Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
War
Released1978
StudioCherokee Studios, ABC Studios, Sound City, Beachwood Studios
Length48:02
Label United Artists [1]
Producer Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott
War chronology
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(1977)		Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1978)		 The Music Band
(1979)

Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is an album by the American band War, released in 1978. [2] [3] It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard 200. [5] The title track peaked at No. 21 on Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles chart. [6]

Production

The album was produced primarily by Jerry Goldstein. [7] It was War's final album with B.B. Dickerson as a full member of the band; discounting Eric Burdon, it was also the band's final album with its original lineup. [8] [9] War and the film's studio used a multi-track synchronizing system, as did many soundtracks of the period. [10] "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)" begins with a conga introduction. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Robert Christgau C+ [13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Martin C. Strong 4/10 [16]

Robert Christgau wrote that "the level of the writing is suggested by the title of the best track, 'This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good'." [13]

AllMusic said that "War got decent mileage from the soundtrack for this B-movie... They ended with two R&B hits." [12] The New Rolling Stone Record Guide determined that the soundtrack was among the United Artists albums "of uniformly high quality, stinging and angry at their peaks." [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)"10:42
2."Sing a Happy Song"4:04
3."Keep On Doin'"3:50
4."The Kingsmen Sign"2:35
5."Walking to War"2:43
6."This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good"6:26
7."Junk Yard"2:32
8."Superdude"2:35
9."Youngblood & Sybil"1:44
10."Flying Machine (The Chase)"7:39
11."Searching for Youngblood & Rommel"1:45
12."Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) Reprise"1:27

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