War is an American funk/rock/soul/Latin band from Long Beach,California,known for several hit songs . Formed in 1969,War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock,funk,jazz,Latin,rhythm and blues,psychedelia,and reggae. According to music writer Colin Larkin,their "potent fusion of funk,R&B,rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound",while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s". Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973. The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was subject to many line-up changes over the course of its existence,leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up;four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.
Why Can't We Be Friends? is the seventh studio album by American band War,released on June 16,1975 by United Artists Records. Two singles from the album were released:the title track backed with "In Mazatlan",and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976.
All Day Music is the fourth album by American band War,released November 1971 on United Artists Records.
The Black-Man's Burdon is a double album by American band Eric Burdon and War,released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the last album by the group before Burdon left and the remaining band continued as War.
"Spill the Wine" is the debut single by singer Eric Burdon and the band War,released in May 1970. It was backed by the non-album track "Magic Mountain",and was War's first Billboard chart hit.
Deliver the Word is the sixth album by War,released in 1973 on United Artists Records.
Guilty! is a 1971 album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon. It was the first release by Burdon after he left War.
Access All Areas is a live album by the Eric Burdon and Brian Auger Band recorded at the Belly Up Tavern,Solana Beach,California on 10 May 1993.
Love Is All Around is a studio album by Eric Burdon and War. Released in 1976 on ABC Records,it contains tracks recorded during the band's brief existence from 1969 to 1971,but not found on their two albums from 1970. Many years later it was reissued on CD by Avenue Records;this edition restores the original group name,Eric Burdon and War.
On 21 April 2008 Eric Burdon &War reunited at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was their first concert for 37 years.
War is the third album by American band War,and their first following the departure of singer Eric Burdon and the group's name change from the original Eric Burdon and War. It was released in March 1971 on United Artists Records,their first for the label.
War Live is the first live album by American band War,recorded during a four-night engagement at Chicago's High Chapparral club and released as a double LP on United Artists Records in 1973. The album was reissued on Rhino Records as a double disc CD on 1992 September 15 and again on 2008 March 31.
Platinum Jazz is a double album,the ninth studio album by War,released on Blue Note Records in July 1977.
The Music Band is an album by War,released on MCA Records in March 1979.
The Music Band 2 is an album by War,the second in their "Music Band" series,released on MCA Records in November 1979.
Outlaw is an album by the American band War,released in 1982. The band supported the album with a North American tour. "Cinco de Mayo" became a popular seasonal standard.
The Music Band –Jazz is an album by War,the fifth and final entry in their "Music Band" series,released on MCA Records in 1983. It consists of outtakes from sessions for their 1979 albums The Music Band and The Music Band 2,and features several lineups of the band which existed that year. War were no longer recording for MCA when this album was released,and no singles from the album were issued. Track one was probably recorded/written in 1979 when B. B. Dickerson was still in band and before Charles Miller was murdered. Track two could have been recorded/written anytime up to 1979.
Life (Is So Strange) is an album by War,was released on RCA Victor Records in 1983. The band's lineup is not stated on the cover,but composer credits suggest they had been reduced from eight members (on the previous album) to five.
☮ is an album by War,released on Avenue Records in 1994. Its title is a graphic of the peace symbol. It is often referred to as Peace Sign,the title of the first track,though arguably it could also be called Peace,the antonym of the group's name. It was released as a CD and also as a double LP,the latter containing an extra track titled "Africa",and a shorter version of "Peace Sign".
Gerald Goldstein is an American producer,singer-songwriter,talent manager,music executive,musician and entrepreneur. He was one of the members of The Strangeloves,the co-writer of "My Boyfriend's Back" and "Come on Down to My Boat",the producer and songwriter of War,and the former manager of Sly Stone. Goldstein produced a single with teenage singer,Nancy Baron in 1963 for the Diamond Record label. Goldstein was part of a three-person production team which wrote and produced numerous records which are referred to as "FGG" –Feldman,Goldstein and Gottehrer. The numerous artists and their work in collaboration with FGG are listed in a Discography included in the references below.
