Soul of a Soldier
1966 · Verve VK 10387 · USA
- Artist
- The Chantels
- Title
- Soul of a Soldier
- Release
- You're Welcome to My Heart / Soul of a Soldier
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Verve # VK 10387
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Giant, Baum, Kaye
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Girl Group · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "Soul of a Soldier" (Verve Records # VK 10387) All girl doo-wop group, formed in the Bronx, 1957 while attending St. Anthony of Padua School. Original members Arlene Smith, Sonia Goring, Jackie Landry, Lois Harris, and Rene Minus.1 Sources1American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today (Jay Warner, 2006)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Though they took him far away, with my every breath I pray / Bless the heart and the soul of a soldier / Though I know he had to go, I can't help but miss him so / Bless the heart and the soul of a soldier / On the night he left me I promised not to cry / Cause we both knew no matter what we go through... / Bless the heart and the soul of a soldier
Notes
Verve Records VK 10387 (66 vk 222), side B, blue label; "Soul of a Soldier" (Giant-Baum-Kaye), Aberbach Inc., BMI, 2:00; produced by Robert Bateman and Ronald Moseley; arranged and conducted by Bert Keyes; "MGM Records - A Division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.", made in U.S.A. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American girl group formed 1957 in the Bronx, New York. [Source: Wikipedia]