Gateway 1000

Just Remember

Catch Em Records REC0759 · Bellrose, New York

Just Remember – Gateway 1000 (A-side label)

Artist
Gateway 1000
Title
Just Remember
Release
Just Remember / God Bless the Women of the Men Who Died in Viet Nam
Label
Catch Em Records # REC0759
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Bellrose, New York, USA
Songwriter
Ray J. Luisi, Rob Kauffman & George Vahamonde
Genre
Rock · Pop Rock
Primary theme
Post-War

Annotation — Children on Record

Just Remember (Gateway 1000) God Bless the Women (Of the Men Who Died in Vietnam) (Jones, Buffalo T.) Post-war, 80s, pop rock, includes child narration, treatment of veterans A-side: impact of war on veteran - country different, you were lost but found your home. B-side: home front - she dreams of when she was young - the soldier boy promised he'd be home. Un-credited child narration - from the fictional daughter of the couple, that could have been.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Catch Em Records REC0759A, 45 R.P.M.; (R.J. Luisi, R. Kauffman, G. Vahamonde); P.O. Box 299, Bellrose, N.Y. Sleeve: "Dedicated to the men and women who served in a war we all tried to forget. Let's hope this recording will ease some of the pain for all Vietnam Veterans and to help the world to Just Remember." Bob Durnak (bass), Ray Luisi (guitar, vocals), Carrie McQuade (vocals), Paul Niederaur (lead, acoustic & synthesizer guitar), George Vahamonde (drums); additional vocalists Marianne Moyes, Jeff Herbst, Joe Scollo, Bob Strano, Laura Kaye, Chuck Vanhouten, John Rosenbaur, John Fox, Marc Gershuny. Music Ray J. Luisi; lyrics R.J. Luisi, Rob Kauffman, George Vahamonde; executive producer Bruce Rollins; produced by Gateway 1000; arrangements Paul Niederaur & R.J. Luisi; recorded at Rockin' Reel Recording Studio (Bob Lessick), mixed at Tiki Recording Studio (Bob "Fuji" Fudjinski). No date…

About the artist

Gateway 1000 was a Long Island, New York band recording for Catch Em Records, whose local-band compilations The Long Island Sound Sampler (1986) and City Tracks Vol. 2 (1987) include them. [Source: Discogs]

Themes

Vet · Mistreatment of Vet · Child

In collections

Children on Record · US Military & Veteran Songs

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