The 1940s Nostalgia Collection

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Songbirds and Crooners
▼CD 2: Laughter and Tears
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Swanee
Al Jolson2:21
2Mad Dogs and Englishmen
vocals:
Noël Coward (on 1932-09-20)
conductor:
Ray Noble (on 1932-09-20)
recording of:
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (on 1932-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward2:51
3Lili Marlene
Marlene Dietrich3:23
4Underneath the Arches
recording of:
Underneath the Arches
lyricist and composer:
Bud Flanagan
Flanagan and Allen3:25
5Everything Stops for Tea
Jack Buchanan3:08
6The Sun Has Got His Hat On
Sam Browne2:51
7When I’m Cleaning Windows
recording of:
When I’m Cleaning Windows
writer:
Fred Cliffe, George Formby (Musical Film Star 1904-1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby2.452:48
8Der Fuhrer’s Face
other instruments:
Willie Spicer (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Carl Grayson (on 1942-07-28)
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace
Spike Jones2:40
9Music, Maestro, Please
Flanagan and Allen2:37
10My Mammy
Al Jolson4:08
11You Don’t Need a License for That
George Formby3:11
12I Don’t Want To Go To Bed
Sam Brown2:34
13London 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 Coward3:19
14Ain’t It Grand to Be Bloomin’ Well Dead!
Leslie Sarony3:07
15The Laughing Policeman
Charles Penrose2:32
16Mairzy Doats
The Merry Macs2:43
17Cocktails for Two
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
vocals:
City Slickers and Carl Grayson (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 939 (2))
recording of:
Cocktails for Two (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
Spike Jones43:00
18Dry Bones
recording of:
Dem Bones (aka "Dry Bones" or "Dem Dry Bones", traditional spiritual song)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James Weldon Johnson (US songwriter, author)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:19
19Minnie the Moocher
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway3:13
20The Lion and Albert
recording of:
The Lion and Albert
writer and composer:
Marriott Edgar
Stanley Holloway4:17
21Selection 1: Laughter & Tears
[unknown]7:09
22Selection 2: Songbirds & Crooners
[unknown]4:51