War & Peace is the second studio album by R&B singer Edwin Starr released on August 7, 1970 by Motown Records.[1] The album peaked at No.9 on the on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 52 on the Billboard 200.[2] War & Peace also peaked at No. 21 on the Canadian RPM Top 100 Albums chart.[3]
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| Released | August 7, 1970[1] | |||
| Genre | Soul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelic soul | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Motown Records/Gordy | |||
| Producer | Edwin Star, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield, Ivy Joe Hunter | |||
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Background
editWar & Peace was arranged by David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus and Willie Shorter. With Edwin Star, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield and Ivy Joe Hunter serving as the album's producers.[1]
Singles
editThe album's main single, "War", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks.[2] War also peaked at No. 3 on the UK Pop singles chart and has been certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[4]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Ron Wynn of Allmusic gave the album a four out of five stars rating. Wynn called War & Peace "without question his finest" album.[5]
As a single, War was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "War" | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong | Norman Whitfield | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Running Back and Forth" | Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Edwin Starr | Edwin Starr | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Adios Senorita" | Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby | Henry Cosby | 2:31 |
| 4. | "All Around the World" | Titus Turner | Johnny Bristol | 2:56 |
| 5. | "I Can't Escape Your Memory" | Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan Goga | Ivy Hunter | 2:58 |
| 6. | "At Last (I Found Love)" | Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye | Johnny Bristol | 2:51 |
| 7. | "I Just Wanted to Cry" | Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr | Johnny Bristol | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Edwin Starr | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Time" | Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Edwin Starr | Edwin Starr | 2:54 |
| 10. | "California Soul" | Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Edwin Starr | 3:50 |
| 11. | "I Can't Replace My Old Love" | Harvey Fuqua, Arthur Scott, Vernon Williams | Harvey Fuqua | 4:10 |
| 12. | "She Should Have Been Home" | Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeil | Johnny Bristol | 2:59 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Edwin Starr: War & Peace. Motown Records. August 7, 1970.
- ^ a b "Edwin Starr: Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 17, 1970" (PDF). collectionscanada.gc.ca. RPM.
- ^ "Edwin Starr: War". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Edwin Starr: War & Peace". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ "Edwin Starr". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 24, 2024.