Why Can't We Be Friends?
Why Can't We Be Friends? is the seventh studio album by American funk band War, released on June 16, 1975 by United Artists Records. Two singles from the album were released: the title track backed with "In Mazatlan", and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976.
Why Can't We Be Friends? | ||||
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Released | June 16, 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California | |||
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Length | 44:04 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
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Singles from Why Can't We Be Friends? | ||||
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Of the songs on this album, an interpolation of the first part of the song "Smile Happy" was used in the song It Wasn't Me by Shaggy featuring RikRok.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott), except where indicated. Note: CD edition does not break "Leroy's Latin Lament" into sections.
- "Don't Let No One Get You Down" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:59
- "Lotus Blossom" (War, Francie Nelson) – 3:59
- "Heartbeat" – 7:25
- "Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley)" - 6:36
- "Lonnie Dreams" – 0:49
- "The Way We Feel" (War, lyrics: Keri Oskar) – 1:10
- "La Fiesta" – 2:10
- "Lament" – 2:27
- "Smile Happy" – 7:22
- "So" – 4:58
- "Low Rider" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:11
- "In Mazatlan" – 2:45
- "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:49
Personnel
- Howard Scott – guitar, percussion, vocals
- B. B. Dickerson – bass, percussion, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan – organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals
- Harold Brown – drums, percussion, vocals (credit missing from LP cover)
- Papa Dee Allen – conga, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Charles Miller – clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
- Lee Oskar – harmonica, percussion, vocals
References
- Allmusic review
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "War US albums chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- "War US singles chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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