While You're Away

"While You're Away"
Song
Released 1918
Composer L.Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Friedland
Lyricist L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Friedland

While You're Away is a World War I song released in 1918. Both L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatole Friedland composed the music and lyrics.[1] The song was performed by Harry Ellis. In October of 1918, it reached the number five spot on the US song charts.[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. ↑ "Top Songs of 1918". Music VF. Retrieved 9 December 2015.


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