G.I.
1967 · Decca 32177 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Earl Scott
- Title
- G.I.
- Release
- Daddy's Dead / G.I.
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Decca # 32177
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Bill Hervey
- Genre
- Country · Nashville Sound
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
G.I. (Scott, Earl) Country, soldier's perspective. Everything I see is government issue. Wish I was with you at home. Vietnam-era war song.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Decca 32177 (118,573) on the black Decca rainbow-stripe label, "Mfr'd by Decca Records, a division of MCA Inc., New York"; "G. I." (Bill Hervey), Wilderness Music Publ. Co., Inc. (BMI), 2:27; Earl Scott, "Vocal With Chorus And Instrumental Accompaniment". Issued in the Decca company sleeve headed "Music Wherever You Go", advertising Decca phonographs and Decca guitars. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Earl Scott (born 9 September 1936 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American country singer who charted five singles between 1962 and 1968, beginning with 'Then a Tear Fell' (no. 8 country, 1962, Kapp), and also recorded for Mercury and Decca. 'G.I.' (written by Bill Hervey) was issued on Decca 32177 in 1967, backed with 'Daddy's Dead', which Scott co-wrote. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs]