War discography | |
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Studio albums | 17 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Singles | 60 |
B-side is definitely my preference on this album, WAR's first release. Reply Notify me Helpful Allegri December 10, 2010 Report; referencing All Day Music, LP, Album, UAS 29.269, UAS 29 269. My sleeve has typo on cat no: uaG 29269 (on rear and spine) Cat: uaS 29269 on label. Record was purchased sealed.
Metal, Hardcore and Punk - Music Videos DVDs News of all bands Hardcore Punk in this Blog! Nonesuch released the official soundtrack recording to The Civil War, the five-part film by Ken Burns deemed one of the most popular offering ever presented on public television, in 1990. With over 14 million viewers each night, The Civil War earned high critical acclaim and a 13 percent market share in the Nielsen ratings for its debut.
The American funk-rock band War (originally Eric Burdon and War) has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and sixty singles.
Studio albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | |||||
1970 | Eric Burdon Declares 'War'
| 18 | 47 | — | |||
The Black-Man's Burdon
| 28 | 31 | — | ||||
1971 | War
| 190 | 42 | — | |||
All Day Music
| 16 | 6 | — |
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1972 | The World Is a Ghetto
| 1 | 1 | — |
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1973 | Deliver the Word
| 6 | 1 | — |
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1975 | Why Can't We Be Friends?
| 8 | 1 | 81 |
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1976 | Love Is All Around
| 140 | — | — | |||
Platinum Jazz
| 6 | 7 | — |
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1977 | Galaxy
| 15 | 6 | 53 |
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1978 | Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| 69 | 40 | — | |||
1979 | The Music Band
| 41 | 11 | — |
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The Music Band 2
| 111 | 34 | — | ||||
1982 | Outlaw
| 48 | 15 | — | |||
1983 | The Music Band – Jazz
| — | — | — | |||
Life (is So Strange)
| 164 | 36 | — | ||||
1985 | Where There's Smoke
| — | — | — | |||
1994 | Peace Sign
| 200 | 52 | — | |||
2014 | Evolutionary
| 123 | 37 | — | |||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums[edit]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US [6] | US R&B [2] | |||||
1973 | War Live
| 13 | 1 |
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1980 | The Music Band Live
| — | — | |||
2008 | Greatest Hits Live
| — | — | |||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums[edit]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US Pop [6] | US R&B [2] | |||||
1976 | Greatest Hits
| 6 | 12 |
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Platinum Jazz
| 6 | 7 |
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1982 | The Best of the Music Band
| — | — | |||
1987 | The Best of War... and More
| 156 | — |
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1996 | The Best of Eric Burdon and War
| — | — | |||
Anthology (1970–1994)
| — | — | ||||
1999 | Grooves and Messages
| — | — | |||
2003 | The Very Best of War
| — | — | |||
2010 | Icon: The Hits
| — | — | |||
2011 | Icon 2: The Hits & More
| — | — | |||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles[edit]
This is a list of their USA singles; additional singles were issued in other countries.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | B-side | ||
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US [8] | US R&B [9] | UK [10] | |||||
1970 | 'Spill the Wine' Eric Burdon & War | 3 | - | - | Eric Burdon Declares 'War' | 'Magic Mountain' | |
'They Can't Take Away Our Music' Eric Burdon & War | 50 | - | - | The Black-Man's Burdon | 'Home Cookin' (A- or B-side) | ||
1971 | 'Sun Oh Sun' | - | 38 | - | War | 'Lonely Feelin' | |
'All Day Music' | 35 | 18 | - | All Day Music | 'Get Down' | ||
1972 | 'Slippin' into Darkness' | 16 | 12 | - |
| 'Nappy Head' | |
'The World Is a Ghetto' | 7 | 3 | - |
| The World Is a Ghetto | 'Four Cornered Room' | |
'The Cisco Kid' | 2 | 5 | - |
| 'Beetles in the Bog' or 'The World Is a Ghetto' | ||
1973 | 'Gypsy Man' | 8 | 6 | - | Deliver the Word | 'Deliver the Word' | |
'Me and Baby Brother' | 15 | 18 | - | 'In Your Eyes' | |||
1974 | 'Ballero' (live) | 33 | 17 | - | War Live | 'Slippin' into Darkness' (live) | |
1975 | 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' | 6 | 9 | - |
| Why Can't We Be Friends? | 'In Mazatlan' |
'Low Rider' | 7 | 1 | 12 | 'So' | |||
1976 | 'Me and Baby Brother' (reissue) | - | - | 21 | Deliver the Word | 'In Your Eyes' | |
'Summer' | 7 | 4 | - |
| Greatest Hits | 'All Day Music' | |
1977 | 'L.A. Sunshine' | 45 | 2 | - | Platinum Jazz | 'Slowly We Walk Together' | |
1978 | 'Galaxy' | 39 | 5 | 14 | Galaxy | 'Galaxy Part II' | |
'Hey Señorita' | - | 70 | 40 | 'Street Fighting Lady' | |||
'Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)' | - | 21 | - | Youngblood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 'Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) Part II' | ||
'Sing a Happy Song' | - | 87 | - | 'This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good' | |||
1979 | 'Good, Good, Feelin' | 101 | 12 | - | The Music Band | 'Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)' | |
'I'm the One Who Understands' | Promo only | 'Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)' | |||||
'Don't Take It Away' | - | 32 | - | The Music Band 2 | 'The Music Band 2 (We are the Music Band)' | ||
1980 | 'I'll Be Around' | - | 96 | - | |||
1981 | 'Cinco De Mayo' | - | 90 | - | Outlaw | 'Don't Let No One Get You Down' | |
1982 | 'You Got The Power' | 66 | 18 | 58 | 'Cinco De Mayo' | ||
'Outlaw' | 94 | 13 | - | 'I'm About Somebody' | |||
'Just Because' | - | - | - | 'The Jungle (medley)' | |||
1983 | 'Life (Is So Strange)' | - | 50 | - | Life (Is So Strange) | 'W.W. III' | |
1985 | 'Groovin' | - | 79 | 43 | Where There's Smoke | 'Groovin' (instrumental) | |
1987 | 'Livin' in the Red' | - | 98 | - | The Best of War ...and More | Not released as single | |
'Low Rider' (Remix by Arthur Baker) | - | 59 | - | 'Low Rider' (original) | |||
1994 | 'Peace Sign' | - | 64 | - | Peace Sign | Remixes of 'Peace Sign' |
Related albums[edit]
- 1970s: The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart (double LP of early instrumental tracks, credited to an early version of War comprising session men that apparently includes Brown, Dickerson and Jordan, with Bobby Womack guesting on guitar, released around 1973, though possibly not an official release)
- 1992: Rap Declares War (various artists, with sampling taken from War)
- 1997: War Stories (solo album by Lonnie Jordan, includes cover versions of six songs previously recorded by War)
References[edit]
- ^'War Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ abc'War Album & Song Chart History (Hot R&B Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^ abcdefghijklm'War (United Artists Records)'. riaa.com. RIAA.
- ^ ab'War (MCA Records)'. riaa.com. RIAA.
- ^ ab'War: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums'. Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^'War (Avenue Records)'. riaa.com. RIAA.
- ^'War Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^'War Album & Song Chart History (R&B Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 831. ISBN0-00-717931-6.