V-E Day 50th Anniversary: The Musical Memories of World War II

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: April 18, 1995
• Total Time: 76:24
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

V-E Day 50th Anniversary: Musical Memories collects the music and speeches that inspired the Allies during WWII, and includes songs like Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again," Anne Shelton's "Comin' In On A Wing & A Prayer," Glenn Miller's "American Patrol," Kay Kyser's "Praise The Lord & Pass The Ammo" and Alfred Piccaver's "There'll Always Be an England." Performances from Deanna Durbin, Betty Driver and Billy Thornburn, as well as key speeches from Churchill, Eisenhower and Chamberlain complete this musical, historical document. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Prelude and Fugue [From The Spitfire]		English Chamber Orchestra	(7:27)
Speech & Siren		Chamberlain	(:59)
There'll Always Be an England	Hughie Charles, Ross Parker	Alfred Piccaver	(3:12)
"I Would Say to the House...Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat..."		Churchill	(:56)
Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)	Henry Walford Davies, Ross Parker	Gracie Fields	(2:36)
Adolf		Billy Cotton, Alan Breeze	(2:47)
Lili Marlene	Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze	Lale Andersen, Bruno Seidler-Winkler	(3:16)
(We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line	Jerry Kennedy	Arthur Askey	(2:35)
We'll Meet Again	Hughie Charles, Ross Parker	Vera Lynn, Arthur Young	(3:21)
"We Shall Go on to the End..."		Churchill	(:33)
London Pride	Noël Coward	Noël Coward	(3:26)
Run, Rabbit, Run!	Ralph Butler, Noel Gay	Flanagan & Allen	(2:44)
Let Us Therefore Brace Ourselves...		Churchill	(:23)
There's Something in the Air	Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson	The Squadronaires	(3:15)
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer	Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson	Anne Shelton	(2:44)
Never in the Field of Human Conflict...		Churchill	(:35)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin	Hutch	(3:12)
The World Will Sing Again			(3:04)
El Alamein Speech			(:30)
White Cliffs of Dover	Walter Kent, Nat Burton	Mantovani, Vera Lynn	(3:15)
"We Shall Not Fail or Falter..."		Churchill	(:20)
This Is the Army, Mister Jones	Irving Berlin	Irving Berlin	(2:20)
American Patrol	F.W. Meacham	Glenn Miller	(3:34)
Say a Prayer for the Boys over There	Jimmy McHugh, Herbert Magidson	Deanna Durbin, Victor Young & His Orchestra	(3:04)
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!	Frank Loesser	Kay Kyser	(2:33)
D-Day Speech			(:22)
When They Sound the Last "All Clear"	Hughie Charles		(3:07)
I'm Going to Get Lit up (When the Lights Go on in London)		Carroll Gibbons	(2:34)
Shine On, Victory Moon		Issy Bonn	(3:06)
This Is Your Victory...		Churchill	(:39)
The Dambusters March	Eric Coates	English Chamber Orchestra	(3:55)

Credits

Alan Breeze (Vocals), Peter Dempsey (Producer), Vera Lynn (Performer), Billy Thorburn (Piano), Chamberlain (Performer), Billy Cotton (Performer), Arthur Askey (Performer), Arthur Young (Performer), Anne Shelton (Performer), English Chamber Orchestra (Performer), Irving Berlin (Performer), Gracie Fields (Performer), The Squadronaires (Performer), Bruno Seidler-Winkler (Performer), Glenn Miller (Performer), Flanagan & Allen (Performer), Wally Windsor (Vocals), Alan Breeze (Performer), Carroll Gibbons (Vocals), Clifford Greenwood (Conductor), Peter Dempsey (Liner Notes), Jimmy Miller (Vocals), English Chamber Orchestra (?), Arthur Young (?), Kay Kyser (Performer), Hutch (Piano), Mantovani (Performer), Victor Young & His Orchestra (Performer), Ronnie Munro (Conductor), Noël Coward (Performer), Hutch (Performer), Deanna Durbin (Performer), Peter Dempsey (Compilation Producer), Bruno Seidler-Winkler (?), Victor Young & His Orchestra (?), Lale Andersen (Performer), Phil Duffy (Design), Arthur Young (Novachord), Carroll Gibbons (Conductor), Churchill (Performer)