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This Warner release, titled as "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)", reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1971. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The full Coven band then re-recorded the song for their self-titled MGM album, which displayed the band members' whited-out faces on the cover, contrived by the film's producer Tom Laughlin .
A cover of Canadian band The Original Caste, the film's theme song, "One Tin Soldier" was recorded by Jinx Dawson, of the band Coven, with session musicians providing the backing and later a re-recording, renamed as "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)", credited to the band Coven, became a Top 40 hit in 1971 and again in 1973.
Dawson recorded the vocals for "One Tin Soldier", the title theme for the 1971 film Billy Jack, which was credited as "sung by Coven". The song, which went on to reach number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and was originally released by The Original Caste in 1969.
In 1971 Fine Arts produced an animated video for the song "One Tin Soldier" by Coven which was the theme for the movie Billy Jack and aired on the Sonny & Cher Show and becoming a chart hit twice in 1971 and 1973. The video also aired occasionally as part of local TV Saturday Morning cartoon packages in Canada into the 1980's.
In 2008, the film's title was changed to Billy Jack for President. [7] It was retitled Billy Jack and Jean . Laughlin claimed it would be a "new genre of film" and a great deal of social commentary on politics, religion, and psychology will be discussed, [ 59 ] and a debate will take place between Billy Jack and President George W. Bush via ...
The songs employ the use of strings, horns, and organ which adds a swinging, pop-friendly sound. "One Tin Soldier" was a hit in Canada and reached No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. [3] The follow-up single, "Mr. Monday", was a big hit in Japan and Canada but not in the United States. The two singles combined, worldwide, sold ...
Eminem, N.W.A, George Clinton, Janet Jackson, Bryan Adams, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Nashville hitmaker Ashley Gorley and many more are in the slate of Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees to ...
Side one; No. Title Writer(s) Original artist (date) Length; 1. "Hush" Joe South: Billy Joe Royal (1967) 3:49: 2. ... "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)"