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

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Spitfire
Sir William Walton7:29
2Speech & Siren
Neville Chamberlain0:59
3There’ll Always Be an EnglandAlfred 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
Lale Andersen3:18
8The Washing on the Siegfried LineArthur 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., World Music, Inc. and ミュージック・セールス (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, RunFlanagan2:45
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:
Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
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
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)
Hutch3:14
18The World Will Sing Again
Driver3:05
19El Alamein Speech
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery0:30
20The White Cliffs of DoverVera 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 ThereDeanna 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’Andy Thorburn3:09
28I’m Going to Get Lit Up
recording of:
I’m Gonna Get Lit Up
writer:
Hubert Gregg (in 1943)
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]