My Party
1966 · Chess 1964 · USA
- Artist
- Mitty Collier
- Title
- My Party
- Release
- My Party / I'm Satisfied
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Chess # 1964
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Smith, Davis, Miner
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Mitty Collier, southern soul singer from Birmingham, Alabama, released the song "My Party" (Chess Records # 1964), which had a female narrator who made a minor reference to a man "leaving me to the war across the sea". She is holding a farewell party, and is "pretending to be glad" and holding her "head up high", but she can't help be feel "really sad".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I'm having a party and I'm pretending to be glad / But deep down inside I'm really sad / Because my love is leaving me to the war across the sea... / I'm having a party and I'm holding my head up high / Even though this kiss means goodbye... / I'm having a party, I'm going to love all night long / Cause days love tomorrow will be gone... / Don't stop my party, I want you for longer
Notes
Chess 1964 (14468); "My Party" (Smith – Davis – Miner), Chevis Music, BMI, time 2:39; arranged by Phil Wright; produced by Davis, Smith & Miner under supervision of Billy Davis; "Mfg. by Chess Producing Corp., Chicago 16". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American soul and gospel singer, born 21 June 1941 in Birmingham, Alabama. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs