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1 We'll Meet Again  
2 Sailing  
3 (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover  
4 Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye  
5 As Time Goes By  
6 Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart  
7 The Loveliest Night Of The Year  
8 When You Wish Upon A Star  
9 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square  
10 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles  
11 Close To You  
12 Yours  
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The "Forces' Sweetheart" Dame Vera Lynn announces her forthcoming album, Vera Lynn 100, to be released on March 17 (physically on March 31) in celebration of her 100th birthday just days later on March 20. Vera Lynn 100 will be released on Decca Records, the label the singer originally recorded with nearly 80 years ago, at the age of 22. 

The newly recorded album features Vera Lynn's distinctive original vocals set to completely new re-orchestrated versions of her most beloved songs. This technical wizardry has, for the first time, allowed full orchestral accompaniments to transform not only her most memorable hits that sustained Britons through the wartime years, but some recently unearthed, rare recordings – all presented in sumptuous, up-to-the-minute sound. Dame Vera Lynn CH commented: "It's truly humbling that people still enjoy these songs from so many years ago, reliving the emotions of that time – I was after all just doing my "job" as a singer – and it's so wonderful for me to hear "my songs" again so beautifully presented in a completely new way."

  • Classic Brits return after five-year hiatus / BBC News
    Posted At: May 3, 2018 12:00 AM

    Dame Vera Lynn has been nominated for the Classic Brits, as the ceremony returns from a five-year hiatus. The 101-year-old is up for best female and best album, and will also receive a lifetime achievement prize at the show. Organisers hope the legendary wartime singer will attend the event in person. Film composer Hans Zimmer is listed three times in the best soundtrack list - for Blue Planet, Dunk...
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  • Dame Vera Lynn leads list of this year's top-selling female artists / theguardian
    Posted At: October 6, 2017 12:00 AM

    Dame Vera Lynn, the wartime singer who celebrated her 100th birthday this year, has sold more copies than any other album released by a female artist in the UK this year. The "forces' sweetheart" beat younger competitors including Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey and Zara Larsson to top the new list released by the Official Charts Company. Lynn's latest album was only beaten in sales by Little Mix's Glory Days and...
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  • Vera 100. Roger Waters plays on themes of loss, love, war...on tour / Chron.com
    Posted At: July 5, 2017 12:00 AM

    Vera Lynn turned 100 in March, nearly four decades after Roger Waters asked in a song that bears her given name, "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?" Lynn became an iconic cultural presence in Britain in 1939 with her song "We'll Meet Again," a hopeful salve of sorts for a country devastated by war. "Vera!" Waters sang with Pink Floyd in 1979. "Vera! What has become of you? Doe...
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  • Lorrie Brown takes to the road in The Vera Lynn Story / Chichester Observer
    Posted At: April 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    Lorrie Brown takes to the road in Sincerely Yours – The Vera Lynn Story to commemorate Dame Vera's 100th birthday this year. Dame Vera celebrated her centenary in March – and now Lorrie is making sure that the memories keep on flowing. She will be in action on Friday, May 5 at 2pm at Bognor's Regis Centre and also at the Chequer Mead Theatre in East Grinstead on June 29. "We have got a s...
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  • Dame Vera Lynn enters the record books as oldest living artist to snag Top 10 album / Official Charts Company
    Posted At: March 24, 2017 12:00 AM

    Dame Vera Lynn enters the record books today as the oldest living artist to enter the Official Albums Chart, and is the only artist ever to chart at the age of 100. The iconic "Forces' Sweetheart" is a brand new entry at Number 3 with latest album 100, which features orchestral reinterpretations of classics like We'll Meet Again and White Cliffs of Dover and special guests including Alfie Boe, Al...
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