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IRVING BERLIN IN LONDON

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Irving Berlin brought his all army show "This is the Army" to London during the war to raise morale and funds for British service charities. Not only did he write the music and lyrics, Berlin also produced and starred in it as the only civilian in the cast. He wrote an additional song for the London production "My British Buddy" which he performed and recorded over here. Post war London saw Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun" at the Coliseum starring Dolores Gray in the lead and co starring Bill Johnson. The run of 1304 performances here was longer than the Broadway version. Two 12inch 78s featuring a medley of the show's better known tunes were recorded with the London cast. Following "Annie" at the Coliseum was "Call Me Madam" starring Billie Worth, Anton Walbrook and the very young Shani Wallis. Unlike "Annie", twelve complete songs were recorded. Bonus tracks include Gracie Fields singing a medley of songs from "Annie Get Your Gun" giving the listener an idea of what things might have been if she had accepted the role of Annie Oakley!
Songs: Personnel Details:
 This Is The Army: This Is The Army, Mister Jones (a)
 My British Buddy (a)
 Annie Get Your Gun: The Girl That I Marry (b) - They Say It’s Wonderful (c) - There’s No Business Like Show Business (d)
 You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun (c) - My Defences Are Down (b) - I Got Lost In His Arms (c)
 Moonshine Lullaby (c) - They Say It’s Wonderful (b) - Doin' What Comes Natur’lly (b)
 Who Do You Love, I Hope? (e) - Anything You Can Do (c) - I’m A Bad, Bad Man (b) - I Got The Sun In The Morning (d)
 Call Me Madam: The Hostess With The Mostes’ On The Ball (f)
 Washington Square Dance (f)
 Lichtenburg (g)
 Can You Use Any Money Today (f)
 Marrying For Love (f)
 The Ocarina (h)
 It’s A Lovely Day Today (h)
 The Best Thing For You (f)
 Something To Dance About (f)
 Once Upon A Time Today (i)
 They Like Ike (j)
 You’re Just In Love (f)
 Selections From Annie Get Your Gun Part One: There’s No Business Like Show Business - They Say It’s Wonderful - I Got The Sun In The Morning (k)
 Selections From Annie Get Your Gun Part Two: The Girl That I Marry, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - They Say It's Wonderful (k)
 I Got The Sun In The Morning (l)
 They Say It’s Wonderful (l)
Artists: a- Irving Berlin; b- Bill Johnson; c- Dolores Gray; d- Company; e- Irving Davies; f- Billie Worth; g- Anton Walbrook; h- Shani Wallis; i- Jeff Warren; j- Sidney Keith; k- Gracie Fields; l- Victor Silvester
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1011
Item Code: 40464
Format: CD
Genre: Vocals Jazz Pop
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Price: $15.00  
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