| "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. It was published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc. The song was performed by Harry Ellis; and also by The Peerless Quartet. 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.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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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