Maman
1967 · Dot 45-17063 · USA
- Artist
- Christopher Sunday
- Title
- Maman
- Release
- Maman / The Things That Make Me Love You
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Dot # 45-17063
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- M. Charnin, E. Thomas
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Maman (Sunday, Christopher) Traditional pop. Cover of song from Broadway musical "Mata Hari", about the World War One spy. Anti-war. "Meant to mirror the anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the young soldier's anti-war song 'Maman'"1Sources1The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals (Dan Dietz, 2014)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Cover of song from Broadway musical "Mata Hari", about the World War One spy. According to The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals - "Meant to mirror the anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the young soldier's anti-war song 'Maman'" Dot 45-17063, MB-22639, black "Ultra High Fidelity" label; "Maman (Mama)" (M. Charnin-E. Thomas), "From the Broadway Production, 'Mata Hari'", time 4:13, E. H. Morris & Co., Inc., ASCAP; Christopher Sunday, "Arranged by Billy Vaughn", "Produced by Gerry Granahan"; "Dot Records, Inc., Hollywood, California - A Division of Paramount Pictures Corporation". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Recording pseudonym of Gerry Granahan (Gerald J. Granahan, born 20 April 1932 in Pittston, Pennsylvania; died 10 January 2022 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island), the singer, songwriter and producer behind 'No Chemise, Please', Dicky Doo & the Don'ts and the Fireflies, and later a vice president of Dot Records. Dot issued 'Maman' in 1967 (45-17063) with Granahan credited as producer. [Source: Discogs; Wikipedia]