Vera Lynn - National Treasure - The Ultimate Collection on CD

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The 6th June 2014 was the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings of WWII. To coincide with this anniversary, Decca Records release National Treasure – The Ultimate Collection, a 2CD album of Forces' darling Vera Lynn's most memorable hits which all contributed towards Great Britain's war effort. It also includes a brand new duet version of We’ll Meet Again with operatic superstar Katherine Jenkins. For the first time on a Vera Lynn collection, the album features over 40 top 25 chart hits from 1940 - 1945, including five #1 hits, three previously unreleased songs, one previously unissued alternative take and many recordings which have been completely re-mastered for this release, using special state of the art audio transfer techniques from the original un-played source. About the Artist In 2014, Dame Vera Lynn celebrates her anniversary of 90 years in show business. Her stage debut was at the age of 7. She is officially the oldest person to have a UK #1 album in 2009 and she is the first British artist to top the US official charts with Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart in 1952.