While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy) is a
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
song released in 1918.
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written.
Biography
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Anatole Friedland composed the music and lyrics.
It was published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc.
The song was performed by Harry Ellis; and also by
The Peerless Quartet
The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, wh ...
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In October 1918, it reached the number five spot on the US song charts.
In December 1918, the song reached a peak position of number two on Top 100 US Songs of that year.
The sheet music cover features an illustration by
Andre De Takacs.
The cover art for the song features an older woman and a soldier embracing.
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References
External links
View song MP3 and sheet music at the Illinois Digital Archive
1918 songs
Songs of World War I
Songs written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Songs written by Anatole Friedland
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