Songs of World War II

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Is the Army, Mister Jones
lead vocals:
Jack Lathrop
Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra3:10
2G.I. Jive
Johnny Mercer3:21
3They’re Either Too Young or Too Old
lead vocals:
Kitty Kallen
recording of:
They’re Either Too Young or Too Old
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:07
4I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
lead vocals:
Don Cornell
recording of:
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye3:16
5Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1942)
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me) (on 1942-04-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp. and Robert Lane Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
The Andrews Sisters2:58
6Bell Bottom Trousers
lead vocals:
Ruth McCullough and Tony Pastor
recording of:
Bell Bottom Trousers
composer:
Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
Tony Pastor and His Orchestra3:01
7A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lead vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist)
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
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)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:39
8Waitin’ for the Train to Come In
recording of:
Waiting for the Train to Come In
writer:
Martin Block (composer) and Sunny Skylar
Peggy Lee3:07
9I’ll Be Seeing You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Mintz (on 1940-02-26), Les Robinson (on 1940-02-26) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Bob Kitsis (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-26) and Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1940-02-26)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1940-02-26), Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-26) and Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-02-26), Ray Linn (on 1940-02-26) and Zeke Zarchy (on 1940-02-26)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-02-26)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader)
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1940-02-26)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (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 (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (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)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:04
10Long Ago (and Far Away)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1944-05-03)
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)
Bing Crosby2:53

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