Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again
1968 · Atlantic 2551 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The Sweet Inspirations
- Title
- Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again
- Release
- Unchained Melody / Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Atlantic # 2551
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- R. Clark, R. Bailey, J. Northern
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again?" (Atlantic #2551) does not mention Vietnam, or indeed war, just that a woman's man is over seas, although the narrator's tearful questions - "is he ever coming back?" and "when will it end?" - indicate that he is away at war. Released in 1968, this track is largely associated with the Vietnam conflict. The Sweet Inspirations were a soul group founded in New York in 1967, led by Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston).
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Am I ever gonna see my baby again? / Cause I'm gonna have to cry until them / Night and day, in every prayer all I can say / Am I ever gonna get him back in my arms? / I even had a gypsy read my arms / I sure miss him, love him so bad... / Its been so long, when will it end? / Is he ever coming back? - tell me when / Across the sea, a thousand miles away from me / Does he think of me across the sea?
Notes
Atlantic 45-2551 (A-14356-PL), red and black label, 45 rpm, vocal; "Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again" (R. Clark-R. Bailey-J. Northern), pub. TM Music, BMI, time 2:55; arranged by Arif Mardin, produced by Tom Dowd; in an Atlantic Records company sleeve. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American soul vocal group formed 1967 in New York City, led by Cissy Houston. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs