I'm Joining the Navy
1962 · Nocturne N-1006 · USA
- Artist
- Karl Hammel Jr.
- Title
- I'm Joining the Navy
- Release
- I'm Joining the Navy / Come Tend the Fire
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- Nocturne # N-1006
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Hammel, Darnel
- Genre
- Teen Pop · Teen Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
I'm Joining the Navy (Hammel Jr., Karl) Teen pop, Vietnam-era sailor boy song. Man joins the navy, hopes his sweetheart will wait for him.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Nocturne N-1006 (N-2101), "Dist by Ember Music Inc.", white label marked "Plug Side" and "Not for Sale"; "I'm Joining the Navy" (Hammel–Darnel), Jay-Kay Mus. Corp. (ASCAP), 2:02; Karl Hammel Jr., arranged and conducted by Chuck Sagle, produced by Jimmy Krondes. [From the record sleeve and labels]