Credited on the record as The American Spirit featuring the Voices of the Saint Carmichael Choir.
The American Spirit
1974 · Mums ZS7 6028 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- The American Spirit
- Credited on the record as
- The American Spirit featuring the Voices of the Saint Carmichael Choir
- Title
- The American Spirit
- Release
- The American Spirit / My Fellow Americans
- Year
- 1974
- Label
- Mums # ZS7 6028
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Abbott Vaughn Meader
- Genre
- Pop · Fanfare · Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration by Abbott Vaughn Meader impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. Released for the US Bicentennial. The A-side track, "The American Spirit", took a patriotic stance, referencing war and peace, the assassination of JFK, and the song "Eve of Destruction" by McGuire: "this is not a nation on the Eve of Destruction, but a nation on the morning on triumph". Abbott Vaughn Meader received the writing credit for both side. Produced and arranged by Hal Blaine.Also featured in: • John F. Kennedy (JFK) Songs • Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Songs • Vietnam War: Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration, impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. The A-side track, "The American Spirit", took a patriotic stance, referencing war and peace, and the song "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. Also impersonating John F. Kennedy, it referenced his assassination.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration, impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. The A-side track, "The American Spirit", took a patriotic stance, referencing war and peace, and the song "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire.Also featured in: • John F. Kennedy (JFK) Songs • Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Songs • Vietnam War: Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Mums ZS7 6028, stereo, purple-and-orange label, ℗ 1974 Mums Records; "Mums Records, a division of Landers-Roberts, Inc., distributed by CBS Records, 51 West 52 Street, New York City". "The American Spirit" (Abbott Vaughn Meader), matrix ZS7 6028-3, time 3:41; flip "My Fellow Americans" (Abbott Vaughn Meader), matrix ZS7 6028-4, time 3:31. Both sides: The American Spirit featuring the Voices of the Saint Carmichael Choir; publishers Landers-Roberts Music, Inc./April Music, Inc. (ASCAP); arranged and produced by Hal Blaine; engineer Howard Steele. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
JFK · Lincoln · Patriotic · Bicentennial · Answer to Eve of Destruction
In collections
McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs · Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]