This song was written as part of the opera "Clari" or "The Maid of Milan," which was originally produced in London in 1823. Irving Silber, writing in Songs of the Civil War, credits "Home, Sweet Home" with being "the first genuine American 'hit'."
This song was written as part of the opera "Clari" or "The Maid of Milan," which was originally produced in London in 1823. Irving Silber, writing in Songs of the Civil War, credits "Home, Sweet Home" with being "the first genuine American 'hit'."
"Home, Sweet Home"