100 Hits Legends: Vera Lynn

~ Release by Vera Lynn (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

in slipover cardboard outer

Annotation last modified on 2017-10-27 20:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1When the Lights Go on Again
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-11-17)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-11-17)
recording of:
When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) (on 1942-11-17)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin (in 1942), Sol Marcus (in 1942) and Eddie Seiler (in 1942)
3:19
2I Shall Be Waiting
synthesizer [novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (on 1940-01-10)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-01-10)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
I Shall Be Waiting (on 1940-01-10)
writer:
Hugh Charles, Joe Irwin and Ross Parker
3:04
3That Lovely Weekend
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-01-23)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-01-23)
recording of:
That Lovely Weekend (on 1942-01-23)
writer:
Moira Heath and Ted Heath
3:13
4Only Forever
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-12-27)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-12-27)
recording of:
Only Forever (on 1940-12-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:10
5Something to Remember You By
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Something to Remember You By
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
2:54
6The London I Love
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
The London I Love (The Cockleshell Heroes)
lyricist:
Harold Purcell
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
part of:
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955 film soundtrack)
3:14
7There’s a New World Over the Skyline
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
There’s a New World
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
3:08
8The Happiest New Year of All
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
The Happiest New Year of All
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Desmond O’Connor and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
3:31
9The Love Bug Will Bite You
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
The Love Bug Will Bite You
lyricist and composer:
Pinky Tomlin (singer, actor, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:55
10I’m Sending You My Blessings
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
I’m Sending My Blessings
writer:
Noel Gay, Joseph George Gilbert (mid 20th cent. songwriter) and Joe Lubin
3:37
11Long Ago (and Far Away)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:15
12It’s Like Old Times
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s Like Old Times
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:25
13The Anniversary Waltz
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz (in 1967)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:41
14I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942-03)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942-03)
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (in 1942-03)
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
2:47
15Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
3:08
16I’m Beginning to See the Light
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:02
17My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
3:12
18I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Higher and Higher (1944 film)
3:05
19Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Reginald Connelly
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:06
20Goodnight Wherever You Are
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Goodnight Wherever You Are
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) and Frank Weldon
2:36
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Credits

Release

liner notes:P. Graham (liner note writer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2010)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6048288 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0034C22UC [info]

Release group

part of:100 Hits Legends (number: 12) (order: 11)