Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - The Andrews Sisters ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Green Eyes - Helen O'Connell ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Who Wouldn't Love You? - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Cow-Cow Boogie - Freddie Slack/Ella Mae Morse ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Sleepy Lagoon, A - Harry James & His Music Makers ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Strip Polka - Johnny Mercer ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. I Had The Craziest Dream - Helen Forrest ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Jukebox Saturday Night - Tex Beneke & The Modernaires ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra/Harry Babbit ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Shoo-Shoo Baby - Ella Mae Morse ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Amor - Andy Russell ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Straighten Up And Fly Right - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Long Ago (And Far Away) - Jo Stafford ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. G.I. Jive - Johnny Mercer ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. I'll Walk Alone - Martha Tilton ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. It Had To Be You - Betty Hutton ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Trolley Song, The - The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Rum And Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Candy - Johnny Mercer/Jo Stafford/The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown & His Band Of Renown ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Dream - The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ray Anthony & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer/The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Tampico - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Peggy Lee ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James & His Orchestra/Helen Forrest ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Hut-Sut Song, The - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Mr. Five By Five - Ella Mae Morse/Freddie Slack ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. It's Only A Paper Moon - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra/Red Dorris ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. I Love You - Jo Stafford ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Mairzy Doats - The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. It Might As Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Johnny Mercer/The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Pete Welding, Cheryl Pawelski. | | Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald. | | Digitally remastered by Mark Chalecki (Capitol Mastering). | | Personnel: Harry Babbitt, Helen Forrest, Red Dorris (vocals). | | Audio Remasterer: Mark Chalecki. | | Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald. | | World War II and big-band pop-era compilations are released almost as regularly as Christmas albums, and the glut has caused more harm than good; it seems any good ones are quickly swallowed up by the racks full of short, ill-advised, uninformative collections. Though any single label could never do justice to the war years, with a little clever licensing the Capitol compilation Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II transcends its slightly simpy title to deliver 40 great tracks of traditional pop. Most of the standards of the day are included: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrews Sisters, "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" by Kay Kyser, "G.I. Jive" by Johnny Mercer, "Long Ago (And Far Away)" by Jo Stafford, and "Sentimental Journey" by Les Brown (with Doris Day), though there's no Glenn Miller, except for his appearance on "Jukebox Saturday Night" by Tex Beneke. More than any other label, Capitol captured the can-do attitude of America during the early '40s, with a spate of classic songs poised halfway between jump blues and novelty big band, songs like Nat King Cole's "Straighten up and Fly Right," Ella Mae Morse's "Cow-Cow Boogie," Freddy Martin's "The Hut-Sut Song," Benny Goodman's "Jersey Bounce," and the Andrews Sisters' "Rum and Coca-Cola." Add the great liner notes of Will Friedwald and Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II stands as one of the best -- and easily the best-sounding, courtesy of astonishing 24-bit remastering -- compilations of its era: just this side of definitive, but packed full of great music summoning the sound and feel of a nation at war. ~ John Bush |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 11/06/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 35774 | | Label : Capitol/EMI Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mono | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724353577421 |
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