The War and Postwar Years

Compilation by George Formby

Released 2006

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Swinging Along
    2:59
  • 2
    A Lad From Lancashire
    2:43
  • 3
    The Lancashire Romeo
    3:17
  • 4
    Imagine Me in the Maginot Line
    2:49
  • 5
    Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt
    3:07
  • 6
    Mr. Wu's a Window Cleaner Now
    2:47
  • 7
    Count Your Blessings and Smile
    2:50
  • 8
    Oh! Don't the Wind Blow Cold?
    3:07
  • 9
    You've Got Something There
    2:42
  • 10
    I Always Get to Bed by Half-Past Nine
    3:13
  • 11
    On the Wigan Boat Express
    3:05
  • 12
    Down the Old Coal Hole
    3:18
  • 13
    I'm the Ukelele Man
    3:09
  • 14
    On the Beat
    3:21
  • 15
    Letting the New Year In
    2:58
  • 16
    Bless 'em All
    3:04
  • 17
    Guarding the Home of the Home Guards
    2:42
  • 18
    I Wish I Was Back on the Farm
    2:43
  • 19
    Formby Favourites for the Forces
    5:55
  • 20
    Thanks, Mr. Roosevelt
    2:59
  • 21
    Bless 'em All No. 2
    3:11
  • CD 2
  • 1
    It Might Have Been a Great Deal Worse
    3:04
  • 2
    You'd Be Far Better Off in a Home
    3:05
  • 3
    I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask
    2:51
  • 4
    Delivering the Morning Milk
    2:55
  • 5
    The Emperor of Lancashire
    2:57
  • 6
    You Can't Go Wrong in These
    3:08
  • 7
    Auntie Maggie's Remedy
    3:25
  • 8
    You're Everything to Me
    3:36
  • 9
    I'd Do It With a Smile
    2:53
  • 10
    The Left-Hand Side of Egypt
    3:23
  • 11
    Who Are You A-Shoving Of?
    3:36
  • 12
    The Barmaid at the Rose and Crown
    3:13
  • 13
    I Played on My Spanish Guitar
    3:15
  • 14
    Swing Mama
    3:31
  • 15
    George Formby's Crazy Record, Parts 1/2
    6:51
  • 16
    Formby Film Favourites, Parts 1/2
    6:15
  • 17
    Katy Did, Katy Didn't
    2:59
  • 18
    Frank on His Tank
    3:06
  • 19
    Smile All the Time
    3:17
  • 20
    Out in the Middle East
    3:07
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Andy the Handy Man
    2:52
  • 2
    They Laughed When I Started to Play
    3:22
  • 3
    Talking to the Moon About You
    3:09
  • 4
    Go to Get Your Photo in the Press
    3:22
  • 5
    Mr. Wu's an Air Raid Warden Now
    2:45
  • 6
    Sally the Salvage Queen
    3:00
  • 7
    Thirsty Thirsty Sailors
    2:48
  • 8
    Hold Your Hats On
    2:51
  • 9
    The Cook House Serenade
    3:04
  • 10
    You Can't Love Two Girls at the Same Time
    3:05
  • 11
    Under the Blasted Oak
    3:24
  • 12
    Then the Lads of the Village Get Crackin'
    3:20
  • 13
    When the Waterworks Caught Fire
    2:52
  • 14
    The Baby Show
    2:43
  • 15
    Home Guard Blues
    3:06
  • 16
    Oh! You Have No Idea
    3:12
  • 17
    Spotting on Top of Blackpool Tower
    3:01
  • 18
    Sentimental Lou
    2:58
  • 19
    British Isles (medley)
    3:04
  • 20
    American (medley)
    2:57
  • 21
    On the HMS Cowheel
    2:57
  • 22
    Bunty's Such a Big Girl Now
    2:58
  • CD 4
  • 1
    It Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)
    2:56
  • 2
    If I Had a Girl Like You
    2:48
  • 3
    Swim, Little Fish
    2:50
  • 4
    Bell Bottom George
    3:07
  • 5
    The "V" Sign Song
    3:06
  • 6
    The Old Cane Bottom Chair
    2:53
  • 7
    Our Fanny's Gone All Yankee
    2:54
  • 8
    Unconditional Surrender
    2:50
  • 9
    Blackpool Prom
    2:31
  • 10
    Mr. Wu's in the Air Force
    2:46
  • 11
    The Daring Young Man
    2:52
  • 12
    I'd Like a Dream Like That
    3:05
  • 13
    She's Got Two of Everything
    3:12
  • 14
    Up in the Air and Down in the Dumps
    2:48
  • 15
    Excerpt From "Get Cracking"
    1:24
  • 16
    You Don't Need a Licence for That
    3:14
  • 17
    The Mad March Harae
    3:04
  • 18
    It Could Be
    2:49
  • 19
    We've Been a Long Time Gone
    2:32
  • 20
    Auntie Maggie's Remedy
    2:49
  • 21
    Leaning on a Lamp Post
    3:08
  • 22
    When I'm Cleaning Windows
    2:50
  • 23
    Come Hither With Your Zither
    2:10
  • CD 5
  • 1
    Saving Up for Sally
    2:14
  • 2
    Pleasure Cruise
    2:43
  • 3
    Ordinary People
    3:20
  • 4
    Zip Goes a Million
    3:04
  • 5
    It Takes No Time to Fall in Love
    3:28
  • 6
    Nothing Breaks but the Heart
    3:23
  • 7
    Do de o Do
    3:29
  • 8
    Chinese Laundry Blues
    2:26
  • 9
    Baby
    3:04
  • 10
    You Can't Keep a Growing Lad Down
    2:52
  • 11
    You Can't Keep a Growing Lad Down
    2:54
  • 12
    It's No Use Looking at Me
    3:04
  • 13
    John Willie's Jazz Band
    2:59
  • 14
    There's Nothing Proud About Me
    2:49
  • 15
    Madame Moscovitch
    2:53
  • 16
    Sitting on the Sands All Night
    2:43
  • 17
    Dare-Devil Dick
    3:05
  • 18
    The Ghost
    3:43
  • 19
    Mother, What'll I Do Now?
    2:55
  • 20
    Hitting the High Spots
    2:36
  • 21
    Under the Blasted Oak
    3:21
  • 22
    Oh! You Have No Idea
    3:14
  • 23
    The "V" Sign Song
    3:08

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