Cat. No. 2926E: VERA LYNN ~ SWEETHEART OF THE FORCES - "WE'LL MEET AGAIN". TEMPO DBCD161

DAME VERA MARGARET LYNN WAS VERY POPULAR DURING WORLD WAR 11. SHE IS HONORIFICALLY KNOWN AS THE "FORCES' SWEETHEART", HAVING GIVEN OUTDOOR CONCERTS FOR THE TROOPS IN EGYPT, INDIA AND BURMA DURING THE WAR AS PART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION. THE SONGS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH HER INCLUDE "WE'LL MEET AGAIN", "(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITS CLIFFS OF DOVER", "A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE" AND "THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND". DAME VERA REMAINED POPULAR AFTER THE WAR, APPEARING ON RADIO AND TELEVISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. IN 2009, AT THE AGE OF 92, DAME VERA BECAME THE OLDEST LIVING ARTIST TO TOP THE UK ALBUM CHART WITH THE COMPILATION ALBUM "WE'LL MEET AGAIN: THE VERY BEST OF VERA LYNN". BY THE TIME OF HER DEATH IN 2020 DAME VERA HAD BEEN ACTIVE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR 96 YEARS.

TRACK LISTING: Harbour Lights / Mexicali Rose / Wishin' (Will Make It So) / I Shall Be Waiting / I Paid For The Lie That I Told You / The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot / Little Sir Echo / My Own / Goodnight Children Everywhere / The Bells Of St. Mary's / Who's Taking You Home Tonight / Lonely Sweetheart / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie / It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow / The Memory Of A Rose / A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / I'll Pray For You / Medley: (I Hear A Dream / You're Everywhere / So Rare) / Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) / We'll Meet Again.  

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