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Ballads of the Green Berets | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ssgt. Barry Sadler
Label: Collector's Choice
Category: Music
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 9169
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 37
UPC: 617742003727
EAN: 0617742003727
ASIN: B0000064FA
Release Date: May 19, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Ballad of the Green Berets | | • | I'm the Lucky One | | • | Letter from Vietnam | | • | Badge of Courage | | • | Saigon | | • | Salute to the Nurses | | • | I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall | | • | Garet Trooper | | • | The Soldier Has Come Home | | • | Lullaby | | • | Trooper's Lament | | • | Bamiba | | • | The A-Team - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, Whitcup |
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Amazon.com
Barry Sadler drove a sharp spike into the already polarized American psyche with his unabashedly patriotic and pro-Vietnam War chant "Ballad of the Green Berets," which rocketed to the top of the charts in 1966. Supporters of the war in Southeast Asia embraced "Ballad of the Green Berets" as an anthem; antiwar activists derided it as jingoistic, machismo garbage. In retrospect, they were both right. Sadler, a wounded and decorated Vietnam veteran, possessed a thin, stilted baritone better suited to recitations than actual singing (which there is actually very little of herein). As a songwriter, he was little more than one-dimensional. And, sadly, like so many veterans, Sadler's life seemed to slowly unravel after the war, and after the fleeting taste of fame that "Green Berets" afforded him. Though he continued to record and write soldier-of-fortune-style pulp war novels, he never had another hit. He died in 1989 after being shot in the head near his home in Guatemala, under mysterious and somewhat seedy circumstances. Oddly, though, when heard today, far removed from its emotion-charged original context, this scant, musically inconsequential collection of guts-and-glory odes and reminiscences takes on new meaning as a slender but vivid historical document from one of America's most divided and tumultuous epochs. --Bob Allen
Album Description
A genuine 60s artifact! This album sold two million copies in five weeks, includes Barry's chart toping single 'The 'A' Team' as a bonus track. Also includes liner notes. Collector's Choice.
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 ballads of the green beret September 16, 2008
I remembered the Green Beret song from my teens. When my nephew-a Green Beret was killed in Iraq. I had to find this song. It speaks of respect for our troops that goes beyond time. It fits any war and the sacrifice of our young men.
 My Cousin and A Pride to our Family and our Country November 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I grew up listening to Barry, his ballads were heard not just because of his being our cousin, but because of the pride we all took in him as a green beret and for our country and for what his ballads stood for. My father has his original album today. Still unscathed throughout the years. I still enjoy listening to it, and always will and will always pass this pride down to my own grandchildren, with the story of Barry Sadler, his heritage, and his belief and commitment to the United States of America.
Awesome Music September 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The very best music to come out of the sixties!!!Barry Sadler, might not be able sing like Bob Dylan.... oh wait he can sing better than Bob Dylan. Ok, well these songs are meant as tribute to the special people who comprise our Special Forces. Each and every song is well written, and well sung. I love it, and play it over and over!
Songs by a soldier for soldiers February 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a retired Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel, so you may take this review with a grain of salt. Sadler only made one album but it was a good one. For those of you who do not remenber the Vietnam war, you may find this worth having. The songs are done by an elite soldier, about soldiers. Some of the songs are humerous, and others are sad. The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" is well known among the Special Operations community, and is still played at many of the Army's Special Forces official functions. The other songs a lesser known but are worth listening to. This CD is a must have for any past, current, or future Speical Forces soldier.
Ballads of the Green Berets February 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this CD very much. The tracks are all superb. Like little history lessons, with a positive sound of the 60's to them. I was saddened to hear that S/Sgt Sadler is no longer with us, but he has left some lovely ballads in this CD in his memory.
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