War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)

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War & Peace
War & Peace, Edwin Starr album.jpg
Studio album by
Edwin Starr
ReleasedAugust 7, 1970[1]
GenreSoul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelic soul
Length38:45
LabelMotown Records/Gordy
Edwin Starr chronology
25 Miles
(1969) 		War & Peace
(1970) 		Involved
(1971)
Singles from War & Peace
  1. "War"
    Released: June 10, 1970

War & Peace is an album recorded by Edwin Starr and released by Motown Records in 1970. The album reached number 52 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the R&B album chart,[2] while the single, "War" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks.[3] The song was nominated for best R&B Male Vocal Performance at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971.[4] The album's arrangements are by David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus and Willie Shorter. The art direction and design by Curtis McNair.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."War"Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield3:12
2."Running Back and Forth"Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr2:50
3."Adios Senorita"Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby2:31
4."All Around the World"Titus Turner2:56
5."I Can't Escape Your Memory"Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan Goga2:58
6."At Last (I Found Love)"Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye2:51
7."I Just Wanted to Cry"Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr2:59
8."Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:15
9."Time"Richard Wylie, Edwin Starr2:54
10."California Soul"Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson3:50
11."I Can't Replace My Old Love"Harvey Fuqua, Arthur Scott, Vernon Williams4:10
12."She Should Have Been Home"Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeil2:59

References[]

  1. ^ "Vinyl Albums". 45Worlds. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ^ War & Peace - Edwin Starr | Awards (chart placements) @AllMusic.com Retrieved 3-17-2014.
  3. ^ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1971 - Grammy Award Winners 1971".

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