Soldiers

1971 · Vanguard VRS-35140 · New York City, New York

Soldiers – The Dove (A-side label)

Artist: The Dove
Title: Soldiers
Release: Toy Train / Soldiers
Year: 1971
Label: Vanguard # VRS-35140
Format: 7" · Single
Language: English
Country: New York City, New York, USA
Songwriter: Paul Parrish
Genre: Rock · Pop Rock
Primary theme: Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

Soldiers (Dove, The) Pop rock. Plight of the soldiers and those back home. Soldiers returning home from the war. Friends and family gather to welcome them. Pay tribute to those KIA.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Unknown - "Soldiers" is the flip of "Toy Train" (Vanguard VRS 35140, 1971; the located pressing is a New Zealand manufacture by Pye - pressing geography), produced by Dan Dalton, the A-side written by Dewayne Blackwell. No identity behind "The Dove" - possibly a solo pseudonym rather than a group - was found. [Source: Discogs; 45cat listing]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Home Front Perspective · Coming Home