Mr. John
1972 · Warner Bros. WB 7633 · Sheffield, Alabama
- Artist
- Arthur Alexander
- Title
- Mr. John
- Release
- Mr. John / You Got Me Knockin'
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- Warner Bros. # WB 7633
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Sheffield, Alabama, USA
- Songwriter
- Arthur Alexander, Thomas Cain
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Soul, home front perspective, K.I.A. Here to tell your daughter her man was shot down in the war. Here's the ring you wouldn't let him give her. Can I see the daughter you wouldn't let him see
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Producer Tommy Cogbill; engineer Jim Williamson. 'A Kondo Production'. ℗ 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Discogs 5006694 is the promo ('Promotion Not For Sale'); stock copies also listed (e.g. Discogs 10535741). Justin owns a copy (WB 7633). Warner Bros. WB 7633 (QTN0215)S, white stereo "Promotion – Not For Sale" label; Combine Music Corp. BMI, time 3:00, intro :06. [From the record label]
About the artist
Country-soul singer and songwriter born 10 May 1940 in Sheffield, Alabama, whose songs were covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan; he died in Nashville, Tennessee on 9 June 1993. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs