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

We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Vera Lynn
Cover:	We'll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn.jpg
Recorded:	1936–1959
Genre:	Traditional pop
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Various
Prev Title:	We'll Meet Again
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Unforgettable
Next Year:	2010

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.

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[2]	59
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	36

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dame Vera Lynn, the new queen of the album charts at 92 . Official UK Charts. 14 December 2019. 8 June 2014 .
2. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2009. Ultratop. 16 February 2021.
3. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009. Official Charts Company. 16 February 2021.