Prayer for Viet Nam
1967 · Star [Jamaica] S.R. 103 · Merrywood District, Jamaica
- Artist
- Otis Wright
- Title
- Prayer for Viet Nam
- Release
- Redeemed / Prayer for Viet Nam
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Star [Jamaica] # S.R. 103
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Merrywood District, Jamaica
- Songwriter
- Otis Wright
- Genre
- Reggae · Mento
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music
The song "Prayer for Vietnam" (Star Records # SR 103) by Otis Wright, a Jamaican gospel singer, from Merrywood District in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. He died in 2014.1 It is in the Mento genre - which is an acoustic, folksy genre that developed in Jamaica, which incluenced the later Reggae beat. The song is narrated from the soldier's perspective, who prayed to god to help the soldier's return home. It is hard to hear the full lyrics due to the low quality of the vinyl. Manufactured by West Indies Records Ltd., Jamaica. Sources1jamaicaobserver.com (archived copy)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: "Oh lord, please hear the cry of your soldiers of Vietnam / We are praying to be home... / I am praying, lord I'm praying... / Remember the soldiers / They are praying to be home... / The time will come when you will be free"
Notes
B-side of "Redeemed" (Star S.R. 103, Jamaica); label spelling "Prayer For Viet Nam"; manufactured by West Indies Records Ltd. Written by O. Wright. The same recording also came out on Gospelight, Remnant and Glades (US), undated. Star Records, 1405 South Jefferson Street, Athens, Alabama. [From the Rate Your Music label page]
About the artist
Jamaican gospel singer from Merrywood District, St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica; died 6 May 2014. [Source: Discogs]