Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1940)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (in 1940)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1940)
recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (on 1940-11-14)
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Andrews Sisters2:54
2Green Eyes
Helen O’Connell2:49
3Who Wouldn’t Love You?
recording of:
Who Wouldn’t Love You (on 1942-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carey (US songwriter) and Carl Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Music World Publishing Co. (on 1942-04-09)
Kay Kyser2:39
4Jersey Bounce
recording of:
Jersey Bounce
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra3:08
5Cow‐Cow Boogie
Ella Mae Morse & Freddie Slack3:14
6A Sleepy Lagoon
Harry James and His Orchestra3:07
7Strip Polka
Johnny Mercer2:58
8I Had the Craziest Dream
recording of:
I Had the Craziest Dream
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., WC Music Corp., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Helen Forrest2:40
9Jukebox Saturday Night
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
Tex Beneke & The Modernaires3:14
10Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra2:36
11Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-01-02), Maxene Andrews (on 1941-01-02), Laverne Andrews (on 1941-01-02) and Patti Andrews (on 1941-01-02)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1941-01-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1941)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (on 1941-01-02)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
publisher:
A4V Digital, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Andrews Sisters2:38
12I’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.
Harry James and His Orchestra2:55
13Shoo‐Shoo Baby
Ella Mae Morse3:13
14Amor
recording of:
Amor (More and More Amor)
lyricist:
Ricardo López Méndez (Spanish poet and lyricist)
composer:
Gabriel Ruiz (Mexican composer)
translator:
Sunny Skylar
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Andy Russell32:54
15Straighten Up and Fly Right
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-30)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-30)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-30), Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-30) and Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-30)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1943-11-30)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-30)
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right (on 1943-11-30)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
Nat King Cole52:38
16Long Ago (and Far Away)
cover 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)
Jo Stafford2:55
17G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Johnny Mercer3:24
18I’ll Walk Alone
Martha Tilton3:16
19It Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Betty Hutton3:11
20The Trolley Song
cover recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
The Pied Pipers2:58
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rum and Coca‐Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Rum and Coca-Cola (calypso)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters3:05
2Candy
vocals:
Johnny Mercer
recording of:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
Johnny Mercer with Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers3:13
3Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Les Brown and His Band of Renown3:08
4Dream
recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
The Pied Pipers2:50
5Chattanooga Choo Choo
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra2:38
6Chloe (Song of the Swamp)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers2:43
7On the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers3:01
8Tampico
vocals:
June Christy (on 1945-05-04)
recording of:
Tampico (on 1945-05-04)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Doris Fisher
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra22:44
9Waiting for the Train to Come In
recording of:
Waiting for the Train to Come In
writer:
Martin Block (composer) and Sunny Skylar
Peggy Lee3:06
10It’s Been a Long, Long Time
recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:07
11Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
recording of:
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Betty Hutton53:04
12Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-05-21)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser3:18
13The Hut‐Sut Song
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra2:36
14Mr. Five by Five
Ella Mae Morse & Freddie Slack3:03
15It’s Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nat King Cole2:58
16Do Nothin’ ’til You Hear From Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra3:06
17I Love You
recording of:
I Love You (Mexican Hayride musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Jo Stafford2:42
18Mairzy Doats
The Pied Pipers2:47
19It Might as Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
Dick Haymes3:08
20Ac‐Cent‐Tchu‐Ate the Positive
Johnny Mercer with The Pied Pipers2:47

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
producer:Cheryl Pawelski
Pete Welding (US producer and engineer)
compiler:Cheryl Pawelski
Pete Welding (US producer and engineer)
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (from 2001 to present)
ASIN:US: B00005QKG0 [info]