Hit of the War Years

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Annotation

12 CDs in a multiple keep case

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-11 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: We’ll Meet Again
2▶CD: Goodnight Sweetheart
3▼CD: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
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1Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (on 1941-01-02)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
publisher:
A4V Digital, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
2Rum and Coca Cola
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-23)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters?:??
3I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (on 1940-11-14)
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
The Andrews Sisters?:??
4The Beer Barrel Polka
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters?:??
5Shortnin’ Bread
recording of:
Short’nin’ Bread (traditional song) (on 1938-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4209)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
6Don’t Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby?:??
7Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
The Andrews Sisters?:??
8The Ferryboat Serenade
recording of:
Ferry Boat Serenade (on 1940-07-15)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
9The Shrine of St Cecelia
recording of:
The Shrine of St. Cecilia
The Andrews Sisters?:??
10Pistol Packin’ Mama
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1943-09-27)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby3.35?:??
11Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
12Near You
recording of:
Near You (on 1947-08-04)
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
13Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
14One, Two, Three O’Leary
The Andrews Sisters?:??
15Hold Tight
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
writer:
Jerry Brandow, Edward Robinson (songwriter), Lenny Kent, Willie Spotswood (US singer, composer, often credited as "Spotswood") and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
16The Woodpecker Song
recording of:
The Woodpecker Song (Reginella campagnola) (on 1940-02-21)
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
translated version of:
Reginella campagnola
The Andrews Sisters?:??
17Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)
recording of:
Civilization (Angel in the Wings) (on 1947-09-27)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard (in 1947)
composer:
Carl Sigman (in 1947)
The Andrews Sisters with Danny Kaye?:??
18Shoo‐Shoo Baby
recording of:
Shoo Shoo Baby (on 1943-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Moore (composer, jazz pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
19You Call Everybody Darling
recording of:
You Call Everybody Darling (on 1948-07-26)
writer:
Clem Watts, Sam Martin (1940s country songwriter) and Ben Trace
The Andrews Sisters?:??
20Ciribiribin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-20)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-09-20) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-09-20)
orchestra:
Joe Venuti & His Orchestra (on 1939-09-20)
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-09-20)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby?:??
4▶CD: Leaning on a Lampost
5▶CD: You Are My Sunshine
6▶CD: Chattanooga Choo Choo
7▶CD: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
8▶CD: The Sun Has Got His Hat On
9▶CD: Fools Rush In
10▶CD: Java Jive
11▶CD: Falling in Love Again
12▶CD: My Melancholy Baby

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ASIN:UK: B00GDA8U4O [info]