Tommy Dorster

Credited on the record as Sgt. Tommy Dorster.

I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight

MalPass 7-8161 · USA

I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight – Tommy Dorster (Picture sleeve)

Artist
Tommy Dorster
Credited on the record as
Sgt. Tommy Dorster
Title
I'll Be So Glad When We Won't Have to Fight
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

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

Soldier's Perspective · Military

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs · US Military & Veteran Songs

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