Eric Burdon and War - The Black-Man's Burdon 1970

  War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul band^[8] from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer").^[9][10] Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae.^[2] According to music writer Colin Larkin, their "potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound",^[11] while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s".^[12] Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973.^[13] The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was subject to many line-up changes over the course of its existence, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.

Line-up / Musicians Eric Burdon - lead vocals Lee Oskar - harmonica, vocals Charles Miller - saxophones, flute Howard Scott - guitar, vocals Lonnie Jordan - organ, piano, vocals B.B. Dickerson - bass, vocals Harold Brown - drums Papa Dee Allen - congas, percussion, vocals Tracks Listing A1.Black in Black on Black A2.Paint It Black I A3.Laurel & Hardy A4.Pintelo Negro II A5.P.C. 3 A6.Black Bird A7.Paint It Black III A8.Spirit B1.Beautiful New Born Child B2.Nights in White Satin B3.The Bird and the Squirrel B4.Nuts, Seeds & Life B5.Out of Nowhere B6.Nights in White Satin C1.Sun / Moon C2.Pretty Colors C3.Gun C4.Jimbo D1.Bare Black Ride D2.Home Cookin' D3.They Can't Take Away Our Music

War - The World Is a Ghetto 1972 Full Album

 War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul band^[8] from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer").^[9][10] Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae.^[2] According to music writer Colin Larkin, their "potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound",^[11] while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s".^[12] Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973.^[13] The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was subject to many line-up changes over the course of its existence, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.

Side 1 00:00 1."The Cisco Kid" 04:35 2."Where Was You At" 08:01 3."City, Country, City" Side 2 21:22 1."Four Cornered Room" 29:57 2."The World Is a Ghetto" 40:12 3."Beetles in the Bog"