Day of Decision
1966 · Decca 31975 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Buddy Starcher
- Title
- Day of Decision
- Release
- Day of Decision / A Taxpayer's Letter
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Decca # 31975
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Allen N. Peltier
- Genre
- Narration · Narration
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs
On this record Buddy Starcher covered the track "Day of Decision" (Decca Records # 31975), originally released by Johnny Sea (Day of Decision) - an answer record to Barry McGuire's Eve of Destruction. Decca promoted the single heavily, taking a full-page advert in Billboard on 28 May 1966, seeking to build on the success of his charting single "History Repeats Itself".1 But unlike the Johnny Sea version, this single failed to chart.Sources1Billboard, 28 May 1966↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation
On this record Buddy Starcher covered the track "Day of Decision" (Decca Records # 31975), originally released by Johnny Sea (Day of Decision) - an answer record to Barry McGuire's Eve of Destruction. Decca promoted the single heavily, taking a full-page advert in Billboard on 28 May 1966, seeking to build on the success of his charting single "History Repeats Itself".1 But unlike the Johnny Sea version, this single failed to chart.Versions: Johnny Sea - Day for Decision Buddy Starcher - Day of Decision Noel Ball - Day for Decision Lloyd Green - Day for Decision Jerry Barnes - Day for Decision "Eve of Destruction" answer songs: The Spokesmen - Dawn of Correction (1965 / Decca # 31844) The Jayhawkers - Dawn of Instruction (1965 / Deltron # 21) The Patriots - The Prophet (1965 / Mainstream # 631) The Centurys - So the Prophets Say (1965 / Renco # R-115) Tony Mammarella - Eve of Tomorrow (1965 / Swan # S-4226) Billy Carr - What's Come Over This World (1965 / Colpix # CP-791) Chico Holiday - Show Us the Way (1965 / Karate # 45-518) Bobby Bare - Talk Me Some Sense (1965 / RCA Victor # 47-8699) Richard Gillis - Think It Over / Yesterday's Gone (1965 / Kerwood # 713) Johnny Sea - Day for Decision (1966 / Warner # 5820) Buddy Starcher - Day of Decision (1966 / Decca # 31975) Jerry Barnes - Day for Decision (1966 / Americana # 101) Noel Ball - Day for Decision (KAAY) Phil Terry - Day Is Done (1966 / 20th Century # 640) Lloyd Green - Day for Decision) (1966 / Little Darlin' # LD 4002) David Winters - Anti-Protest Protest Song (1966 / Mercury # 72537) Don Hinson - The Protest Song (1966 / Treva # 222) Happy Fats - The Day of Indecision (1967 / Reb Rebel # 507) The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (1970 / Gordy # G 7099) The Undisputed Truth - Ball of Confusion (1971 / Gordy # G 7112F) Edwin Starr - Ball of Confusion (1972) / Soul # S 35096F) The American Spirit - The American Spirit (1974 / Mums # ZS7 6028) Sources1Billboard, 28 May 1966↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Decca 31975 (117,429), rainbow-stripe black label, "M'f'r'd by Decca Records Inc. New York, U.S.A."; "Day of Decision" (Allen N. Peltier), Moss Rose Publications (BMI), (3:34); Buddy Starcher, vocal with chorus and instrumental accompaniment, produced by Chuck Glaser. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Ripley, West Virginia, USA (16 March 1906). Died Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA (2 November 2001).
Themes
Patriotic · Answer to Eve of Destruction · Anti-Protest · Draft Card Burning · Demonstration · Draft
In collections
McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs · Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]