(thing) by iandunn Tue Jul 17 2001 at 19:25:35

A tour of duty is the amount of time a soldier serves in a war. In World War II there was no set tour of duty, you served until you died or the war was over. In Vietnam tours of duty lasted 365 days.

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(thing) by jesler Tue Nov 20 2001 at 14:06:40
The soundtrack to the Tour Of Duty television series was released by CBS as 4 different compilation albums during 1988 and 1989 when the show was still being aired. Even in today's saturated market of soundtracks for everything under the sun, 4 CDs seems a lot for one show. However, all four album covers state quite honestly: "Songs from the television soundtrack and the era". Consequently, the T.O.D. soundtrack series is a decent collection of tracks from the late 1960s, and was released almost a decade before the Forrest Gump soundtrack pulled a similar stunt.

Volume I (released 1988)
  1. Baby Love - Diana Ross and The Supremes
  2. Here Comes The Night - Them
  3. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
  4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
  5. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
  6. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
  7. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
  8. Time Of The Season - Zombies
  9. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears
  10. War - Edwin Starr
  11. Ball Of Confusion - Temptations
  12. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  13. Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers
  14. I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone
  15. Groovin' Is Easy - The Electric Flag
  16. Oye Como Va - Santana
  17. Ball And Chain - Janis Joplin
  18. Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds

Volume II (released 1988)
  1. Paint It Black - Chris Farlowe
  2. Tin Soldier - Small Faces
  3. Stone Free - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  4. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
  5. Born To Be Wild - Steppen Wolf
  6. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
  7. People Get Ready - The Impressions
  8. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan
  9. Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  10. Groovin' - The Young Rascals
  11. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
  12. Cloud Nine - The Temptations
  13. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
  14. Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
  15. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Al Kooper & Stephen Stills
  16. Ring Of Fire - Eric Burdon & The Animals
  17. Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears
  18. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin

Volume III (released 1989)
  1. White Room - Cream
  2. Highway Chile - Jimi Hendrix
  3. Lazy Sunday - Small Faces
  4. Gloria - Them
  5. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon
  6. Natural Born Bugie - Humble Pie
  7. White Rabbit - Grace Slick & The Great Society
  8. The Weight - The Band
  9. Go Now - The Moody Blues
  10. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
  11. Draft Morning - The Byrds
  12. Evil Ways - Santana
  13. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
  14. Tell Her No - The Zombies
  15. Barabajagal - Donovan
  16. Killing Floor - The Electric Flag
  17. Black Night - Deep Purple
  18. Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Volume IV (released 1989)
  1. This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll
  2. Rag Mama Rag - The Band
  3. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
  4. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago
  5. American Woman - Guess Who
  6. Race With The Devil - The Gun
  7. Down The Dustpipe - Status Quo
  8. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
  9. Bird On The Wire - Leonard Cohen
  10. Tears Of Rage - Bob Dylan
  11. Save The Country - Laura Nyro
  12. To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees
  13. There Won't Be Many Coming Home - Roy Orbison
  14. Melting Pot - Blue Mink
  15. Hi De Ho - Blood, Sweat & Tears
  16. Chestnut Mare - The Byrds
  17. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
  18. Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
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