{"product_id":"martin-cooper-american-portraits","title":"Martin Cooper- American Portraits (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarty Cooper is a storyteller of America, truly America's hidden balladeer. He has written number one hits, as well as songs covered by such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Rod McKuen, Jimmie Rodgers, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, Burl Ives, Bobby Bare, The Irish Rovers, and Jennifer Warnes. In a career extending back to the late 1950s and as an important voice of the 60s folk revival, Marty's worked with such LA studio legends as The Wrecking Crew and Jack Nitzsche. And yet, he remains largely undiscovered by the public at large.\r\n\r\nThis collection consists mainly of Marty doing Marty - singing songs previously covered and made famous by other artists, like Donna Fargo's \"You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)\", which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Country Top 100, and \"A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Rock 'n Roll\", the ubiquitous theme song of Donny and Marie Osmond, heard here with the original non-sibling lyrics. And there's protest songs censored by \"the powers that be\" back in the 60's, like \"One More Time, Billy Brown\" (originally sung by Burl Ives), because the message was deemed too inflammatory. \r\n\r\nBut beyond all that, there is a portrait here painted with love and care of an America that we have largely lost - painted with the hope that perhaps we can find it, or some parts of it, again.\r\n\r\nTrack list - (divided into Three Galleries)\r\n\r\nGallery 1 - Classic Portraits\r\n1. Stephen\r\n2. Their Roof Is the Sky\r\n3. The Burlington Zephyr\r\n4. The Mississippi Blind Boy\r\n5. (I'm a) Yo Yo Man\r\n6. The Ball Player\r\n7. The Oklahoma Wrangler\r\n8. A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll®\r\n\r\nGallery 2 - A World in Motion\r\n9. In Santa Fe\r\n10. The Indiana Girl\r\n11. Cowboys and Daddies\r\n12. You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)\r\n13. Think of the Children as Roses\r\n14. The Biplane, Evermore\r\n15. Little Bitty Ball\r\n\r\nGallery 3 - A 60's Farewell \r\n16. Under Your Wing\r\n17. The View From Ward Three\r\n18. The Leaves\r\n19. Little Play Soldiers\r\n20. One More Time, Billy Brown\r\n21. A Stranger in Your Town\r\n22. I Wrote a Song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Their Roof Is the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Burlington Zephyr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Mississippi Blind Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e (I'm a) Yo Yo Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Ball Player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Oklahoma Wrangler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Little Bit Country A Little Bit Rock and Roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In Santa Fe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Indiana Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cowboys and Daddies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Think of the Children as Roses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Biplane Evermore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Bitty Ball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Under Your Wing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The View From Ward Three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Play Soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e One More Time Billy Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Stranger in Your Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Wrote a Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e UPC \u0026gt; 851591007585 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Format \u0026gt; New CD \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Label \u0026gt; Howlin Dog Records \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Release Date \u0026gt; Release Date: 8.22.25 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46525362405597,"sku":"851591007585","price":77.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4440440-3413701.jpg?v=1750973926","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/ar-sa\/products\/martin-cooper-american-portraits","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}