I'm Your Soldier Boy
1962 · Scepter 1230 · USA
- Artist
- The Soldier Boys
- Title
- I'm Your Soldier Boy
- Release
- I'm Your Soldier Boy / You Picked Me
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- Scepter # 1230
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Doo-Wop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
I'm Your Soldier Boy (Soldier Boys, The) (Scepter Records # 1230) 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 SongsSources1Both Sides Now Publications↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
I'm Your Soldier Boy (Soldier Boys, The) (Scepter Records # 1230) 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".1Sources1Both Sides Now Publications↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer