Hey America
1988 · Dawn · Concord, California
- Artist
- Ray Valentine
- Title
- Hey America
- Release
- Hey America
- Year
- 1988
- Label
- Dawn
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Concord, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Ray Valentine
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Hey America (Valentine, Ray) Pop rock, post-war 80s. Prisoner of war / missing in action (P.O.W. / M.I.A.). Helicopter sound-effects. Boy, 17, went to Vietnam. War ended. But been held captive for 20 years. Do you remember us? Will you set us free?
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Hey America can you hear me, don't you remember me Hey America can you hear me, why don't you set me free We are the last of your forgotten sons The ones you've left behind in Vietnam
Notes
Dawn Records, turquoise label, Side A; "Hey America", 3:20, ASCAP; ℗ 1988, © 1987 Ray Gomez, P.O. Box 272876, Concord, CA 94527; produced and engineered by Richard Corsello. The front of the picture sleeve shows a bald eagle wrapped in the Stars and Stripes, lettered "MIA/POW", beneath the title. The back prints a photograph of Col. Charles E. Shelton, Air Force, between two POW-MIA emblems, with the line "When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as Americans have lost", and the full lyrics. Credits: written and sung by Ray Valentine; recorded at Bolt Studios, mastered at Fantasy Studios; lead guitar Doug Doppelt, rhythm guitar Ray Valentine, multi keyboards The Bogjuan, bass guitar Kit Newkirk, drums Dave Raffanelli, backup vocals Keith England; special thanks include Marian Shelton. [From the record sleeve and labels]