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Starr's version of "War" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, and is not only the most successful and well-known record of his career, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. It was one of 161 songs on the no-play list issued by Clear Channel following the events of September 11, 2001. [2]
Eric Burdon Declares "War" As "Eric Burdon and War" Released: 1970; Label: MGM Records; 18 47 11 7 14 50 The Black-Man's Burdon: As "Eric Burdon and War" Released: 1970; Label: MGM Records; 28 31 38 15 20 21 War: Released: 1971; Label: United Artists Records; 190 42 — — — All Day Music: Released: 1971; Label: United Artists Records; 16 6 ...
In 1976, War released a greatest hits record that contained one new song "Summer", which, as a single, went gold and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard chart. Also released that year were Love Is All Around by Eric Burdon and War, containing mostly unreleased recordings from 1969 and 1970, and Platinum Jazz, a one-off album for jazz label Blue ...
The Very Best of War is a two-disc compilation album by American rhythm and blues band War, which features tracks from 1970 to 1994. [2] It was issued in 2003 on Avenue Records, distributed by Rhino Records , and is similar to an earlier compilation, Anthology: 1970–1994 issued in 1994 by the same labels.
Warner Brothers released the song on their 1974 loss leader Series album Hard Goods (a promotional series used primarily to promote rock acts on the label at the time). After that, "War Song" would remain unreleased in any other format until June 2009, when it was released on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray on a box set by Neil Young called The Archives ...
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 ...
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The title single, issued in July 1971, was backed with "Get Down". [3] [4]"Slipping Into Darkness", issued in November 1971 (backed with "Nappy Head"), War's first big hit since their name change from Eric Burdon and War, was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 22 weeks and so tied with Gallery's "Nice to Be With You" for most weeks on that chart all within the calendar year 1972.