Siren
Neville Chamberlain0:59
3There’ll Always Be an England
recording of:
There’ll Always Be an England
writer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd.
Alfred Piccaver3:13
4‘… Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat…’
Winston Churchill0:56
5Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lead vocals:
Gracie Fields (in 1939-11)
performer:
The British Expeditionary Force (in 1939-11)
recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye (in 1939-11)
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Gracie Fields2:36
6Adolph
Billy Cotton & His Band2:50
7Lili Marlene
vocals:
Lale Andersen (German chanson singer-songwriter and actress)
recording of:
Lili Marlene (English lyrics by Tommie Connor)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
translator:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
translated version of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
Lale Andersen3:18
8The 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 Askey2:36
9We’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)
Vera Lynn3:23
10‘… We Shall Never Surrender’
Winston Churchill0:33
11London Pride
recording of:
London Pride
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward3:28
12Run, Rabbit, Run
recording of:
Run Rabbit Run
lyricist:
Ralph Butler and Noel Gay
composer:
Noel Gay
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
Flanagan2:45
13‘This Was Their Finest Hour’
Winston Churchill0:23
14There’s Something in the Air
The Royal Air Force Squadronaires3:18
15On a Wing and a Prayer
recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
Anne Shelton2:45
16‘Never in the Field of Human Conflict…’
Winston Churchill0:36
17A 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)
Hutch3:14
18The World Will Sing Again
Driver3:05
19El Alamein Speech
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery0:30
20The 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.
Vera Lynn3:16
21‘We Shall Not Fail or Falter…’
Winston Churchill0:20
22This Is the Army Mr Jones
recording of:
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1942)
Irving Berlin2:23
23American 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 Miller3:36
24Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
recording of:
Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
lyricist:
Herbert Magidson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deanna Durbin3:06
25Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser2:34
26D-Day Speech
Dwight D. Eisenhower0:23
27When 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
Andy Thorburn3:09
28I’m Going to Get Lit Up
recording engineer:
Gordon Davidson (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
assistant engineer:
Neil Dawes, Moisés Garcia and Jeff Gartenbaum
producer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
mixer:
Shinnosuke Miyazawa (engineer)
editor:
Peter Clarke (music editor), Larry Mah and Shinnosuke Miyazawa (engineer)
lead vocals:
Carroll Gibbons (on 1943-04-19)
performer:
Savoy Orpheans (British 1920s jazz orchestra) (on 1943-04-19)
mixed at:
416 Studio in Culver City, California, United States
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Lit Up (on 1943-04-19)
orchestrator:
J.A.C. Redford
writer:
Hubert Gregg (in 1943)
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans2:36
29Shine On, Victory Moon
Issy Bonn3:09
30‘This Is Your Victory…’
Winston Churchill0:40
31The Dam Busters - March
recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Eric Coates3:55

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ASIN:US: B000001HIK [info]