Words & Music Of World War Ii (1991) ( )

Product Summary Label: Sony/legacy UPC: 00074644851625 Release Date: 5/15/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60480143 Item#: MFM53M Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Air-Raid Siren: Warning / Pearl Harbor Is Attacked, Dec. 7th, 1941 / Remember Pearl Harbor / President Roosevelt Declares War Dec. 8, 1941 / We Did It Before - Eddie Howard & Orchestra ~ Various Artists 2. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Returns From Munich, Sept. 1938 / The Umbrella Man - Lawrence Welk ~ Various Artists 3. Indian Summer / President Roosevelt Opens The New York World's Fair, 1939 / Dawn Of A New Day - Horace Heidt & His Knights ~ Various Artists 3. Indian Summer / President Roosevelt Opens The New York World's Fair, 1939 / Dawn Of A New Day - Horace Heidt & His Knights ~ Various Artists 3. Indian Summer / President Roosevelt Opens The New York World's Fair, 1939 / Dawn Of A New Day - Horace Heidt & His Knights ~ Various Artists 4. Neville Chamberlain Declares War, Sept 1939 / We'll Meet Again / Edward Murrow Broadcasts On The Evacuation Of Children From London Sept. 1939 / My Sister And I - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 5. Edward Murrow On The Retreat From Dunkirk, June 1940 / The White Cliffs Of Dover / News Flashes On The German Advance Across Europe: France Surrenders, 1940 / The Last Time I Saw Paris - Kate Smith ~ Various Artists 6. London Blitz, Fall 1940 / I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / The Deepest Shelter In Town / Edward Murrow On Devastation In London, 1940 / A Little Old Church In London / London Pride - Noel Coward ~ Various Artists 7. Winston Churchill Tells America "Give Us The Tools We'll Finish The Job" / Roosevelt's "Arsenal Of Democracy" Speech To Congress, Spring, 1941 / Any Bonds Today - Kay Kyser ~ Various Artists 8. Joltin' Joe Dimaggio - Les Brown ~ Various Artists 9. Stalin Wasn't Stallin - Golden Gate Quartet ~ Various Artists 10. This Is The Army / Bell Bottom Trousers / Keep 'Em Flying / The Marines Hymn / Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie / Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / Mary Anderson, Director Of The Woman's Bureau, Dept. Of Labor, On Women's Value To The War Effort / Pistol Packin' Ma ~ Various Artists 10. This Is The Army / Bell Bottom Trousers / Keep 'Em Flying / The Marines Hymn / Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie / Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / Mary Anderson, Director Of The Woman's Bureau, Dept. Of Labor, On Women's Value To The War Effort / Pistol Packin' Ma ~ Various Artists 10. This Is The Army / Bell Bottom Trousers / Keep 'Em Flying / The Marines Hymn / Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie / Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / Mary Anderson, Director Of The Woman's Bureau, Dept. Of Labor, On Women's Value To The War Effort / Pistol Packin' Ma ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. When The Lights Go On Again / Paul O'Leary, Deputy Administrator In Charge Of Rationing, Discusses Problems With A Typical Housewi / There Won't Be A Shortage Of Love - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 2. William Joyce "Lord Haw-Haw" Broadcasts Over German Radio / Der Fuehrer's Face / Tokyo Rose Broadcasts To The American Troops In The Pacific / You're A Sap, Mr. Jap / President Rooosevelt Labor Day 1941 Address / F.D.R. Jones / Lili Marlene - Charlie ~ Various Artists 3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen / Girls, Don't Refuse To Kiss A Soldier / Interview Outside Voltee Aircraft Plant, Nashville, Tennessee / Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammo / Harlem On Parade - Gene Krupa ~ Various Artists 3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen / Girls, Don't Refuse To Kiss A Soldier / Interview Outside Voltee Aircraft Plant, Nashville, Tennessee / Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammo / Harlem On Parade - Gene Krupa ~ Various Artists 3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen / Girls, Don't Refuse To Kiss A Soldier / Interview Outside Voltee Aircraft Plant, Nashville, Tennessee / Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammo / Harlem On Parade - Gene Krupa ~ Various Artists 4. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old - Jimmy Dorsey ~ Various Artists 4. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old - Jimmy Dorsey ~ Various Artists 5. Edward Murrow Broadcasts His Experiences On A Bomb Raid Over Berlin / Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer - Golden Gate Quartet ~ Various Artists 6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To / Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home - Kay Kyser ~ Various Artists 6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To / Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home - Kay Kyser ~ Various Artists 7. On-The-Spot Account Of American Forces Landing On Iwo Jima, 1945 / Stars And Stripes Of Iwo Jima - Bob Wills ~ Various Artists 8. President Roosevelt Addresses Congress On Results Of The Three-Power Yalta Conference, Feb. 1945 / Yalta / Don't Fence Me In / I'll Buy That Dream - Harry James ~ Various Artists 9. Death Of Hitler Is Reported, 1945 / When That Man Is Dead And Gone / President Truman Announces Dropping The First Atomic Bomb Over Hiroshima / Atom And Evil / Unconditional Surrender Of The Japanese, 1945 / General MacArthur Announces The Surrender ~ Various Artists 10. Finale ~ Various Artists 11. I'm Gonna Love That Guy / Sentimental Journey - Les Brown ~ Various Artists 11. I'm Gonna Love That Guy / Sentimental Journey - Les Brown ~ Various Artists 12. Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Harry James ~ Various Artists 12. Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Harry James ~ Various Artists 12. Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Harry James ~ Various Artists 13. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James ~ Various Artists 13. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James ~ Various Artists 14. My Guy's Come Back - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 14. My Guy's Come Back - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 14. My Guy's Come Back - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 14. My Guy's Come Back - Benny Goodman ~ Various Artists 15. Air Raid Siren: All Clear Signal ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF WORLD WAR II contains speeches, news reports and songs from the WWII era. This two-CD audio documentary mixes popular songs (usually excerpts) of the early to mid-'40s inspired by World War II and excerpts of famous speeches and news reports of the time, joined by some slightly ostentatious narration. If you're a music collector, it's not the ideal way to hear World War II topical songs, because most of the music tracks are incomplete (although a few are whole). In addition, virtually all of the music is from the Columbia catalog, which does limit its scope somewhat. If you just want to get a sense of the war and how people lived through it, though -- and that's surely the intended audience of this package -- it is effective at conveying it. Some of the songs are familiar classics, like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Gene Krupa & His Orchestra with Irene Daye on vocal, Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama," Les Brown's "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio," and the Golden Gate Quartet's "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'." All, whether well known or not, deal with the war with either patriotism, humor, or pathos. There are also snatches of famous speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, and Douglas MacArthur, as well as news reports from famed broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. ~ Richie Unterberger   Technical Info Release Date : 05/15/2001 Original Release Date : 1991 Catalog ID : 48516 Label : Legacy Recordings Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 143m : 6s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mono SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00074644851625    Product Image