Letter From A Soldier
1966 · MGM 1320 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- Connie Francis
- Title
- Letter From A Soldier
- Release
- A Letter From a Soldier / Somewhere, My Love
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- MGM # 1320
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Connie Francis went on many USO tours, including to Vietnam. She said that "visiting and entertaining the troops in Vietnam was my most rewarding experience". (1) Returning from Vietnam in the Christmas of 1967, she made hundreds of phone calls to the families of servicemen. She also toured Vietnam in the spring of 1968. In 1966 she recorded a promotion record for the army: "A Nurse in the US Army". The track "A Letter From a Soldier (Dear Mama)" (MGM Records # MGM 1320) was a heartfelt letter, exchanged between a soldier and his mother, as narrated by the sister. Billboard reported on the song, on 25 June 1966: "Slow building, dramatic lyric ballad is given a warm, emotional reading by Miss Francis for a chart-topping entry". (2) It was arranged and conducted by Larry Wilcox, and recorded on 31 May 1966 in New York. (3)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American pop singer, born Concetta Franconero 12 December 1937 in Newark, New Jersey; died 16 July 2025 in Pompano Beach, Florida. [Source: Wikipedia]