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"Spill the Wine" was War's first hit of two with Eric Burdon as vocalist. [10] It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. [11] Billboard ranked the single the number 20 song of 1970. [12] It was also a top 3 hit in Canada [13] and number 2 in Australia in mid-November 1970. [14]
Eric Burdon Declares "War" is the first of two original albums and debut studio album by American band Eric Burdon and War, released on MGM Records in April 1970. It peaked at number 18 on record charts in the USA, number 50 in the UK, and number 7 in Australia.
On April 21, 2008, Eric Burdon performed "Spill the Wine" with War in concert at the London Royal Albert Hall, released as Greatest Hits Live on Avenue / Rhino Records, who also reissued much of War's back catalog that year. War were unsuccessfully nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 [15] and 2014. [16]
In April 1970, the resulting studio album was titled Eric Burdon Declares "War" which produced the singles "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road". A two-disc set entitled The Black-Man's Burdon was released in September 1970. The singles from their double album, "Paint It Black" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music", had moderate success during 1971.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; US Pop [7]US R&B [2]Greatest Hits: Released: 1976; Label: United Artists Records; Includes one new track
"The Cisco Kid" is a song performed by War, and written by Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris "BB" Dickerson, Charles Miller, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar and Lonnie Jordan, all members of War at the time. It is the first song on their 1972 album The World Is a Ghetto, and is the group's highest-charting song on the Billbo
The phrase “spill the beans” means to reveal information that was meant to be kept private. An example of it in a sentence is: “He spilled the beans about the surprise party.” ...
On 24 May 2019, a cover of Eric Burdon & War's "Spill the Wine" was released as the album's lead single. [6] The song was the fourth most added song to Australian radio in the week following its release. [7] On 27 June 2019, a new version of "Please (You Got That ...)" credited to INXS and Ray Charles was released as the album's second single.