Remember the Forties: It's Been a Long Time: Music of the War Years, Vol. 3

It was exactly what I was expecting it was really good CD

Being a "child" of the forties ( I'm 88 ) a widow of a WW2 vet, married 64 yrs. The CD brings back many memories, some happy and some not so happy. But I'm glad to have had both times with my husband.

Good sound, well produced.

Part of a three volume set. Wonderful 40's nostalgic music. Original artists.

Very enjoyable

Remember the Forties: It's Been a Long Time: Music of the War Years, Volume Three has some great World War II era hits that sound just as good today as they ever did when they first hit the airwaves all those years ago! The quality of the sound is really quite good and the artwork is nicely done even if it is somewhat standard for this CD series. I suspect that this will bring back memories for many people including people who were very young at the time and grew up hearing these songs on the radio as their parents listened with them.The album starts with The Andrews Sisters singing very sweetly on "Rum And Coca Cola." "Rum And Coca Cola" was a huge hit for The Andrews Sisters and just one listen will tell you why. The sisters harmonize to perfection and they never miss a beat even when there are challenging tempo and key changes. The percussion is excellent, too. "Candy" gets the royal treatment from the great Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers. These performers join up for a divine rendition of "Candy." This is classic forties pop music at its very best; and I love it! Listen also for "Sentimental Journey" performed by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown; Les Brown could always make a tune sound so great in an instrumental version; the horns are used to great advantage on "Sentimental Journey.""Dream" showcases the sublime talents of The Pied Pipers; it's wonderful! The album takes a turn for another direction when Spike Jones & His City Slickers perform "Chloe (Song Of The Swamp)." Listen for unconventional uses of old car horns; and there's even sounds of what appears to be a stick hitting tin cans in the musical arrangement! I believe we're hearing Spike Jones himself singing this tune; and it's a great novelty piece for a little piece of fun. "It Might As Well be Spring" reverts to a more traditional form of pop music from the forties; and when Margaret Whiting sings this I'm very impressed indeed. Margaret Whiting possessed enough talent to outshine so many "celebrities;" and we are much better off for Margaret sharing her talents with us.Peggy Lee sings a great hit she had in 1944 entitled "Waiting For The Train To Come In;" many women could identify with this song as they themselves were waiting for their men to come home from the war. The album ends with Betty Hutton performing "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief;" Betty's excellent diction definitely enhances her singing. The beat is great and Betty's voice is as clear as a bell.Remember the Forties: It's Been a Long Time: Music of the War Years, Volume Three is easily a "must-have" CD for fans of this genre of music. It's too bad that this is out of print as I write this; but maybe someday they will bring this one back. If you like these tunes, check out other CDs with music from the years of World War II available for sale on this website.

My CD is identified as Vol. 2 by the cover and the CD label, but it has the same track list as this Vol. 3. Also, when played on Windows Media Player, the information displayed on the computer is for Vol. 3.The cover of my CD looks the same as for Vol. 2 (ASIN: B000002TFA) except that the background is green. I suspect that Cema made multiple releases of 40's tunes.My CD's identifiers: Made in Canada. S21-57967. Barcode 0 5677569692 4.There are no liner notes.The music is excellent. No tics or muffled tone. I'll probably utilize all of them for my computer file.

As I indicated in my review of Volumes 1 (sub-titled Stagedoor Canteen), 2 (sub-titled Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) and 4 (sub-titled One More Time), this 4-volume series came out in 1990 from Capitol/SM Special Products. Whereas the first volume included three re-makes of original hits, this one includes all original renditions.The sub-titles are "Homecoming" and "It's Been A Long, Long Time" and, as indicated in the one-page liner notes, "the popular music of the time ... buoyed us up, cheered and charged us with its spirited optimistic sentiments."The sound quality is excellent and this may be regarded as a real bargain at the price asked. The tracks, along with label details and chart performances, are: 1) Rum And Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orch - # 1 for 10 solid weeks and # 3 R&B in early 1945 on Decca 18636; 2) Candy - Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orch - # 1 March/April 1945 on Capitol 183; 3) Sentimental Journey - Les Brown & His Orchestra (he wasn't yet billed as "His Band Of Renown") with vocal by Doris Day - # 1 for 9 weeks in spring 1945 on Columbia 36769; 4) Dream by The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orch - # 1 April/May 1945 on Capitol 185; 5) Caldonia - Woody Herman & His Orch (not billed here as "Woodchoppers") with vocal by Woody and the band - # 2 June 1945 on Columbia 36789; 6) Chloe - Spike Jones & His City Slickers with vocal by Red Ingle - # 5 May 1945 on Victor 1654; 7) On The Atcheson, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston & His Orch - # 1 for 8 weeks Aug/Sept 1945 on Capitol 195; 8) It Might As Well Be Spring - Paul Weston & His Orch with vocal by Margaret Whiting - # 6 Nov 1945 on Capitol 214; 9) Tampico - Stan Kenton & His Orch with vocal by June Christy - # 3 AuGust 1945 on Capitol 202; 10) Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & His Orch - # 4 Dec 1945 on Capitol 218; 11) It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James & His Orch with vocal by Kitty Kallen - # 1 for 3 weeks Nov/Dec 1945 on Columbia 36838; 12) Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & His Orch - # 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1945/Jan 1946 on Capitol 220.