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Release This Is Saigon, Vietnam
Year Unknown
Format LP · Album
Country USA
Songs here 12 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Various Artists, This Is Saigon, Vietnam; cite each song by its SongID

This Is Saigon, Vietnam

Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · USA
12 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: Vietnamese Perspective, South Vietnamese, Saigon, R&R.
Collection
Songs from this release appear in this curated collection.
The songs
1.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

2.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

3.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

4.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

5.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

6.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

7.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

8.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

9.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

10.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

11.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]

12.
Unknown date · Album · 49th State Hawaii Record Co. # ST-3462 · Honolulu, Hawaii · This Is Saigon, Vietnam

49th State Hawaii Record Co., Honolulu, Hawaii; labels ST 3462-A and ST 3462-B, stereo, titled "This Is Saigon!", with each song credited to its singer ("Miss Tran Kim Anh", "Miss Ngoc My", "Miss Phuong Dung", "Miss Thuy Nhien", "Miss Phuoc Van"); no writers or times are printed. The front cover, a painted Saigon street scene with a woman in a conical hat, cyclists, a scooter and soldiers in red berets, reads "This Is Saigon Viet-Nam" and "Unforgettable songs recorded in Saigon by 49th State Hawaii Record Company", with a "Stereophonic" sticker over LP-3462; the back is numbered "49th State Hi-Fi LP-3462". The back notes introduce South Vietnam and say the album captures "five of the top singers of the night clubs in Saigon" whose songs "are known to every American Serviceman in Viet Nam", singing in Vietnamese, English and French, and end "A great souvenir of Saigon and Saigon revisited". They give English titles for the Vietnamese songs (Dem Dong (Winter Night), Trang The (I Love You in the Moonlight), Nhung Buoc Chan Amtham (The Quiet Steps), Toi Dua Em Sang Song (Lover Will Follow)), and for the French ones (Et Pourtant (Yet I Know), Quand le Soleil E'tait La (Cuando Caliente El Sol), La Nuit (The Night), M'Amuser (I Entertain Myself)). The back also has a map of South Viet-Nam and a portrait photograph of each singer, Tran Kim Anh captioned "Patty Pink", and gives the company addresses as 1218 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, or 5810 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90044. [From the record sleeve and labels]