Brenda Starr

Soldier Boy (Partial)

1970 · Polydor PD 2-14032 · USA

Soldier Boy (Partial) – Brenda Starr (A-side label)

Artist
Brenda Starr
Title
Soldier Boy (Partial)
Release
Soldier Boy (My Soldier Boy) / Satan, Let Me Sleep Tonight
Year
1970
Label
Polydor # PD 2-14032
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
Rudy Clark, Ben E. King
Genre
Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

Soldier Boy (My Soldier Boy) (Starr, Brenda) 1 Billboard June 1970Sources1soulmusic.com (archived copy)↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Polydor PD 2-14032 (2066 029) (POL 30099), 45 RPM, white "Radio Station Copy – Not for Sale" label marked "Plug Side"; "Soldier Boy (My Soldier Boy)" (Rudy Clark - Ben E. King), Rudy Clark Music/Bek Music (BMI), 2:35; produced by King-Clark Productions; manufactured by Polydor Incorporated, New York, N.Y. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

New York-based R&B/deep soul singer who recorded as (Little) Brenda Starr for Vegas Records (1964-65) before a final 1970 Polydor 45, 'Soldier Boy (My Soldier Boy)' b/w 'Satan, Let Me Sleep Tonight', written and produced by Ben E. King and Rudy Clark. [Source: Sir Shambling's; Discogs]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Soldier Boy

In collections

Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs

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