The Forces’ Sweetheart Ultimate Collection

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

Tracklist

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1Yours
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1941-10)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1941-10)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1941-10)
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (in 1941-10)
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (in 1967)
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
3:25
2There’ll Be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs Over Dover
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
3:16
3It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music Company
3:13
4I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
2:48
5Two Sleepy People
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)
3:08
6The Lambeth Waltz
recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (playwright and lyricist) (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
1:45
7How 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
3:22
8When They Sound the Last All Clear
recording of:
When They Sound the Last “All Clear”
lyricist:
Harold Elton Box and Desmond Cox
composer:
Hugh Charles
3:23
9Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
3:15
10Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
recording of:
Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Reginald Connelly
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:06
11Mexicali Rose
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1939-04-25)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1939-04-25)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1939-04-25)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
3:04
12When You Hear Big Ben
recording of:
When You Hear Big Ben
writer:
Harry Leon, Mark Malloy and Jack Scott
publisher:
Box and Cox Publications Ltd.
2:30
13When My Dreamboat Comes Home
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
2:52
14The Happiest New Year of All
recording of:
The Happiest New Year of All
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Desmond O’Connor and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
3:32
15When I Grow to Old to Dream
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
2:45
16Faraway Places
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
2:41
17As Time Goes By
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:22
18When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver
recording of:
When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:19
19Long 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)
included in:
Cover Girl (1944)
3:11
20Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
2:00
21Welcome Home
2:25
22My 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)
3:13
23There Must Be a Reason
2:46
24Travellin’ Home
recording of:
Travellin’ Home
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05
25We’ll Meet Again
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1939-09)
analog synthesizer [Novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (in 1939-09)
synthesizer [novachord]:
Arthur Young (jazz arranger/composer) (on 1939-09-28)
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1939-09-28)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1939-09)
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (on 1939-09-28)
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. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (in 1939-09)
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. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
43:25
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1Be Like the Kettle and Sing
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-11-16)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-11-16)
recording of:
Be Like the Kettle and Sing (on 1942-11-16)
writer:
Desmond O’Connor, Thomas Patrick Connor (English songwriter) and Walter Ridley (English composer & producer)
2:40
2The Anniversary Waltz
recording of:
Anniversary Waltz
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:42
3It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
2:46
4When the Swallows Say Goodbye
recording of:
When Swallows Say Goodbye
writer:
Ekkehard Kristian, Ben Raleigh and Bob Trill
2:14
5Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:20
6Jealousy
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-08-07)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-08-07)
recording of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May) (on 1942-08-07)
lyricist:
Winifred May
composer:
Jacob Gade (in 1925)
version of:
Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version)
recording of:
Jealousy
writer:
Jacob Gade and Simon May
version of:
Jealousy (English version, lyrics by Winifred May)
2:58
7Drifting and Dreaming
2:29
8Harbour Lights
recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:08
9It Can’t Be Wrong
3:09
10So Many Memories
recording of:
So Many Memories
writer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
3:00
11Little Star (Estrellita)
recording of:
Little Star
lyricist:
Desmond O’Connor
composer:
Manuel María Ponce (Mexican composer)
is based on:
Estrellita
3:32
12For Sweethearts Everywhere
vocals:
Vera Lynn
3:22
13I’m in the Mood for Love
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:06
14Rosalie
recording of:
Rosalie (from “Rosalie”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
3:12
15The Windsor Waltz
recording of:
The Windsor Waltz
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter) and Johnny Reine (songwriter)
2:37
16I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
3:25
17From the Time You Say Goodbye
recording of:
From the Time You Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Sturdy
publisher:
Mayflower Music
2:25
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)
3:07
19Please Think of Me
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Please Think of Me
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter), Murray Mencher and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
3:05
20Through a Long and Sleepless Night
3:09
21The Love Bug Will Bite You
recording of:
The Love Bug Will Bite You
lyricist and composer:
Pinky Tomlin (singer, actor, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:55
22It’s Like Old Times
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
It’s Like Old Times
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:21
23You Can’t Be True, Dear
recording of:
You Can’t Be True, Dear
lyricist:
Haim Cotton and Gerhard Ebeler
composer:
Hans Otten (composer)
arrangement of:
Du kannst nicht treu sein
3:00
24Alone
recording of:
Alone (from the film: "A Night at the Opera")
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:02
25Goodnight, Wherever You Are
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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1A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1940-06-05)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1940)
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1940-06-05)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:14
2When 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)
3:18
3When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:51
4The Homing Waltz
recording of:
The Homing Waltz
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Johnny Johnston
2:45
5That 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
3:14
6They’ll Come Another Day
recording of:
There'll Come Another Day
lyricist:
Alan Stranks
composer:
Pat Pattison
3:26
7Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1942-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1942-08)
orchestra:
Mantovani and His Orchestra (in 1942-08)
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (in 1942-08)
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
3:28
8Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
3:10
9Over the Hill
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Over the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Mason
3:24
10The Mem’ry of a Rose
recording of:
The Mem'ry of a Rose
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
3:07
11I’m Beginning to See the Light
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
12Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?
lyricist and composer:
Jack Popplewell
3:08
13We Three
3:36
14I’ve Heard That Song Before
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
3:20
15You’ll Never Know
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1943-08)
orchestra:
Tony Osborne & His Orchestra
recording of:
You’ll Never Know (in 1943-08)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
3:30
16Wishing
recording of:
Wishing
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Bob Montgomery (USA)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3:20
17Coming Home
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:41
18Good Night Children Everywhere
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Goodnight Children Everywhere
writer:
Gabriel Rogers (Gaby Rogers, bandleader) and Harry Phillips (songwriter; wrote “Goodnight Children Everywhere”)
2:54
19If You Love Me
organ:
Charles Smart (organist)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
conductor:
Roland Shaw (composer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
publisher:
Editions Edimarton, Pompidou Music and Raoul Breton Editions
translated version of:
Hymne à l’amour
2:59
20A House With Love in It
recording of:
A House With Love in It
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist) and Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
2:42
21The Faithful Hussar
2:59
22My Son, My Son
recording of:
My Son, My Son
writer:
Eddie Calvert, Bob Howard (songwriter) and Gordon Melville Rees (songwriter)
2:42
23Forget-Me-Not
recording of:
Forget-me-not
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter), Johnny Reine (songwriter) and William Sinclair (songwriter)
3:10
24Who Are You
3:08
25Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
recording of:
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Eberhard Storch (songwriter and lyricist)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
Corso Editions
arrangement of:
Auf Wiederseh’n
2:45

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