Credited on the record as Sgt. Tommy Dorster.
Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam
MalPass 7-8161 · USA
- Artist
- Tommy Dorster
- Credited on the record as
- Sgt. Tommy Dorster
- Title
- Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam
- Release
- I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight / Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam
- Label
- MalPass # 7-8161
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- T. Dorster
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs
I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight (Tommy Dorster) Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
MalPass Records 7-8161, red label, 45 RPM, Tomaria Music (BMI); side A 7-8161A "I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight" (T. Dorster), 3:17; side B 7-8161B "Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam" (T. Dorster), 2:57; credited to Sgt. Tommy Dorster, "The Fighting Soldier from Vietnam". The picture sleeve shows Dorster singing in uniform with ribbons, garrison cap and raised hand, under the heading "Sgt. Tommy Dorster — 'The Fighting Soldier From Vietnam'"; sleeve and A-side label are autographed in ink by Tommy Dorster. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
'Sgt. Tommy Dorster', a Vietnam soldier whose single was produced by soul singer Kip Anderson at Arthur Smith's studio in Charlotte, North Carolina, and released on Malpass, the label named for the owner of the Clinton, NC supper club where Anderson worked; the coupling ('Hello USA, Goodbye Vietnam' / 'I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight') is now rare. [Source: Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven]
Themes
In collections
P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs · US Military & Veteran Songs