5060088441343

The Spirit Of Britain

Various Artists

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Cat No: GLMY86

Release Date:  10 July 2015

Label:  Memory Lane

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060088441343

Genres:  Easy Listening  Easy Listening  

  • Description

    Celebrate the best of Britain: rich heritage, deep patriotism and an indomitable spirit. There's good reason to be proud! Never has there been a better time to unveil a 48-strong cavalcade of tunes that typify our unique British character, pay tribute to our Churchillian bulldog spirit and celebrate the rich heritage of this sceptred isle.

    Where else but Britain for warm beer, cricket, tea drinking, appalling weather, the BBC…? And what other nation loves to queue yet 'never' complains??! THE SPIRIT OF BRITAIN is a tribute to our land, our loves and our ever-so-very-British lives.

    Gathered here are the sing-a-long songs that helped us 'keep calm and carry on' as the bombs rained down - Bless 'Em All, Sing As We Go, There'll Always Be An England and more ... comic gems poking gentle fun at our inimitable fancies and foibles, such as Messing About On The River and Football Crazy ... and a whole string of rousing 'chin-up' songs (Pick Yourself Up, Happy Days Are Here Again) that can still lift the heart and raise a smile decades after they were first recorded.

    Who better could we choose to bring these time-honoured tunes alive than the stars who made them famous, be they icons of the music hall like Marie Lloyd, George Formby and the incomparable Harry Lauder, or national treasures of the calibre of Vera Lynn, Billy Cotton and Flanagan and Allen. From the witty wordplay of Noel Coward and Flanders and Swann to the sparkle and fizz of Gracie Fields at her funniest, THE SPIRIT OF BRITAIN promises unlimited good cheer from some of the 20th century's biggest and best loved British stars.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Food, Glorious, Food (from 'Oliver') - The Original London Cast And Orchestra, Featuring Keith Hampshire
      • 2. Look For The Silver Lining - David Whitfield
      • 3. A Transport Of Delight - Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
      • 4. Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves
      • 5. I'm In Favour Of Friendship - The Five Smith Brothers
      • 6. Hey Neighbour - Flanagan & Allen
      • 7. Saturday Sports - National Light Orchestra
      • 8. Trains (Parts 1 & 2) - Reginald Gardiner
      • 9. Coronation Scot ('Paul Temple' Theme) - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra Conducted By Charles Williams
      • 10. I Leave My Heart In An English Garden - Lee Lawrence
      • 11. If I Can Help Somebody - Josef Locke
      • 12. Pick Yourself Up - Bill Currie With Harry Roy And His Orchestra
      • 13. The Stately Homes Of England - Noel Coward
      • 14. Calling All Workers (Music While You Work) - Eric Coates And Symphony Orchestra
      • 15. Happy Days Are Here Again - Lou Abelarde With Ambrose And His Orchestra
      • 16. Looking On The Bright Side - Gracie Fields
      • 17. Churchill Wartime Speech: We Shall Fight On The Beaches - The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
      • 18. The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn
      • 19. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Vera Lynn With Ambrose And His Orchestra
      • 20. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Denny Dennis With Roy Fox And His Band
      • 21. There'll Always Be An England - Robert Ashley With Jack Payne And His Orchestra
      • 22. Rule Britannia! - Welsh Guards Band Conducted By Captain F L Statham
      • 23. The National Anthem - The Choirs Of Westminster Abbey, St George's Chapel, St Paul's Cathedral Directed By Dr William McKie. Orchestra Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult

      Disc 2

      • 1. Messing About On The River - Josh MacRae
      • 2. Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins
      • 3. Football Crazy - Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor
      • 4. Have A Drink On Me - Lonnie Donegan
      • 5. Bank Holiday ('Appy 'Ampstead) (from 'Cockney Suite') - New Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Robert Sharples
      • 6. A Song Of The Weather - Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
      • 7. You're Seeing Too Much Of The Telly - Al Read
      • 8. Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless You - Steve Conway And The Hastings Girls' Choir
      • 9. Shopping Centre - Charles Williams And His Concert Orchestra
      • 10. I Whistle A Happy Tune (from 'The King And I') - Gertrude Lawrence
      • 11. Friends And Neighbours - Billy Cotton And His Band
      • 12. Everything Stops For Tea - Jack Hulbert
      • 13. Home Town - Flanagan & Allen
      • 14. Count Your Blessings - Luton Girls' Choir
      • 15. Barwick Green (My Native Heath) ('The Archers' Theme) - Sidney Torch And His Orchestra
      • 16. Sing As We Go - Gracie Fields
      • 17. Bless 'Em All - George Formby
      • 18. We Must All Stick Together - Alan Breeze With Billy Cotton And His Band
      • 19. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Anne Shelton With Ambrose And His Orchestra
      • 20. Play The Game, You Cads! - The Western Brothers
      • 21. Down At The Old Bull And Bush - Florrie Forde
      • 22. Keep Right On To The End Of The Road - Harry Lauder
      • 23. A Little Of What You Fancy - Marie Lloyd