Swing Out to Victory!: Songs of WWII
Swing Out to Victory!: Songs of WWII
表演者: Various Artists
专辑类型: 选集
介质: CD
发行时间: 2000
唱片数: 2
出版者: Intersound
条形码: 0015095115225
专辑简介
During World War II, the music business, like other areas of the entertainment industry, supported the war effort, in its case by turning out a lengthy series of popular songs intended to reassure jittery civilians, promote preparedness, inspire patriotism, and, more specifically, encourage the buying of war bonds, the conservation of materials, and adherence to rationing restrictions. This budget-priced four-CD set from Canada presents 40 examples of such songs, and it is a welcome effort, even if it is hardly the definitive statement on the subject. In fact, it is practically an alternative set, full of lesser known material. There are several original recordings of the biggest hit versions of war-related songs, and there are a few recordings that, if not the biggest hit versions, did reach the charts. Other songs were hits, if not in these versions, and a couple were sung in movies. But the knowledgeable (maybe even the casual) reader will note some important omissions, constituting some of the most popular and best-remembered songs of the war era. When you consider that the set's running time is under two hours (meaning it could have fit onto two discs instead of being spread across four), it's hard to understand -- you'd almost think this was the second, lesser volume of a series in which all the really well-known songs appeared on the first volume. As such, Swing Out to Victory! is an interesting collection of war-themed tunes with some hits and enjoyable obscurities, but not what you quite what you might expect. (The tracks were mastered from records, and while a noise reduction process was used, the sound quality varies.) ~ William Ruhlmann
曲目
disk 1
1. We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again) - Carl Hoff
2. Hats Off To MacArthur! - Dick Robertson
3. I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep - Jimmy Dorsey
4. He's 1-A In The Army And He's A-1 In My Heart - The 4 King Sisters
5. Slip Of The Lip, A (Can Sink A Ship) - Duke Ellington
6. For The Flag, For The Home, For The Family - Johnny Long
7. What Do You Do In The Infantry? - The Sportsmen
8. Captains Of The Clouds - Dick Powell
9. Ration Blues - Louis Jordan
10. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Ella Mae Morse
disk 2
1. Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home - Kay Kyser
2. American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home) - Boston Pops
3. Let's Put The Axe To The Axis - Abe Lyman
4. D-Day - Nat "King" Cole Trio
5. First Class Private Mary Brown - Perry Como
6. Swing Out To Victory - Fats Waller
7. Any Bonds Today? - The Andrews Sisters
8. There'll Be A Jubilee - Mildred Bailey
9. Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima Isle - Sons Of The Pioneers
10. Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma - Spike Jones