MGM publish ‘Eric Burdon Declares “War”,’ a collaboration between Burdon and funk band War (1970)

‘Eric Burdon Declares “War”‘ is the first of two collaboration albums between Burdon and Californian funk band War, released in April 1970 by MGM Records.

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1 . Spirit / Love Is All Around / Mystery Train (w/ War, Live, 1971)

2 . Spill The Wine (w/ War )

3 . Mother Earth (w/ War, Paris, 1971)

Eric Burdon Declares “War”


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Track Listing : 1.The Vision Of Rassan (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 07:40 . – Dedication (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 02:33 . – Roll On Kirk (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 05:07 . 2.Tobacco Road (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 013:44 . – Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk) – 03:47 . – I Have A Dream (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 06:39 . – Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk) – 03:58 . 3.Spill The Wine (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 04:38 . 4.Blues For Memphis Slim (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 012:27 . – Birth (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 01:31 . – Mother Earth (Peter Chatman) – 02:46 . – Mr. Charlie (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 03:05 . – Danish Pastry (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 03:18 . – Mother Earth (Peter Chatman) – 02:28 . 5.You’Re No Stranger (Thomas C Carter) – 01:55

Musicians : Eric Burdon – Lead Vocals . Lee Oskar – Harmonica . Charles Miller – Tenor Sax, Flute . Howard Scott – Guitar, Backing Vocals . Lonnie Jordan – Organ, Piano . Bee Bee Dickerson – Bass, Backing Vocals . Harold Brown – Drums . Dee Allen – Conga, Percussion

Production : Produced By Jerry Goldstein . Chris Huston – Engineer

Package : The Visual Thing – Cover Design . Eric Burdon – Cover Concept

Recorded January 2–4, 1970 At Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco.

Released In April 1970 By Mgm.

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Wilson & Alroy’s Record Reviews
The production is sparse and the sound often not very different from traditional Chicago blues, which creates the feel of a tight and professional live performance: on track after track, the band finds a good groove and stays with it. […]

JazzMusicArchives.com
This is hot stuff, guys. After such a powerful track, WAR heads for an epic 19-mins Blues for Memphis Slim with so much place for instrumental interplay that it could also qualify as progressive blues with Burdon ranting about sex and death to mock Morrison. […]

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Best of all might be 1978’s obligatory blaxploitation soundtrack , one packed with sprightly pop-funk melodies and killer basslines that have been sampled to death by hip hop producers. […]

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