If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
1967 · RCA 47-9653 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Peter Robbins
- Title
- If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
- Release
- If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) / Little Brown Mouse
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- RCA # 47-9653
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Waltner, Cox
- Genre
- Folk · Folk Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) (Robbins, Pete) Child narrator (born 1956, released 1967). Anti-war, pop. When I was two the world was just fun. When I was four, my day went off to war. Now I'm older: we must have peace
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Child singer, famous for voicing Charlie Brown in the Peanuts animated specials. RCA Victor 47-9653, 45 RPM, yellow promotional label marked "Not for Sale", made in U.S.A.; "If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)" (Waltner–Cox), Wren Music Inc., BMI, matrix WPKM-3607, 2:22; producer Lindy Blaskey. Housed in a red RCA company sleeve printed "© 1985, RCA/Ariola International, New York, N.Y." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 10 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA. Currently Van Nuys, California, USA
Themes
In collections
Children on Record · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]