Let's Face Facts
1967 · Wand WND 1168 · USA
- Artist
- The Masqueraders
- Title
- Let's Face Facts
- Release
- I Don't Want Nobody to Lead Me On / Let's Face Facts
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Wand # WND 1168
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Lee Jones and Harold Thomas
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Another draft song was the Masqueraders' "Let's Face Facts" (Wand Records # WND 1168) - later covered by James Carr, discussed below. The Masqueraders were a vocal soul group formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1958, featuring Robert Wrightsil, Charlie Moore, Lee Jones, Harold Thomas, David Sanders - Thomas and Jones composed this song. It was produced by Chips Moman. Recorded at American Studios in Memphis, it was leased or sold to the New York based Wand.1 The narrator had been drafted to fight the war. Although he "don't wanna go", the narrator displayed loyalty to the country and acceptance of the laws: "I've got to do my part". The narrator wanted his sweetheart to "be strong" because he still wanted her "to be mine", and that "pretty soon this war is gonna be over".Sources1Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios (Roben Jones, 2010)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Another draft song was the Masqueraders' "Let's Face Facts" (Wand Records # WND 1168) - later covered by James Carr, discussed below. The Masqueraders were a vocal soul group formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1958, featuring Robert Wrightsil, Charlie Moore, Lee Jones, Harold Thomas, David Sanders - Thomas and Jones composed this song. It was produced by Chips Moman. Recorded at American Studios in Memphis, it was leased or sold to the New York based Wand.1 The narrator had been drafted to fight the war. Although he "don't wanna go", the narrator displayed loyalty to the country and acceptance of the laws: "I've got to do my part". The narrator wanted his sweetheart to "be strong" because he still wanted her "to be mine", and that "pretty soon this war is gonna be over". Sources1Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios (Roben Jones, 2010)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I just can't stand to see those tears in your eyes / Just smile and believe I'm coming back to your side / I don't wanna go, but it must be this way / If I had my choice I'd be right here with each and every day / So let's face facts, Ive got to go / I'm coming back / I guess I don't have to tell you / You've got to be strong / Because I still want you to be mine when I come home / I've got to go over here and do my part, yes I am / Just pray for my return so we can make a brand new start... / Sometimes this world is so cold outside... / I've got to do my part, so pray it won't take long / Pretty soon this war is gonna be over and done
Notes
Black-and-cream Wand label, "1650 Broadway, New York, N.Y.", WND 1168 (50744); "Lets Face Facts" (Harold L. Thomas-Lee W. Jones Jr.), Press Music (BMI), time 3:21; produced by Chips Moman, "An American Recording Group Production". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American soul vocal group formed in the early 1960s in Dallas, Texas, later based in Memphis. [Source: Wikipedia]