We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn

We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn
We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn
Compilation album by Vera Lynn
Released	25 August 2009
Recorded	1936–1959
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	58:19
Label	Decca
Producer	Various
Vera Lynn chronology

We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn is a compilation album by English singer Vera Lynn.

The album is a selection of her recordings made for Decca Records, for whom Lynn recorded between 1936 and 1959. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart on 13 September 2009, making her at age 92 the oldest living artist to achieve this feat with an album.^[1] The album entered the chart at number 20 on 30 August, and then climbed to number 2 the following week, before reaching the top position.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"	Walter Kent, Nat Burton	3:18
2.	"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"	Eberhard Storch, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons	2:36
3.	"We'll Meet Again"	Ross Parker, Hughie Charles	3:01
4.	"Travellin' Home"	Traditional: arrangement Dix, Masters	3:06
5.	"As Time Goes By"	Herman Hupfeld	3:00
6.	"Dream"	Johnny Mercer	2:41
7.	"Far Away Places"	Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer	2:41
8.	"Harbour Lights"	Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy	3:07
9.	"It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow"	Irving Berlin	3:13
10.	"If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"	Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons	2:59
11.	"When You Hear Big Ben"	Harry Leon, Mark Malloy, Jack Scott	2:31
12.	"Yours"	Gonzalo Roig, Albert Gamse, Jack Sherr	3:11
13.	"The Loveliest Night of the Year"	Juventino Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul Francis Webster	1:12
14.	"Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye"	Harry Parr-Davies	3:15
15.	"Half as Much" / "Isle of Innisfree" / "You Belong to Me"	Williams / Farrelly / King, Stewart, Price	3:04
16.	"Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire"	Grey, Connelly	3:05
17.	"When I Grow Too Old to Dream"	Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II	2:45
18.	"Somewhere Along the Way" / "Here in My Heart" / "Let the Rest of the World Go By"	Adams, Gallop / Bonnelli, Levinson, Genaro / Ball, Brennan	3:31
19.	"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"	James Kendis, James Brockman, Nat Vincent	3:29
20.	"From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song)"	Leslie Sturdy	2:27

Performance

Vocals - Vera Lynn;

with Mantovani & His Orchestra (Track 1)
with Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 20)
with Roland Shaw & His Orchestra (Tracks 7, 12, 15)
with Woolf Phillips And His Orchestra (Track 13)
with Charles Smart (Track 16)
with The Clubmen (Track 17)
with Eric Rogers and his Orchestra (Track 19)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	10
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[4]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	83
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	18
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	59
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	36

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Dame Vera Lynn, the new queen of the album charts at 92". Official UK Charts. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Vera Lynn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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^ "British album certifications – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[dailymail-1] "Dame Vera Lynn, the new queen of the album charts at 92". Official UK Charts. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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[ac_Denmark_Vera_Lynn-4] "Danishcharts.dk – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Vera_Lynn-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_Vera_Lynn-6] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Vera Lynn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Vera_Lynn-7] "Charts.nz – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_Norway_Vera_Lynn-8] "Norwegiancharts.com – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[11] "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[12] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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[United_KingdomVera_LynnWe'll_Meet_Again_-_The_Very_Best_OfalbumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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v t e Vera Lynn
Albums	We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn Her Greatest from Abbey Road Vera Lynn 100
Singles	"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" "You Can't Be True, Dear" "Again" "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" "Forget-Me-Not" "The Homing Waltz" "Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)" "We'll Meet Again" "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" "My Son, My Son" "A House with Love in It" "The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)" "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"
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