The Very Best Of War

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Spill the Wine recording of: Spill the Wine writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) publisher: Far Out Music, Inc.	Eric Burdon & WAR	5	4:53
2	Tobacco Road cover recording of: Tobacco Road lyricist and composer: John D. Loudermilk	Eric Burdon & WAR		3:59
3	All Day Music recording of: All Day Music writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	War		4:00
4	Slippin’ Into Darkness recording of: Slippin’ Into Darkness writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	War	3	3:48
5	Get Down	War		4:29
6	Nappy Head (Theme From “Ghetto Man”)	War		3:20
7	The World Is a Ghetto recording of: The World Is a Ghetto writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) publisher: Carlin Music Corp. and Far Out Music	War	3.5	4:09
8	City, Country, City	War		3:55
9	The Cisco Kid recording of: The Cisco Kid writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson and Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War)	War	3	3:48
10	Where Was You At phonographic copyright (℗) by: Far Out Productions, Inc. (in 2012)	War		3:25
11	Four Cornered Room	War		5:10
12	Gypsy Man	War	2	5:24
13	Me and Baby Brother associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein	War	3.5	3:32
14	Deliver the Word	War		4:40
15	Southern Part of Texas	War		3:54
16	Ballero (live 1972)	War		3:26
17	Why Can’t We Be Friends? recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Why Can’t We Be Friends? writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	War	4.2	3:49

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Low Rider recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Low Rider writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	4.65	3:11
2	Don’t Let No One Get You Down recording of: Don’t Let No One Get You Down writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	2	4:01
3	Heartbeat recording of: Heartbeat writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		4:12
4	Smile Happy recording of: Smile Happy writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		4:24
5	So recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: So writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		5:00
6	Summer recording of: Summer writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	3	4:03
7	L.A. Sunshine		4:02
8	River Niger		5:18
9	Galaxy recording of: Galaxy writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) publisher: Far Out Music	3	4:47
10	Youngblood (Livin’ in the Streets)	3	4:03
11	I’m the One Who Understands		4:50
12	Cinco de Mayo	4	4:08
13	You Got the Power	3	4:03
14	Outlaw	3	4:00
15	Baby It’s Cold Outside		5:56
16	Peace Sign	3	4:29
17	East L.A.		5:42

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1199891 [info]
ASIN:	DE: B01MDSQP9K [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/132102/ [info]

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Wikipedia:	en: The Very Best of War [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/274027 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000039118 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7772432 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 081227389529
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:25:47

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Avenue Records
8122-73895-2
Rhino
8122-73895-2

Release events

Europe
2003

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