Toy Soldier
1965 · Philips 40278 · USA
- Artist
- The 4 Seasons
- Title
- Toy Soldier
- Release
- Toy Soldier / Betrayed
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Philips # 40278
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
- Genre
- Teen Pop · Teen Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Toy Soldier (Four Seasons, The) Doo-wop, Vietnam-era. Soldier away from home - misses his sweetheart. They return broken, like toy soldiers.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Philips 40278 (PHW1-35304), black label with rainbow band; "Toy Soldier" (Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio), Saturday Music, Inc. & The 4 Seasons' Music Corp. (BMI), 2:28; The 4 Seasons featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli, arranged and conducted by Calello; "Vocal from Philip's album The 4 Seasons Entertain You PHM-200-164"; a Bob Crewe Production. Philips Records, vendor: Mercury Record Corporation. Green and white Philips company sleeve: "one world of music . . . on one great label", Philips Records, a division of Mercury Record Productions, Inc. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Formed 1960, Newark, New Jersey, USA