Does Anybody Know I'm Here?: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America 1962-1972

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Overview

As much a penetrating and painful lesson in American history as it is a fantastic set of vintage, obscure soul, Does Anybody Know I'm Here? Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America 62-72 -- the follow-up to Kent's superb A Soldier's Sad Story -- documents a very different dimension of antiwar protest music: Edwin Starr's classic "War" aside, the mainstream antiwar canon comprises songs written and performed almost entirely by white folkies (Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, et al.), but the African-American response was just as potent and provocative, with an underlying sense of hopelessness and disenfranchisement that speaks volumes about the mindset of the black counterculture as war raged not only in Southeast Asia but also in places like Detroit and Watts. Ranging from the mournful soul of Marvin Gaye's opening "Soldier's Plea" to the blistering funk of Funkadelic's closing "March to the Witch's Castle," the set spans not only musical styles but also varying shades of polemical intensity -- some cuts are confrontational and direct, others elegiac and allegorical, but all burn with the emotional honesty and complexity that are the hallmarks of soul music at its finest. Other highlights include the Dells' title cut, Archie Bell & the Drells' "A Soldier's Prayer," and the Impressions' "Don't Cry My Love." ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2005
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667224529

Tracks

1. Soldier's Plea  - Marvin Gaye  - George Gordy  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
2. Wait for Me  - Fred Bridges  -  Brothers of Soul  - Bobby Eaton  - Richard Knight
3. Your Heart Belongs to Me  -  Velvelettes
4. Soldier's Goodbye  - William Bell  - Steve Cropper
5. Please Mr. President  -  King Solomon
6. Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man)  -  Charmels  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter
7. A Soldier's Prayer 1967  - Archie Bell  -  Bell
8. Take Good Care  - Tony Mason  - M. Thomas
9. Keep a Light in the Window Until I Come Home  - James Alexander  - James W. Alexander
10. Don't Cry My Love  - Oscar Jr. Brown  -  Impressions  - Curtis Mayfield
11. Please Wait for Me (My Darling)  - Harold Hopkins  -  Masters of Soul
12. Don't Cry My Soldier Boy  - Thelma Houston  - Marvin Phillips
13. War  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
14. Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again?  - Ralph Bailey  - Rudy Clark  -  Sweet Inspirations
15. Standing on the Corner  - Jesse Herring  - Joseph Moore  -  Watson & The Sherlocks
16. Does Anybody Know I'm Here?  -  Dells
17. A Letter from My Son  -  Thomas
18. I Can't See You No More (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)  - Joe Tex
19. Medley: Vaya con Dios/Fellow in Vietnam  - Charlie Foxx  -  Foxx  - Inez James  - Buddy Pepper  - Larry Russell
20. Open Letter to the President  - Roy Hammond  - James Hines  -  Roy-C
21. I Should Be Proud  - Henry Cosby  - Joe Hinton  - Martha Reeves
22. Welcome the Boys Back Home  -  Moss
23. March to the Witch's Castle  -  Funkadelic

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Funkadelic   Primary Artist
The Dells   Primary Artist
Martha Reeves   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Roy-C   Primary Artist
Archie Bell & the Drells   Primary Artist
Thelma Houston   Primary Artist
Brothers of Soul   Primary Artist
The Sweet Inspirations   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
The Velvelettes   Primary Artist
William Bell   Primary Artist
Tony Mason   Primary Artist
The Charmels   Primary Artist
Bill Moss & the Celestials   Primary Artist
James W. Alexander   Primary Artist
Masters of Soul   Primary Artist
King Solomon   Primary Artist
Melverine Thomas   Primary Artist
Watson & The Sherlocks   Primary Artist
The Impressions   Primary Artist
Inez & Charlie Foxx   Primary Artist
Joe Tex   Primary Artist
Johnny Pate   Conductor

Technical Credits

Tony Rounce   Archive Research,Liner Notes
Charlie Foxx   Composer,Producer
Fred Bridges   Composer
Joe Tex   Composer
Johnny Pate   Arranger,Producer
Rudy Clark   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Roy Hammond   Composer
Marvin Phillips   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
George Clinton   Producer
Harold Hopkins   Composer
Archie Bell   Composer
Buddy Killen   Producer
Buddy Pepper   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer,Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer,Producer
Steve Cropper   Composer
David Van De Pitte   Arranger
Inez James   Composer
Joe Hinton   Composer
Charles Stepney   Arranger
David Porter   Composer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
George Gordy   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Producer
James Hines   Composer
King Solomon   Composer
Melverine Thomas   Composer
Bobby Lee Miller   Producer
Bobby Eaton   Composer
M. Thomas   Composer
Ralph Bailey   Composer
Joseph Moore   Composer
Jesse Herring   Composer,Producer
Richard Knight   Composer
Billy Moss   Producer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
James Alexander   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Larry Russell   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Gary S. Paxton   Producer