I Should Be Proud
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"I Should Be Proud" |
Single by Martha and the Vandellas
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from the album Natural Resources
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A-side |
"I Should Be Proud" |
B-side |
"Love, Guess Who" |
Released |
1970 (1970)
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Genre |
Soul |
Songwriter(s) |
Henry Cosby Pam Sawyer Joe Hinton
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Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology |
"Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" (1969)
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"I Should Be Proud" (1970)
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"I Gotta Let You Go" (1970)
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"I Should Be Proud" is a 1970 protest song written by Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer and Joe Hinton and recorded by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Though not a big hit (peaking at #80 pop and #45 R&B),[1][2] the song was noted for being the first released Motown protest song (released in February of the year), just months before the releases of Edwin Starr's "War" and The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion".
The song had the narrator talk of how she was devastated on hearing the news that her loved one, who had been fighting in the Vietnam War, had been shot and killed in action. Instead of being proud that her loved one had "fought for her", as people around her were claiming, all she wanted was him and not his honors for fighting the war, exclaiming that the man, disguised as "Private Johnny C. Miller", had been "fightin' for the evils of society". On the MSNBC program, Headliners And Legends: Martha & The Vandellas, Reeves commented that this song was pulled off many radio stations' playlists due to its controversial "anti-war" message during the height of the Vietnam War. Lead singer Martha Reeves took the song personally, recounting that one of her brothers had died in a Vietnam War-related incident. It was the first release off the Vandellas' Natural Resources Motown LP.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford, Lois Reeves, and The Andantes
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
See also
References
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^ I Should Be Proud at Allmusic
Martha and the Vandellas
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- Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
- Martha Reeves
- Lois Reeves
- Delphine Reeves
- Rosalind Ashford
- Annette Beard
- Roschelle Laughhunn
- Gloria Williams
- Betty Kelly
- Sandra Tilley
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Studio albums |
- Come and Get These Memories
- Heat Wave
- Dance Party
- Watchout!
- Ridin' High
- Sugar 'n' Spice
- Natural Resources
- Black Magic
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Live albums |
- Martha and the Vandellas Live!
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Compilation albums |
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Singles |
- "I'll Have to Let Him Go"
- "Come and Get These Memories"
- "Heat Wave"
- "Quicksand"
- "Live Wire"
- "In My Lonely Room"
- "Dancing in the Street"
- "Wild One"
- "Nowhere to Run"
- "You've Been in Love Too Long"
- "My Baby Loves Me"
- "I'm Ready for Love"
- "Jimmy Mack"
- "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"
- "Honey Chile"
- "I Promise to Wait My Love"
- "Forget Me Not"
- "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'"
- "(We've Got) Honey Love"
- "I Should Be Proud"
- "Bless You"
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Related topics |
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Book
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Martha and the Vandellas
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- Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
- Martha Reeves
- Lois Reeves
- Delphine Reeves
- Rosalind Ashford
- Annette Beard
- Roschelle Laughhunn
- Gloria Williams
- Betty Kelly
- Sandra Tilley
|
Studio albums |
- Come and Get These Memories
- Heat Wave
- Dance Party
- Watchout!
- Ridin' High
- Sugar 'n' Spice
- Natural Resources
- Black Magic
|
Live albums |
- Martha and the Vandellas Live!
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Compilation albums |
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Singles |
- "I'll Have to Let Him Go"
- "Come and Get These Memories"
- "Heat Wave"
- "Quicksand"
- "Live Wire"
- "In My Lonely Room"
- "Dancing in the Street"
- "Wild One"
- "Nowhere to Run"
- "You've Been in Love Too Long"
- "My Baby Loves Me"
- "I'm Ready for Love"
- "Jimmy Mack"
- "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"
- "Honey Chile"
- "I Promise to Wait My Love"
- "Forget Me Not"
- "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'"
- "(We've Got) Honey Love"
- "I Should Be Proud"
- "Bless You"
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Related topics |
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Book
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