Lonely Soldier
1963 · Sony 111 · USA
- Artist
- Bobby John
- Title
- Lonely Soldier
- Release
- Lonely Soldier / The Bad Man
- Year
- 1963
- Label
- Sony # 111
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Curtis Mayfield
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Soul, soldier boy theme. Composed by Curtis Mayfield, produced by Ike & Tina Turner. Remembering my love, I'll always be true Marching off to war Going to write her a letter I'll be home
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Soul vocalist of the early-to-mid 1960s Ike & Tina Turner Revue, singing with the Kings of Rhythm alongside Stacy Johnson and Jimmy Thomas (Cash Box, Oct 1964); his single of Curtis Mayfield's 'Lonely Soldier' b/w Ike Turner's 'The Bad Man' (Sony 111, 1963) was produced by Ike & Tina Turner. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs]