A Message to the Soldiers
1966 · GATIT 201 · USA
- Artist
- Hy Tyde
- Title
- A Message to the Soldiers
- Release
- A Message to the Soldiers / Innocent
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- GATIT # 201
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Preston Foster
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
- Soul, released in Jamaica, New York, USA - We're proud of you - Hang in there soldier boy - Back home thinking of you
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Label printed GATIT on both sides; Discogs also files it under GetIt Records, Inc. (described by Discogs as a 1960s soul label from Jamaica, New York - label's city, not confirmed as the group's). Cat. nos. 201 (A) / 202 (B). Publisher: Zerott Music (BMI). Writer: Preston Foster (both sides). A March 1966 Cash Box ad listed 'Innocent' as the A-side. April 1966 Record World review called the 201 side 'an upbeat tune geared to pep up the US soldiers on the warring fronts.' B-side Innocent 2:50.
About the artist
Unknown – no biographical information found [Searched: Discogs, web]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs