The Forgotten Man
1986 · CAN-AM CA-8601 · Beverly Hills, California
- Artist
- Joleen Benoit
- Title
- The Forgotten Man
- Release
- Forgotten Man
- Year
- 1986
- Label
- CAN-AM # CA-8601
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Ron Miller
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Forgotten Man, The (Benoit, Joleen) Post-war, 80s. Pop. Praise for veterans as heroes. 'Vietnam syndrome'. Former Miss Minnesota in 1974. This single was to support her husband, Michael J. Crosby's organisation "Vets for Vets". He was later charged with fraud in 1989 because he "milked veterans".1 She also used to host a television program on KSTP TV for Minnesota and St. Paul.2 Billboard advertisement on 15 November 1986.3Sources1Chicago Tribune: Fugitive con man who bilked veterans caught (18 May 1989)↩2tcmedianow.com↩3Billboard, 15 November 1986↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I saw a hero, holding out his hand, It's time we took a moment to remember The forgotten man.
Notes
Can-Am Records CA-8601, stereo, © 1986 Can-Am Records; "The Forgotten Man" (Ron Miller), published by Blackwood Music Inc., BMI; arranged by Mike Hanna; engineered by Bruce Ablin; recorded at Present Time Studios, N. Hollywood, CA; background vocals by The Six Pearls; produced by Ron Miller. Side 1 is the vocal (3:59, intro :07); Side 2 is the instrumental (4:03, intro :07). The accompanying lyric sheet, headed "Cam-Am Records, Inc., 9701 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 823, Beverly Hills, CA 90212", prints the full lyric "by Ron Miller, performed by Joleen Benoit", opening "The war no one wanted has left him with memories / of things young men ain't supposed to see". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Benoit from Minnesota, USA