Songs That Won The War, Vol. 10: Something To Remember You By

Songs That Won The War (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001V8R
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,509 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON - Vera Lynn

2. HAPPY TIMES - Jo Stafford

3. MY SHINING HOUR - Rod McKuen

4. DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE - The Andrews Sisters

5. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY - Dinah Shore

6. ARMED FORCES RADIO MAIL CALL - Bob Hope

7. SUGAR - Peggy Lee

8. MADEMOISELLE DE PARIS - JACQUELINE FRANCOIS

9. I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - Bing Crosby

10. HOMEWARD - Rod McKuen

11. TICO TICO - Ethel Smith

12. CANDY - JO STAFFORD/JOHNNY MERCER/PIED PIPERS

13. OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Rod McKuen--"It's my ball and I make the rules.", August 24, 2011

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This review is from: Songs That Won The War, Vol. 10: Something To Remember You By (Audio CD)

This CD (and all the others of this set) present a fine representation of music from the war era, but whatever mood is created is quickly destroyed by the presence of the vocally annoying Rod McKuen covering songs associated with other singers. The guy was a prepubescent child during the war--he has no business taking his place among the singing stars of the war years. Well . . . I have to correct myself--he does have business--he's the producer, and of course, that means he can do whatever he wants which includes allowing his egotism to take a potentially 5-star set down a couple of notches. The tracks are inconsistently documented, but if you feel like taking the time to rip the tracks to mp3s, rename the files, and remove the McKuen tracks, you will have superior set that is well worth listening to. A project for a rainy day.