V-Disc: The Songs That Went to War

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

An important note from the included booklet: "This album consists almost entirely of special recordings by musicians who, because of their desire to contribute to the war effort, came together to record V-Discs for the armed forces. Later, many of these artists would record the same selections for their record labels, but what you will hear, in many cases, are their first recordings of these songs as well as a goodly number that they never recorded for commercial use."

I bring this up because many of the artists performed with their military rank included (e.g. Capt. Glenn Miller...) and with military bands (e.g. ...and the 418th AAFTC Orchestra). MusicBrainz wouldn't let me include these since they weren't in their database and after reading the FAQ I still didn't see a way to include them. I was forced to use the accepted names and didn't see a way to override this. If I find out it's possible I'll go back and put the correct credits in.

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-07 06:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Victory Polka
The Andrews Sisters1:51
2After You’ve Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:15
3Goodbye Sue
Perry Como3:28
4Just a Gigolo
Louis Prima and His Orchestra4:26
5Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra4:35
6Twilight Time
The Three Suns3:27
7I Get the Blues When It Rains
Peggy Lee3:30
8I Love You
André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra4:31
9Ride On
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:23
10Screamin’ BoogieLionel Hampton and His Orchestra5:46
11Jack Armstrong BluesLouis Armstrong4:54
12Beyond the Blue Horizon
Martha Tilton4:33
13Stormy WeatherGlenn Miller4:23
14Candy
recording of:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
writer:
David (American lyricist and songwriter), Kramer and Whitney
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 (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 Nat King Cole Trio2:18
15Ooh, Hot Dawg
recording of:
Ooh, Hot Dawg
writer:
Remo Biondi and Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:06
16Till Then
recording of:
Till Then
composer:
Sol Marcus, Eddie Seiler and Guy Wood
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers2:52
17Pee Wee Speaks
Muggsy Spanier4:58
18I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:55
19Billy-A-Dick
Hoagy Carmichael1:23
20High Tide
Count Basie & His Orchestra5:33
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Kay Starr4:00
2For Dancers Only
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:29
3How Little We Know
Buddy Clark4:02
4I’ll Always Be in Love With You
cover recording of:
I’ll Always Be in Love With You
lyricist:
Bud Green (until 1929)
composer:
Herman Ruby (until 1929) and Sam H. Stept (until 1929)
Ella Fitzgerald4:27
5I’ve Found a New Baby
Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra4:18
6I’m Goin’ to Tell God All My Troubles
Paul Robeson2:28
7Just You, Just Me
Eddie Heywood Sextet3:12
8Fried Chicken O’Routee
Slim Gaillard Trio3:06
9When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Bob Crosby4:50
10Brotherly Jump
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra5:26
11The Skeik of Araby
Hot Lips Page5:37
12My Melancholy Baby
Sam Donahue & the Band of the US Liberation Forces3:57
13Four or Five Times
Trummy Young5:10
14Flying Home
Red Norvo and His Orchestra4:16
15Waltzing Matilda
Josh White3:36
16Sleepy Time Gal
Jack Leonard4:48
17My Reverie
Bea Wain2:21
18I Understand
Bob Eberly2:14
19It Don’t Mean a Thing
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:27

Credits

Release

manufactured in:U.S.A.
manufactured by:Warner Special Products
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Special Products (in 1992)
manufactured for:Time–Life Music
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7976118 [info]