476 3812 SONGS THAT WON THE WAR We ll Meet Again VERA LYNN GLENN MILLER THE ANDREWS SISTERS FRANK SINATRA FLANAGAN & ALLEN DEANNA DURBIN BING CROSBY MARLENE DIETRICH GRACIE FIELDS AND MANY MORE 2CD
SONGS THAT WON THE WAR Tanks and guns, ships and planes, bullets and bombs were the tools, but it was the brave hearts and quick minds who drove them the mettle behind the metal that brought victory to the Allies. And the life-blood of that courage was the memory of loved ones far away. Husbands and wives, parents and children, sweethearts yet to exchange their first kiss: all drew comfort and strength from the knowledge that they were not forgotten. Letters were slow and uncertain, and time together was rare and all too brief, but across the miles and oceans, people were sharing their hopes and fears in the songs that packed the dance halls and silently filled the loneliness behind the front lines. Whether sung aloud or whispered within the heart, these songs created a bond that kept morale high and made life possible in the toughest hours. This double album brings together fifty of the most popular and most enduring numbers from those dark years of World War Two. Some are rousing and uplifting, even defiant, such as Praise the Lord And Pass The Ammunition and The Washing On The Siegfried Line. Some are hand-on-heart patriotic (This Is Worth Fighting For); some, like Wishing, are achingly nostalgic. There are dance tunes (In The Mood, Amapola); there s fun and sometimes cheeky humour (The Biggest Aspidistra in the World, Oh, Johnny, Oh, and the outrageous ribaldry of Der Fuehrer s Face). There are classics revisited from World War One (It s A Long Way To Tipperary) and new songs from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as more than a mention of Australia (A Brown Slouch Hat and Is E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is E?). There s a willingness to find something to smile about even in the deprivations of wartime living (I ve Got Sixpence) and an unquenchable optimism (It s A Lovely Day Tomorrow). There s plenty of romance lovers together (If You Were The Only Girl In The World ) and lovers separated (I ll Walk Alone, Saturday Night ). But most importantly, there is the hope that defined an era, expressed in those immortal words We ll meet again, don t know where, don t know when, but I know we ll meet again some sunny day. 2 3
We ll Meet Again CD1 [75 42] 7 This Is The Army, Mister Jones 2 21 Music and words by Irving Berlin. Irving Berlin vocals 1 We ll Meet Again 3 30 Music by Ross Parker. Words by Hughie Charles. Vera Lynn vocals 2 They Can t Black-Out The Moon 2 45 Music and words by Art Strauss, Bob Dale and Sonny Miller. Sam Browne vocals, Jay Wilbur & His Band 3 Kiss The Boys Goodbye 2 43 Music by Victor Schertzinger. Words by Frank Loesser. Anne Shelton vocals, Ambrose & His Orchestra 4 As Time Goes By 2 43 Music and words by Herman Hupfeld. Dooley Wilson vocals 5 Why Don t You Do Right? 3 13 Music and words by Joe McCoy. Peggy Lee vocals, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 6 Run Rabbit Run 2 46 Music by Noel Gay. Words by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. Flanagan & Allen vocals 4 5
8 I ll Never Smile Again 3 10 Music and words by Ruth Lowe. Sam Browne vocals, Joe Loss & His Band 9 He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings 3 16 Music by Michael Carr. Words by Eric Maschwitz. Dinah Shore vocals 0 Somebody Else Is Taking My Place 3 08 Music and words by Bob Ellsworth, Dick Howard and Russ Morgan. Peggy Lee vocals, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra! A Brown Slouch Hat 2 38 Music and words by George Wallace. Myree Parker vocals @ In The Mood 3 34 Music by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf. Glenn Miller & His Orchestra I m Sending My Blessings 3 21 Music and words by Joe Lubin, Joseph Gilbert and Noel Gay. Rita Williams vocals, Ivy Benson and Her Girls Band $ Long Ago And Far Away 3 05 Music by Jerome Kern. Words by Ira Gershwin. Archie Lewis vocals, Geraldo & His Orchestra % Till The Lights Of London Shine Again 3 10 Music and words by Eddie Pola and Tommy Connor. Chick Henderson vocals, Joe Loss & His Band ^ The Biggest Aspidistra In The World 2 37 Music and words by Jimmy Harper, Will E. Haines and Tommy Connor. Gracie Fields vocals & I Fell In Love With An Airman 3 04 Music and words by Tessie O Shea. Tessie O Shea vocals * Amapola 2 52 Music by Joseph Lacalle. Words by Albert Gamse. Monte Rey vocals, Joe Loss & His Orchestra ( Saturday Night 2 42 Music by Jule Styne arr. Axel Stordahl. Words by Sammy Cahn. Frank Sinatra vocals, orchestra conducted by Axel Stordahl ) I ll Walk Alone 3 15 Music by Jule Styne. Words by Sammy Cahn. Mary Martin vocals, orchestra conducted by Camarata Time On My Hands 3 02 Music by Vincent Youmans. Words by Harold Adamson and Mack Gordon. Julie Dawn vocals, Eric Winstone & His Orchestra Jingle, Jangle, Jingle 2 51 Music by Joseph Lilley. Words by Frank Loesser. 6 7
The Merry Macs vocals # I ve Heard That Song Before 2 59 Music by Jule Styne. Words by Sammy Cahn. Harry James & His Orchestra I ve Got Sixpence 2 52 Music and words by Elton Box, Desmond Cox and Lawrence Hall. Alan Kane vocals, The Organ, The Dance Band & Me Songs the Tommies Sing (Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty / Put Me Among the Girls / It s a Long Way to Tipperary) 2 56 Music and words by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott / Jack Judge / Harry Williams. Sam Browne vocals, Lew Stone & His Band CD2 [76 46] 1 (We re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line 2 44 Music and words by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. Flanagan & Allen vocals Music by Georges Boulanger. Words by Jimmy Kennedy. Chick Henderson vocals, Joe Loss & His Band 5 The Very Thought Of You 3 26 Music and words by Ray Noble. Al Bowlly vocals, Ray Noble & His Orchestra 6 Kalamazoo 2 50 Music by Harry Warren. Words by Mack Gordon. The Andrews Sisters vocals 7 Lili Marlene 3 31 Music by Norbert Schultze. Words by Tommy Connor. Marlene Dietrich vocals, studio orchestra conducted by Charles Magnante 8 This Is Worth Fighting For 3 12 Music and words by Edgar de Lange and Sam H. Stept. Leslie Hutch Hutchinson vocals 2 Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition 2 45 Music and words by Frank Loesser. Harry Kaye vocals, Joe Loss & His Orchestra 3 Heart Of Gold 2 59 Music and words by Bob Nolan. Vera Lynn vocals 4 My Prayer 2 59 8 9
9 Pistol Packin Mama 3 01 Music and words by Al Dexter. Bing Crosby vocals, The Andrews Sisters 0 If You Were The Only Girl In The World 3 04 Music by Nat D. Ayer. Words by Clifford Grey. Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth vocals! Is E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is E? 3 07 Music and words by B.C. Hilliam and Malcolm McEachern. ALSO AVAILABLE Flotsam & Jetsam @ Adolf 3 00 Music and words by Annette Mills. Sam Browne vocals, Ambrose & His Orchestra Der Fuehrer s Face 2 38 Music and words by Oliver Wallace. Carl Grayson vocals, Spike Jones & His City Slickers $ It Had To Be You 2 56 Music by Isham Jones. Words by Gus Kahn. Billy Ternent & His Band % It s A Lovely Day Tomorrow 2 18 Music and words by Irving Berlin. Al Bowlly vocals ^ It s Foolish, But It s Fun 2 41 Music by Robert Stolz. Words by Gus Kahn. Deanna Durbin vocals & Juke Box Saturday Night 3 08 Music by Paul McGrane. Words by Al Stillman. Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, The Modernaires, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra * Oh, Johnny, Oh 3 05 476 3809 2CD 076 2782 DVD and CD 10 Music by Abe Olman. Words by Ed Rose. Harry Roy s Tiger Ragamuffins 11