my husband was there, I didn't meet him until 1976,and he had the very distant mode going. we dated for 2yrs, planned our wedding.. got the letter he could not handel being told what to do!!! had that in nam.. we split. we ended up together in 2000:):) got married.. got divorced---but still are together under 1 roof...he still drifts off to memories, but I know where he"s gone to, I don't know his pain or what to do but love him
This was a favorite song with the 7th Marine Regiment at Hoi An and An Hoa in the Rocket Belt south of Danang. To the men who served with me : I hope God has healed your souls and eased the pain as well as he did it for me.
Oh wow,....been to long since Ive heard this. I was a kid with a little radio listening to a staticky station from ,,,somewhere ,,,every night. And It was magical. ..just thinkin back.....thank you for posting this. Peace to you "Jenny" xx
@jst1674 johnny rivers only wrote one hit song poor side of town everything else was covers, hendrix wrote this song he never passed any songs off to any other artist
@phillyblizzard - I was 12. I remember. My dad was a WW2 vet, my big brother's draft lottery number was 77...no cigs for another few years...assassinations abound and weren't about to stop. I have this album. I love this album.
I’ve been a J.R. fan since the early-mid-60’s when the “Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk” album came out. He went through many stages: folk-singer, “Blue-eyed Soul” singer, record producer, but I somehow missed this whole “Realization” album from 1968. I do remember hearing “Summer Rain” on the radio; the other songs on the album sound fresh. Oh yeah, there was a draft back then. So, after 40+ years, the music sounds so good that it was worth the wait. You should here them all.
Johnny Rivers recorded sooooo many good songs. This is from back when singers could actually sing without auto tuners. Johnny not only sang many great hits, but also helped other artists by passing off songs to them. That and he helped with the Monterey Pop Festival........the man was so much more than just someone who sang a song!
it's so strange cuz a few of these songs sound pretty familiar but it's like i don't know the words. i wonder if maybe my mom & dad used to listen to this??? pretty groovy :o)
@flowerbellbottoms if your parents grew up in the 60's than yes, they would have listen to Johnny Rivers, especially in 1968. I had this album and wore the darn thing out years ago
I liked this song then and I still do.
isukaman 1 week ago
my husband was there, I didn't meet him until 1976,and he had the very distant mode going. we dated for 2yrs, planned our wedding.. got the letter he could not handel being told what to do!!! had that in nam.. we split. we ended up together in 2000:):) got married.. got divorced---but still are together under 1 roof...he still drifts off to memories, but I know where he"s gone to, I don't know his pain or what to do but love him
dra4myboys 1 week ago
This was a favorite song with the 7th Marine Regiment at Hoi An and An Hoa in the Rocket Belt south of Danang. To the men who served with me : I hope God has healed your souls and eased the pain as well as he did it for me.
version261 1 month ago
Oh wow,....been to long since Ive heard this. I was a kid with a little radio listening to a staticky station from ,,,somewhere ,,,every night. And It was magical. ..just thinkin back.....thank you for posting this. Peace to you "Jenny" xx
NoRosesForMe 1 month ago
One of my favorite songs written by James[not Jimi] Hendrix.
tippimail1 2 months ago
@jst1674 johnny rivers only wrote one hit song poor side of town everything else was covers, hendrix wrote this song he never passed any songs off to any other artist
dictator54 3 months ago
a great forgotten one here.same thing to this amazing l.p.
wfarrar69 4 months ago
This was released in 1968. I was thirteen. I remember.
Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated before the end of the semester.
My dad had been home from the Nam for a year. I started to smoke cigarettes that summer. I'm loving this song =)
phillyblizzard 4 months ago
@phillyblizzard - I was 12. I remember. My dad was a WW2 vet, my big brother's draft lottery number was 77...no cigs for another few years...assassinations abound and weren't about to stop. I have this album. I love this album.
048LIB 1 month ago
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phillyblizzard 4 months ago
Top song !!!
TheHitsOf1968 4 months ago
I still have this album - Vinyl Is Final
Crysleetx 6 months ago
One of my all time favorate LP's, I still have it but it,s worn out!
Thanks for posting
Obi2525Wan 6 months ago
I’ve been a J.R. fan since the early-mid-60’s when the “Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk” album came out. He went through many stages: folk-singer, “Blue-eyed Soul” singer, record producer, but I somehow missed this whole “Realization” album from 1968. I do remember hearing “Summer Rain” on the radio; the other songs on the album sound fresh. Oh yeah, there was a draft back then. So, after 40+ years, the music sounds so good that it was worth the wait. You should here them all.
BluezGuitarz 7 months ago
Johnny Rivers recorded sooooo many good songs. This is from back when singers could actually sing without auto tuners. Johnny not only sang many great hits, but also helped other artists by passing off songs to them. That and he helped with the Monterey Pop Festival........the man was so much more than just someone who sang a song!
jst1674 8 months ago
it's so strange cuz a few of these songs sound pretty familiar but it's like i don't know the words. i wonder if maybe my mom & dad used to listen to this??? pretty groovy :o)
flowerbellbottoms 10 months ago
@flowerbellbottoms if your parents grew up in the 60's than yes, they would have listen to Johnny Rivers, especially in 1968. I had this album and wore the darn thing out years ago
pkappel006 4 months ago
<3 this song.
galvenizedsteel 11 months ago