While You're Away
| "While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Composer(s) | L. Wolfe Gilbert |
| Lyricist(s) | Anatole Friedland |
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]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Volume II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 489. ISBN 978-0786427994.
- ^ "Top Songs of 1918". Music VF. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)". VF Entertainment. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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