Tracklist
| 1-01 | –Eric Burdon & War | Spill The WineVocals, Percussion – Eric Burdon | 4:53 |
| 1-02 | –Eric Burdon & War | Tobacco RoadVocals, Percussion – Eric BurdonWritten-By – John D. Loudermilk | 3:58 |
| 1-03 | –War | All Day Music | 3:59 |
| 1-04 | –War | Slippin' Into Darkness | 3:47 |
| 1-05 | –War | Get Down | 4:29 |
| 1-06 | –War | Nappy Head (Theme From "Ghetto Man") | 3:19 |
| 1-07 | –War | The World Is A Ghetto | 4:08 |
| 1-08 | –War | City, Country, City | 3:54 |
| 1-09 | –War | The Cisco Kid | 3:48 |
| 1-10 | –War | Where Was You At | 3:25 |
| 1-11 | –War | Four Cornered Room | 5:10 |
| 1-12 | –War | Gypsy Man | 5:23 |
| 1-13 | –War | Me And Baby Brother | 3:31 |
| 1-14 | –War | Deliver The Word | 4:39 |
| 1-15 | –War | Southern Part Of Texas | 3:53 |
| 1-16 | –War | Ballero (Live, 1972) | 3:26 |
| 1-17 | –War | Why Can't We Be Friends? | 3:49 |
| 2-01 | –War | Low Rider | 3:11 |
| 2-02 | –War | Don't Let No One Get You Down | 4:01 |
| 2-03 | –War | Heartbeat | 4:11 |
| 2-04 | –War | Smile Happy | 4:23 |
| 2-05 | –War | So | 4:59 |
| 2-06 | –War | Summer | 4:03 |
| 2-07 | –War | L.A. Sunshine | 4:01 |
| 2-08 | –War | River Niger | 5:17 |
| 2-09 | –War | Galaxy | 4:46 |
| 2-10 | –War | Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets) | 4:02 |
| 2-11 | –War | I'm The One Who UnderstandsBass, Vocals – Luther RabbPercussion, Vocals – Alice Tweed Smith | 4:50 |
| 2-12 | –War | Cinco De Mayo | 4:07 |
| 2-13 | –War | You Got The PowerBacking Vocals – Debbie MomanSaxophone – William Bergman, Greg Smith , Jim CoileTrumpet – John Berry , Lee Thornburg | 4:02 |
| 2-14 | –War | Outlaw | 3:59 |
| 2-15 | –War | Baby It's Cold OutsideWritten-By – Hammon | 5:56 |
| 2-16 | –War | Peace SignDrums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Sal RodriguezHarmonica – Tetsuya "Tex" NakamuraProgrammed By [Music Programming], Drums [Drum Fills], Backing Vocals – Rae ValentineSaxophone – Kerry CampbellSaxophone, Soloist – Charles GreenWritten-By – Myrick | 4:29 |
| 2-17 | –War | East L.A.Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Gene PageBacking Vocals [Additional] – The WatersDrums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Sal RodriguezHarmonica – Tetsuya "Tex" NakamuraLead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Jose FelicianoPercussion – Jerry GoldsteinProgrammed By [Music Programming] – Matt HydeProgrammed By [Music Programming], Drums [Drum Fills], Backing Vocals – Rae ValentineSaxophone – Kerry Campbell | 5:41 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 73895 | War | The Very Best Of (2xCD, Comp) | Avenue Records, Rhino Entertainment Company | R2 73895 | US | 2003 |
| WPCR-12847-8 | War | The Very Best Of War (2xCD, Comp) | Avenue Records, Rhino Records | WPCR-12847-8 | Japan | 2003 |
Credits
- Art Direction – Hugh Brown , Julie Vlasak
- Backing Vocals – Milton "James" Myrick (tracks: 1-07 to 1-11, 1-17 to 2-05, 2-16, 2-17), Sharone Scott (tracks: 1-07 to 1-15, 1-17 to 2-05)
- Backing Vocals, Congas – Moses Wheelock (tracks: 1-17 to 2-05, 2-12 to 2-17)
- Bass, Percussion, Vocals – B.B. Dickerson (tracks: 1-01 to 2-11)
- Compilation Producer – David McLees, Jerry Goldstein
- Compilation Producer [Project Assistance] – Becky Wagner, Jerry Levine, John Austin , Leigh Hall, Randy Perry, Reggie Collins, Tim Scanlin
- Compilation Producer [Project Management For Avenue] – Peter Durango
- Congas, Bongos, Percussion, Vocals – Papa Dee Allen (tracks: 1-01 to 2-15)
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Harold Brown, Ron Hammon (tracks: 2-12 to 2-17)
- Engineer – Andrew Berliner (tracks: 1-17 to 2-05), Chris Huston (tracks: 1-01 to 2-15), Ed Barton (tracks: 1-16 to 2-11), John Fischbach (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Richard Moore (tracks: 1-03 to 1-06)
- Engineer, Mixed By – Larry Goetz (tracks: 2-16, 2-17)
- Executive-Producer – Glenn Stone, Jerry Goldstein
- Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Howard Scott
- Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals – Lee Oskar (tracks: 1-01 to 2-15)
- Illustration [Cover] – ICU Art, Relic
- Liner Notes – Barry Alfonso
- Liner Notes [Discographical Annotation] – Gary Peterson
- Liner Notes [Editorial Supervision] – Cory Frye
- Management – Avenue Management Group, Bruce Garfield
- Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar, Timbales, Percussion, Vocals – Lonnie Jordan
- Photography By – Avenue Records, Michael Ochs Archives
- Producer – Howard Scott (tracks: 2-16), Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan (tracks: 2-12 to 2-17)
- Producer [Produced With] – Howard Scott (tracks: 1-07 to 2-11), Lonnie Jordan (tracks: 1-07 to 2-11)
- Product Manager – Emily Cagan
- Remastered By – Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch
- Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Charles Miller (tracks: 1-01 to 2-11)
- Saxophone, Flute, Vocals – Pat Rizzo (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15)
- Written-By – Dickerson (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-11), Miller (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-11), Brown (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-16), Scott (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-17), Goldstein (tracks: 1-03, 1-05, 1-15, 1-17 to 2-02, 2-06 to 2-15, 2-17), Oskar (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-15), Jordan (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-15, 2-17), Rabb (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Allen (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 2-15), Rizzo (tracks: 2-12, 2-15)
Notes
Issued in a right-side hinged double jewel case with a 20-page booklet, in a cardboard O-card.Some copies issued with a sticker on the front the O-card front.
1-01, 1-02: recorded at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA.
1-03 to 1-06: recorded at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA; Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA and on location with The Far Out Remote.
1-07 to 1-11: recorded at Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA.
1-12 to 1-15: recorded at Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO; Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA.
1-16: recorded at The High Chaparral, Chicago, IL.
1-17 to 2-05: recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA; Far Out Studios, Hollywood, CA; Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA.
2-09: Far Out Studios, Hollywood, CA; Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA; ABC Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sound City, Van Nuys, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA.
2-10: recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; ABC Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sound City, Van Nuys, CA; Beechwood Studios. Mixed at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA.
2-12 to 2-15: recorded at Far Out Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-16, 2-17: recorded at Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, CA; CAN-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA; Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, CA; Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, CA.
Remastering at Digiprep.
2-09 ℗ 1977 MCA Records, Inc.; 2-11 ℗ 1979 MCA Records, Inc., under license from Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Booklet: This compilation ℗ 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1994 & 2003 Avenue Records, a Division of Audio Visual Entertainment, Inc.
Back cover: This compilation ℗ & © 2003 Avenue Records, a Division of Audio Visual Entertainment, Inc.
Manufactured & distributed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
Warner Music Group, an AOL Time Warner company.
Made In Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe.
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 8122-73895-2 9
- Label Code (Tray inlay): LC 02982
- Label Code (Disc): LC02982
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1): [Warner 'W' logo] 812273895--2/1 01/04 V01
- Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI L011
- Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI 0598
- Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1): [Warner 'W' logo] 812273895--2/2 01/04 V01
- Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI L011
- Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI 0598
- Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2): [Warner 'W' logo] 812273895--2/1 01/04 V01
- Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI L011
- Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI 0574
- Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2): [Warner 'W' logo] CD 812273895--2/2.2 V01
- Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI L012
- Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI 05N0
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Licensed From – Universal Music Enterprises
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avenue Records
- Copyright (c) – Avenue Records
- Manufactured By – Warner Strategic Marketing
- Distributed By – Warner Strategic Marketing
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Made By – Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
- Recorded At – Crystal Sound
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
- Recorded At – The High Chaparral, Chicago, IL
- Recorded At – Far Out Studios
- Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
- Recorded At – ABC Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Sound City Studios
- Mixed At – Sound City Studios
- Recorded At – Beechwood Studios
- Recorded At – Skywalker Sound
- Recorded At – Can-Am Recorders
- Recorded At – Rumbo Recorders
- Recorded At – Cornerstone Studios
- Mixed At – Cornerstone Studios
- Remastered At – Digiprep
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