Various Artists - Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present State Of The Union: The American Dream In Crisis 1967-1973 [CD Jewel Case]

Cat. no: CDCHD1533
Format: CD Jewel Case
Barcode: 029667092326
Release Date: 13 Nov 2026
Genre: Pop

A WELCOME RETURN TO THE ACE CATALOGUE THIS NOVEMBER * Charts America's late-60s crisis - Vietnam, urban riots, assassinations, a fraying social fabric - through song * Mixes rare classics (The Beach Boys' '4th Of July'), lost epics (Roy Orbison's 'Southbound Jericho Parkway') and overlooked cuts from major stars (Elvis's 'Clean Up Your Own Back Yard') * Covers divorce, family breakdown, institutional racism and Vietnam-vet sympathy through voices from Sinatra to Eartha Kitt * Artwork drawn from the Nixon-era Documerica photography project documenting American environmental decline

Tracks: Clean Up Your Own Back Yard - Elvis Presley / Brand New Day - Della Reese / Abraham, Martin And John - Dion / The Train - Frank Sinatra / Saturday's Father - The 4 Seasons / 4th Of July - The Beach Boys / Wine In The Wind - Anita Kerr & The Anita Kerr Singers / What Do We Do With The World? - Bing Crosby / Lord Of The Manor - The Everly Brothers / Hitchhiker - The Four Preps / Paint America Love - Lou Christie / Mr Businessman - Ray Stevens / Paint Me Black Angels - Eartha Kitt / Southbound Jericho Parkway - Roy Orbison / Questions - Bobby Darin / This Crazy World - Paul Anka / Take A Letter Maria - Mel Torme / Cherrystones - Eugene McDaniels / Some People Sleep - The Tokens / Cardboard California - Buddy Greco / Do You Believe This Town - Dean Martin / Welfare Hero - Johnny Tillotson / Save The Children - Teresa Brewer / Revolution - The Brothers Four