War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)

War & Peace
Studio album by Edwin Starr
Released January 1, 1970[1]
Genre Soul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelic soul
Length 38:45
Label Motown Records/Gordy
Edwin Starr chronology
25 Miles
(1969)25 Miles1969		 War & Peace
(1970)		 Involved
(1971)Involved1971
Singles from War & Peace
  1. "War"
    Released: June 10, 1970

War & Peace is an album recorded by Edwin Starr and released by Motown Records in 1970. The album reached number 52 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the R&B album chart,[2] while the single, "War" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks.[3] The song was nominated for best R&B Male Vocal Performance at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. [4] The album's arrangements are by David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus and Willie Shorter. The art direction and design by Curtis McNair.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."War"Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield3:12
2."Running Back and Forth"Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr2:50
3."Adios Senorita"Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby2:31
4."All Around the World"Titus Turner2:56
5."I Can't Escape Your Memory"Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan Goga2:58
6."At Last (I Found Love)"Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye2:51
7."I Just Wanted to Cry"Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr2:59
8."Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:15
9."Time"Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr2:54
10."California Soul"Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson3:50
11."I Can't Replace My Old Love"Harvey Fuqua, Arthur Scott, Vernon Williams4:10
12."She Should Have Been Home"Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeil2:59

References

  1. ↑ "War & Peace by Edwin Starr | Full Album Song Listings". VH1. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ↑ War & Peace - Edwin Starr | Awards (chart placements) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 3-17-2014.
  3. ↑ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. ↑ http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1971-220.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.), London: Guinness World Records Limited, page 524. ISBN 978-1904994107
  • War & Peace at AllMusic
  • War and Peace at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Edwin Starr, "War" - Superseventies.com
  • Edwin Starr interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' 10/92
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