music.wikisort.org - Composition

Search / Calendar

While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy) is a World War I song released in 1918. L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatole Friedland composed the music and lyrics.[1][2] It was published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc.[2] The song was performed by Harry Ellis; and also by The Peerless Quartet.[2] In October 1918, it reached the number five spot on the US song charts.[3] In December 1918, the song reached a peak position of number two on Top 100 US Songs of that year.[4]

"While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)"
Sheet music cover
Song
Published1918
Composer(s)L. Wolfe Gilbert
Lyricist(s)Anatole Friedland

The sheet music cover features an illustration by Andre De Takacs.[2] The cover art for the song features an older woman and a soldier embracing.[2]


References


  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Volume II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 489. ISBN 978-0786427994.
  3. "Top Songs of 1918". Music VF. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. "While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)". VF Entertainment. Retrieved 24 September 2014.


This 1910s song article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии