100 Hits Legends: Vera Lynn

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Annotation

in slipover cardboard outer

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

Tracklist

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1Again
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
Vera Lynn3:10
2Kiss Me (Besame mucho)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Bésame mucho (English lyric version by Sunny Skylar)
composer:
Consuelo Velázquez
translator:
Sunny Skylar
publisher:
Latin American Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Promotora Hispano Americana De Musica S.A.
translated version of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
Vera Lynn3:36
3Coming Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:40
4The Silver Wedding Waltz
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Silver Wedding Waltz (1948 song)
writer:
Harry Nesbitt (songwriter) and Max Nesbitt (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:27
5Alone
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Alone (from the film: "A Night at the Opera")
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:02
6Two Sleepy People
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Vera Lynn & Denny Dennis3:07
7So Many Memories
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1938)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1938)
recording of:
So Many Memories
writer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:59
8I’m in Love for the Last Time
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1938)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1938)
recording of:
I’m in Love for the Last Time
writer:
Hughie Charles and Ross Parker
Vera Lynn2:59
9I’ll Make Up for Everything
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1947)
conductor:
Len Edwards (in 1947)
recording of:
I’ll Make Up for Everything (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ross Parker
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Vera Lynn3:14
10My Sister and I
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1941)
performer:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (in 1941)
recording of:
My Sister and I
lyricist and composer:
Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney and Hy Zaret
Vera Lynn3:21
11You’re in My Arms
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942)
recording of:
You’re in My Arms
lyricist:
Jack Popplewell
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:23
12When My Dreamboat Comes Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1937)
orchestra:
Charlie Kunz and His Casani Club Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
Vera Lynn2:51
13Where in the World
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1942-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942-08)
recording of:
Where in the World (in 1942-08)
writer:
Ray Austin (songwriter) and Paul Herrick
Vera Lynn3:21
14How Green Was My Valley
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1940)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
How Green Was My Valley
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
Vera Lynn3:22
15After a While
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1945)
conductor:
Len Edwards (in 1945)
recording of:
After a While
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny and Abner Silver
Vera Lynn3:23
16I Paid for the Lie That I Told You
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1939-07)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1939-07)
orchestra:
Ambrose and His Orchestra (in 1939-07)
recording of:
I Paid for the Lie That I Told You (in 1939-07)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Enoch Light and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:15
17In My Little Red Book
analog synthesizer [Novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (in 1938)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1938)
recording of:
In My Little Red Book
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader), Nat Simon and Al Stillman
Vera Lynn3:08
18Memories Live Longer Than Dreams
analog synthesizer [Novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (in 1940)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1940)
recording of:
Memories Live Longer Than Dreams
writer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
Vera Lynn2:58
19No Regrets
organ:
Charles Smart (organist) (in 1936)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1936)
recording of:
No Regrets
writer:
Roy Ingraham and Harry Tobias
Vera Lynn2:47
20I’m Yours Sincerely
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942)
orchestra:
Mantovani & His Orchestra (in 1942)
recording of:
I’m Yours Sincerely
lyricist:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
composer:
Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
Vera Lynn3:32
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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)