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Various Artists - Release Date: November 09, 2004
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Easy Listening
Review
Poppy Melodies is a single-disc, 25-track overview of popular war-time tunes from the late '30s through the early '50s. Among the standout tracks are "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "We'll Meet Again" (both by Vera Lynn), "There'll Always Be an England" (Monte Rey), "Skyliner" (Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra), "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (the Andrews Sisters), and "American Patrol" (Glenn Miller). This ASV collection is a sufficient overview of the era and offers decent sound quality. ~ Al Campbell, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Skyliner | Charlie Barnet | Charlie Barnet | (3:03) |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Eric Maschwitz, |
Vera Lynn | (3:16) |
| Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer | Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson | Anne Shelton | (2:45) |
| You'll Never Know | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | Dick Haymes, |
(2:42) |
| The Anniversary Waltz | Al Dubin, |
Mantovani, Vera Lynn, |
(2:49) |
| There'll Always Be an England | (3:08) | ||
| Wings Over the Navy | Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren | (2:49) | |
| Run, Rabbit, Run | (2:45) | ||
| (We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line | Jerry Kennedy | (2:36) | |
| Lili Marlene | (3:18) | ||
| It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow | Irving Berlin | Vera Lynn, |
(3:13) |
| You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | Cole Porter | Leslie Hutchinson | (2:48) |
| American Patrol | Glenn Miller | (3:36) | |
| When the Lights Go on Again | Bennie Benjamin, |
(3:00) | |
| Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweerheart | Vera Lynn, |
(2:33) | |
| Till the Lights of London Shine Again | (3:17) | ||
| Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Lyrics) | The Andrews Sisters, |
(2:50) | |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal | Anne Shelton, |
(3:07) |
| Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There | Jimmy McHugh, Herbert Magidson | Deanna Durbin, |
(3:05) |
| There's Something in the Air | Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson | Jimmy Miller, The Squadronaires | (3:18) |
| Two Sleepy People | Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser | Vera Lynn, |
(3:10) |
| I Don't Want to Walk Without You | Frank Loesser, Jule Styne | Helen Forrest, |
(2:55) |
| Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me "Goodbye" | Gracie Fields | (2:36) | |
| Goodnight, Wherever You Are | Dick Robertson, Al Hoffman, |
Mary Martin, |
(3:32) |
| We'll Meet Again | Vera Lynn, |
(3:24) |
