We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn | ||||
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Released | 25 August 2009 | |||
Recorded | 1936–1959 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 58:19 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Various | |||
Vera Lynn chronology | ||||
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We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn is a compilation album by English singer Vera Lynn.
The album is a selection of her recordings made for Decca Records, for whom Lynn recorded between 1936 and 1959. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart on 13 September 2009, making her at age 92 the oldest living artist to achieve this feat with an album. [1] The album entered the chart at number 20 on 30 August, and then climbed to number 2 the following week, before reaching the top position.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" | Walter Kent, Nat Burton | 3:18 |
2. | "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" | Eberhard Storch, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons | 2:36 |
3. | "We'll Meet Again" | Ross Parker, Hughie Charles | 3:01 |
4. | "Travellin' Home" | Traditional: arrangement Dix, Masters | 3:06 |
5. | "As Time Goes By" | Herman Hupfeld | 3:00 |
6. | "Dream" | Johnny Mercer | 2:41 |
7. | "Far Away Places" | Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer | 2:41 |
8. | "Harbour Lights" | Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy | 3:07 |
9. | "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" | Irving Berlin | 3:13 |
10. | "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" | Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons | 2:59 |
11. | "When You Hear Big Ben" | Harry Leon, Mark Malloy, Jack Scott | 2:31 |
12. | "Yours" | Gonzalo Roig, Albert Gamse, Jack Sherr | 3:11 |
13. | "The Loveliest Night of the Year" | Juventino Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul Francis Webster | 1:12 |
14. | "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye" | Harry Parr-Davies | 3:15 |
15. | "Half as Much" / "Isle of Innisfree" / "You Belong to Me" | Williams / Farrelly / King, Stewart, Price | 3:04 |
16. | "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire" | Grey, Connelly | 3:05 |
17. | "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" | Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:45 |
18. | "Somewhere Along the Way" / "Here in My Heart" / "Let the Rest of the World Go By" | Adams, Gallop / Bonnelli, Levinson, Genaro / Ball, Brennan | 3:31 |
19. | "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" | James Kendis, James Brockman, Nat Vincent | 3:29 |
20. | "From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song)" | Leslie Sturdy | 2:27 |
Vocals - Vera Lynn;
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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