Peace Begins Within
1971 · Whit W-6908 · USA
- Artist
- Bobby Powell
- Title
- Peace Begins Within
- Release
- Peace Begins Within / Question
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Whit # W-6908
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- LeFevre, Vanable, Bailey, Burrell, Daughtry
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Funk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
"Peace Begins Within" (Whit # W-6908), a short mid-tempo R&B song, made a small reference to the conflict: "boys are dying, Vietnam". The narrator commented that the "folks back home don't give a damn". Powell, born 1941, came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Starting out as a gospel singer in the 1950s, he switched to a more R&B / funk sound in the 60s, releasing some moderately successful singles, such as C.C. Rider which topped the R&B charts in 1965.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Please believe, peace begins within... / I want to go to heaven but I don't want to die / Boys are dying, Vietnam / Folk back home don't give a damn / Please believe, peace begin within
Notes
Whit W-6908 (SL-1837), Side 1, pink label with alphabet-block logo; "Peace Begins Within" (LeFevre - Vanable - Bailey - Burrell - Daughtry), time 2:32, published by Mylon LeFevre, BMI; produced and arranged by Lionel Whitfield, engineer Hal Ellis. Rim: "Division of Jewel Records - Shreveport, La." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Bobby Powell (born 1943 near Winnfield, Louisiana) is a blind soul and gospel singer-pianist who topped the Cash Box R&B chart with 'C.C. Rider' (1965-66) on Baton Rouge's Whit label; 'Peace Begins Within' b/w 'Question' was his 1971 Whit single, produced by Lionel Whitfield. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs]
Themes
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs