Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy)
1962 · Scepter 1233 · USA
- Artist
- Valli
- Title
- Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy)
- Release
- Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy) / Jimmy's in a Hurry
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- Scepter # 1233
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Girl Group · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy) (Valli) (Scepter Records # 1233) Answer to the The Shirelles - Soldier Boy "Greenberg wasn't above trying to cash in on a big hit, either. After the Shirelles topped the charts with "Soldier Boy" (Scepter 1228) in the spring of 1962, Scepter tried a single by the Soldier Boys ("I'm Your Soldier Boy," Scepter 1230), and a related single by Valli ("Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy)", Scepter 1233), but the public wasn't having any ersatz Shirelles. They wanted the real thing". (1) Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
The song Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy) (Valli) (Scepter Records # 1233) Answer to the The Shirelles - Soldier Boy "Greenberg wasn't above trying to cash in on a big hit, either. After the Shirelles topped the charts with "Soldier Boy" (Scepter 1228) in the spring of 1962, Scepter tried a single by the Soldier Boys ("I'm Your Soldier Boy," Scepter 1230), and a related single by Valli ("Hurry Home to Me (Soldier Boy)", Scepter 1233), but the public wasn't having any ersatz Shirelles. They wanted the real thing". (1)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "Hurry Home To Me (Soldier Boy)" b/w "Jimmy's In A Hurry" (Scepter Records 1233, 1962); SecondHandSongs (middle tier) lists it as the original version, predating a Shirelles cover. Not Frankie Valli, and no discography hit connects the credit to June Valli, so no identity is asserted. [Source: Discogs; SecondHandSongs (middle tier)]