Little Bernie and the Cavaliers
Lonely Soldier
1962 · Jove 100 · Ithaca, New York
- Artist
- Little Bernie and the Cavaliers
- Title
- Lonely Soldier
- Release
- The Waddle / Lonely Soldier
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- Jove # 100
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ithaca, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Bernie Milton
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Soul, soldier's perspective Lonely soldier coming home to your arms, love you so If you leave me I'll go out of my mind I wait for your letters
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
B-side. Writer credit on label: B. Milton (A-side The Waddle: B. Milton, J. Perialas). Discogs also lists a promo pressing (release 8001740) and a Canadian issue (13318950). Bernie Milton's birth/death dates (30 Jan 1942 - 19 May 2002, Ithaca NY) per Wikipedia. Jove 100 B (ZTSP 81819), white "Promotion Copy – Not For Sale" label; publishers Percom & Florentine B.M.I., time 2:15. [From the record label]
About the artist
Group led by singer Bernie Milton ("Little Bernie", 1942-2002), born and based in Ithaca, New York, who signed his first record deal in 1960, had a regional hit with "The Waddle" in 1962 and later hosted the soul show "Looking Back" on WICB. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs]
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Soldier Boy · Coming Home · Mail Call