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Synopsis: Gracie Fields was one of the best known (and highest paid) entertainers in the UK during the 1930s, and during the war years her performances for the troops, as well as on film, on record and on the radio, were the stuff of legend. Songs such as `Sally`, `Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye` and `Now Is The Hour` kept spirits alive throughout the Second World War and Gracie remained a star until her death in the 1970s

Featured Artist: Jane Horrocks  

Author: Director: Special Feature: Release date: 22/02/2010
Format: CD
Year of recording: 2010
Number of disc: 1
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This brand new collection brings together 25 recordings,including 5 which have never been released commercially before now. Taken from broadcasts on US radio during the 30s,they have been newly discovered in the Decca vault.

In addition, a brand new duet has been recorded, using themagic of 21st Century recording techniques to add the voice of Jane Horrocks to Gracie’s original recording of “Now Is The

Hour”. Horrocks starred in the recent BBC4 drama “Gracie!”, which gave the station its highest recorded viewing figures.This, plus the renewed focus on the War Years during 2009 has brought Gracie back into the public eye. This album will be released with the full co-operation with Gracie Fields’ family and estate, along with the Friends Of Brighton Hospitals Trust – the body to which Gracie donated her record royalties in perpetuity.