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To celebrate seventy years after the end of World War II, this is the very best of Dame Vera Lynn. Twenty beautiful tracks from the original forces sweetheart, including the nations favourite war time songs "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover" and "As Time Goes By".
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1-(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White... 2-Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart 3-We'll Meet Again 4-Travellin' Home 5-As Time Goes By 6-Dream 7-Faraway Places 8-Harbor Lights 9-It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow 10-If You Love Me 11-When You Hear Big Ben 12-Yours 13-The Loveliest Night Of The Year 14-Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye 15-Half As Much/Isle Of Innisfree/You Belong... 16-Up The Wooden Hill To Bedfordshire 17-When I Grow Too Old To Dream 18-Somewhere Along The Way/Here In My Heart/... 19-I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 20-From The Time You Say Goodbye (2009/UNIVERSAL) 20 tracks (58:19) original DECCA masters with the Orchestras of Roland Shaw, Eric Rogers & Woolf Philips. nice price offer!
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
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Any compilation claiming to be the "very best of" any artist is likely to be the object of a certain amount of disagreement. This new selection of Vera Lynn recordings is no exception, but at least it is a well-chosen collection from the Dame's wonderful recorded legacy.
No recording dates are provided, but the earliest recording is "Up The Wooden Hill To Bedfordshire" - Vera's first solo record made in 1936. Nowadays there is a tendency to forget that Vera Lynn had already established a successful career prior to her years as the Forces Sweetheart. She was a dance band vocalist with the bands of Charlie Kunz and Ambrose, amongst others, and a popular recording and radio star. However the war years made her a superstar and no musical history of World War 2 is complete without Vera singing "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover". I was born long after the war, but Vera's renditions of these classic songs are incredibly powerful and moving. Another fine song of those dark days (1940) was Irving Berlin's optimistic "There's A Lovely Day Tomorrow" and Vera is backed by Jay Wilbur's Orchestra featuring Arthur Young on the novachord - the world's first synthesizer!
Five of the recordings included here were made in 1952 with vocal backing by "members of H M Forces". Of these, "Yours" and "Auf Weiderseh'n Sweetheart" are definitely amongst Vera's very best, and the latter title was a big hit for her. More than half the tracks on this CD date from the 1950s and have fine orchestral accompaniments conducted by Woolf Philips, Roland Shaw, Eric Rogers and others.
This album will appeal to many purchasers for a variety of reasons. More than anything else it will be enjoyed by those who like to hear lyrics beautifully sung in that clear, powerful and distinctive voice which is unmistakably that of Dame Vera Lynn. It is hardly surprising that this CD is already a chart success as there are few singers these days who are in the same class as this living legend!
No recording dates are provided, but the earliest recording is "Up The Wooden Hill To Bedfordshire" - Vera's first solo record made in 1936. Nowadays there is a tendency to forget that Vera Lynn had already established a successful career prior to her years as the Forces Sweetheart. She was a dance band vocalist with the bands of Charlie Kunz and Ambrose, amongst others, and a popular recording and radio star. However the war years made her a superstar and no musical history of World War 2 is complete without Vera singing "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover". I was born long after the war, but Vera's renditions of these classic songs are incredibly powerful and moving. Another fine song of those dark days (1940) was Irving Berlin's optimistic "There's A Lovely Day Tomorrow" and Vera is backed by Jay Wilbur's Orchestra featuring Arthur Young on the novachord - the world's first synthesizer!
Five of the recordings included here were made in 1952 with vocal backing by "members of H M Forces". Of these, "Yours" and "Auf Weiderseh'n Sweetheart" are definitely amongst Vera's very best, and the latter title was a big hit for her. More than half the tracks on this CD date from the 1950s and have fine orchestral accompaniments conducted by Woolf Philips, Roland Shaw, Eric Rogers and others.
This album will appeal to many purchasers for a variety of reasons. More than anything else it will be enjoyed by those who like to hear lyrics beautifully sung in that clear, powerful and distinctive voice which is unmistakably that of Dame Vera Lynn. It is hardly surprising that this CD is already a chart success as there are few singers these days who are in the same class as this living legend!
53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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Dame Vera Lynn was not the only singer to make their name in the Second World War but there can be no doubt that she was very important to many. Her East End upbringing meant than many people felt she could understand through the Blitz and for young soldiers she was a " girl next door type ". Her songs of the wartime do have a powerful emotional charge and I know that she was much liked by members of my grandparents' generation .
There can be few more telling reminders of this than a BBC concert a few years back when Katherine Jenkins warbled annoyingly through many of Dame Vera's numbers only for the audience in which many veterans were present to perk up and singalong vigorously when Dame Vera now retired appeared on stage .
This is a good compliation including many of her greats and as today is the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of war it is good to see it in the top 20 as if there is any war that we must never forget - it is that one.
There can be few more telling reminders of this than a BBC concert a few years back when Katherine Jenkins warbled annoyingly through many of Dame Vera's numbers only for the audience in which many veterans were present to perk up and singalong vigorously when Dame Vera now retired appeared on stage .
This is a good compliation including many of her greats and as today is the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of war it is good to see it in the top 20 as if there is any war that we must never forget - it is that one.
51 of 54 people found the following review helpful
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I am so pleased that this music is being redone, I was not born when the war was on, but was born in 1947 the baby boom year.
I can always remember the Sunday Mornings, my mother prepairing the lunch time dinner always Beef roasts and yorkshire pudding with lovely creamed rice pudding, and hearing on the radio Home and Away, this was the type of music that was played at the time, every one used to have this one and all the neighbours were cooking roast dinners, the smell on a sunday was absolutly fantastic, an experiance that you do not have this day.So this brings back lots of memories.
As for the war being over and that it should not be kept being brought up, why not? how many of our kin were killed in the war, why should we not want to remember, in years to come the young men of this centery who are still at war, and many who have given their lives for us, should they be forgotten for what they did,Ido not think so, they will be rememberd for years,also the wars.
I can always remember the Sunday Mornings, my mother prepairing the lunch time dinner always Beef roasts and yorkshire pudding with lovely creamed rice pudding, and hearing on the radio Home and Away, this was the type of music that was played at the time, every one used to have this one and all the neighbours were cooking roast dinners, the smell on a sunday was absolutly fantastic, an experiance that you do not have this day.So this brings back lots of memories.
As for the war being over and that it should not be kept being brought up, why not? how many of our kin were killed in the war, why should we not want to remember, in years to come the young men of this centery who are still at war, and many who have given their lives for us, should they be forgotten for what they did,Ido not think so, they will be rememberd for years,also the wars.
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Published 24 days ago by M. Molyneaux-Swann
For your loved one
This is real Vera Lynn. My mum passed away 6 weeks ago and we played this for her because my mum was in the army and it sent a tremble down our spines Vera Lynn is fantastic. Read more
Published 7 months ago by W. H. Allen
EXCELLENT CD
Lovely CD - I bought it for my Mother so that she can remember the Old Days. Quick efficient delivery
Published 8 months ago by maryelaine
No such thing
There's not much difference between this and many other Best Ofs.
Menaing the best of Vera Lynn is everthing
Menaing the best of Vera Lynn is everthing
Published 12 months ago by Richard
vera lynn the very best of
i bought this album as i like the old type of music and find it very relaxing to listen to
Published 17 months ago by PHYL
music memories
What wonderful music, what wonderful memories. A great lady who deserves all the accolades given.
Published 19 months ago by cinders
What a lovely person with a real voice
Well the title should say it all but when you are being bombed day and night its people like Vera Lynn
and Winston Churchill that helped us get through it all when GB stood... Read more
and Winston Churchill that helped us get through it all when GB stood... Read more
Published 21 months ago by softub
Memories
Oh! How many memories were recalled by this excellent CD. I was surprised to be able to remember most of the lyrics, that we sang along with Vera during the dark days of World War... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Norman
Good songs
Very good songs much enjoyed by an older family member and sent as a Birthday present. Vey swiftly sent at a very reasonable price.
Published 22 months ago by P E Simms
sensational Dame Vera Lynn
An absolutely fantastic CD collection from Britains No 1 singer of popular music, the most wonderful voice perfect diction and pitch. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by N. Dutton
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