War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)
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.
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| Released | January 1, 1970[1] | |||
| Genre | Soul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelic soul | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Motown Records/Gordy | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "War" | Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Running Back and Forth" | Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Adios Senorita" | Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby | 2:31 |
| 4. | "All Around the World" | Titus Turner | 2:56 |
| 5. | "I Can't Escape Your Memory" | Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan Goga | 2:58 |
| 6. | "At Last (I Found Love)" | Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye | 2:51 |
| 7. | "I Just Wanted to Cry" | Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Time" | Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr | 2:54 |
| 10. | "California Soul" | Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 3:50 |
| 11. | "I Can't Replace My Old Love" | Harvey Fuqua, Arthur Scott, Vernon Williams | 4:10 |
| 12. | "She Should Have Been Home" | Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeil | 2:59 |
References
- "War & Peace by Edwin Starr | Full Album Song Listings". VH1. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- War & Peace - Edwin Starr | Awards (chart placements) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 3-17-2014.
- "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- "Grammy Award Nominees 1971 - Grammy Award Winners 1971".
External links
- 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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