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The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic lineup. War was subject to many lineup changes over the course of its existence, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current lineup; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.
The Music Band "I'm the One Who Understands" - "Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)" Promo only "Don't Take It Away" - "The Music Band 2 (We Are the Music Band)" — 32 — The Music Band 2 "I'll Be Around" 1980 — 96 — "Cinco De Mayo" - "Don't Let No One Get You Down" 1981 — 90 — Outlaw "You Got the Power" - "Cinco De Mayo" 1982 66 18 ...
The World Is a Ghetto is the fifth album by American band War, released in late 1972 on United Artists Records.The album attained the number one spot on Billboard, and was Billboard magazine's Album of the Year as the best-selling album of 1973. [2]
Although the band Burdon formed in the late 1960s was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals, it was not until 1998 that the name Eric Burdon and the New Animals was officially adopted. The 1998 band had bassist Dave Meros, guitarist Dean Restum, drummer Aynsley Dunbar and keyboard guitarist Neal Morse.
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.
War's version was sampled in the 1996 song "The World Is a Ghetto" by Geto Boys on their album The Resurrection. ASAP Mob, ASAP Nast and Method Man sampled the song of their 2013 single, Trillmatic. George Benson's version was sampled by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk for his 1996 single "Spinal Scratch".
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.
Outlaw is an album by the American band War, released in 1982. [3] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4] "Cinco de Mayo" became a popular seasonal standard. [1] This was War's first album for RCA.