Jim Sears

Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry

1969 · Doré 835 · Hollywood, California

Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry – Jim Sears (A-side label)

Artist
Jim Sears
Title
Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry
Release
Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry / Last Train Out of Memphis
Year
1969
Label
Doré # 835
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Hollywood, California, USA
Songwriter
Laurie Aho
Genre
Teen Pop · Teen Pop
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry (Sears, Jim) Pop rock / teen pop. Plight of soldier and family. About death of soldier Doré # 835 - Hollywood, California.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Doré 835 (45-LJB-589), light-blue feather-logo label marked "Promotional Copy" and "Not For Sale"; "Last Night I Heard a Baby Cry" (Laurie Aho), Meadowlark Music Inc.-Mark Jay Pub. (ASCAP), time 2:25; arranged by Johnny Greek. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · K.I.A.

In collections

US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years]

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