S/SGT BARRY SADLER “THE BALLAD OF GREEN BERETS” IRISH PRESSING 1966 SINGLE

S/SGT BARRY SADLER “THE BALLAD OF GREEN BERETS” IRISH PRESSING 1966 SINGLE

"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a patriotic song in the ballad style about the Green Berets, an elite special force in the U.S. Army. It is one of the few popular songs of the Vietnam War years to cast the military in a positive light and in 1966 became a major hit, reaching No. 1 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks on Cashbox. Ultimately, the song was named Billboard's #10 single for the year 1966. It was also a crossover smash, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 2 on Billboard's Country survey.

The song was written by then Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, beginning when he was training to be a Special Forces medic. The author Robin Moore, who wrote the book, The Green Berets, helped Sadler write the lyrics and get a recording contract with RCA Records.

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SEE SCANS VINYL SIDE A VERY GOOD SIDE B GOOD SLEEVE NEW WHITE CENTRE FOUR PRONG STICKER ON A & B SIDE LABELS REF 1994

45 RPM RCA VICTOR RECORDS ERC 1506 MATRIX NUMBER SPKM-6175-IC

SIDE B I’M A LUCKY ONE

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