Mr. President
1972 · Gospel Corner GC-45-149 · Dallas, Texas
- Artist
- Angels of Joy
- Title
- Mr. President
- Release
- Mr. President / Don't Let the Devil Fool You
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- Gospel Corner # GC-45-149
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- David Landis
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Gospel · Soul
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Mr. President Soul / gospel - plea to the president, "don't need world war three". Mothers crying across the world - how long? Also says jobs are so hard to find. May also be referencing Civil Rights
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
Mr. President - Soul / gospel - plea to the president, "don't need world war three". - Mothers crying across the world - how long? - Also says jobs are so hard to find. - May also be referencing Civil Rights
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Gospel Corner Records GC-45-149. A promo/reissue pressing (Discogs 18322159) shows distribution by Kent Gospel Records, publisher Lil-Etta Music (BMI). Gospel Corner was a 1960s–70s Los Angeles gospel label, part of Proverb Records (label city, not artist's). B-side 2:54. Gospel Corner Records GC-45-149, Side 1, white "Promotional – Not For Sale" / "Special Release" stereo label; Lil-Etta Music BMI, time 3:55; written by David Landis; produced by Brother Henderson; distributed by Kent Gospel Records. [From the record label]
About the artist
Angels of Joy were a gospel group credited on Discogs as 'The Angels Of Joy Of Dallas, Texas'; no further biography found. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Anti-War · Religion · Home Front Perspective · Economic · Civil Rights
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs