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Release Songs of the Wall
Year 1992
Format Cassette · Compilation
Country USA
Language English
Songs here 8 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Various Artists, Songs of the Wall; cite each song by its SongID

Songs of the Wall

1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · USA
8 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Vet.
Annotation
Various artist compilation, largely contemporary folk and pop songs, put together by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a non-profit organisation no longer in existence, said to have been established for "preserving its historical significance and emotional legacy".1 Songs included were:

A1| Susan Graham White - "Facing the Wall"
A2| Cleve Francis - "Reflections on the Wall"
A3| Joel Mabus - "Touch a Name on the Wall"
A4| Barbara Jarrell - "Heal Over Vietnam"
A5| Pat Garvey - "Sons and Daughters"
A6| Richard Gill - "Soldiers of the Clouds"
B1| Pat Garvey - "Still Waiting at the Wall"
B2| Paula Jones - "Brother of Mine"
B3| Marie Zerby - "I Touched His Name Upon the Wall"
B4| Olin Murrell - "The Wall"
B5| The New Arkadelphians - "The Wall: Between the Lines"
B6| Brenda Simpson - "Welcome Home"
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Collections
Songs from this release appear in these 2 curated collections.
The songs
1.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · USA · Songs of the Wall

Track A4, 4:01. Words and music by Barbara Jarrell (c) 1992. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

2.
Credited as Pat Garvey and Sons and Daughters in Touch · 1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · USA · Songs of the Wall

Track A5, 3:22. Performed by Pat Garvey and Sons and Daughters in Touch; words and music (c) 1990 by Tom Kelly, Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

3.
Credited as Richard Gill and the Legion of Honor · 1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · Cherry Hill, New Jersey · Songs of the Wall

Track A6, 4:16. Performed by Richard Gill and the Legion of Honor; words and music by Richard "Doc" Gill (c) 1987; other songs available from Richard Gill, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

4.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · Camarillo, California · Songs of the Wall

Track B2, 4:18. Words and music by Paula Jones (c) 1992; other songs available from Paula Jones, Camarillo, California. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

5.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · Canon City, Colorado · Songs of the Wall

Track B3, 4:32. Words and music by Marie Zerby (c) 1991; other songs available from Living Tree Records, Canon City, Colorado. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

6.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · USA · Songs of the Wall

Track B4, 3:00. Words and music by Olin Murrell (c) 1988. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

7.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · USA · Songs of the Wall

Track B5, 3:28. Words and music by Jack Cheshire (c) 1990; "soon to be released" on The New Arkadelphians' album "Dane On A Cadillac" (Paper Airplanes Music, Gulf Breeze, Florida). Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]

8.
1992 · Compilation · Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial # None · Casper, Wyoming · Songs of the Wall

Track B6, 3:39. Words and music by Brenda Simpson (c) 1990; previously released on Brenda Simpson's tape "Welcome Home", available from Brenda Simpson, Casper, Wyoming. Songs of the Wall cassette, produced by The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Ira J. Hamburg, president; Wanda Ruffin, In Touch director), Arlington, Virginia; assembled and edited at RBO Studio, Springfield, Virginia; engineered by Brad Hayford; production assistance by Pat Garvey. [From the cassette insert]