The World Is a Ghetto

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The World Is a Ghetto
Studio album by War
Released 1972
Genre R&B
Funk
Length 43:49
Label United Artists (original issue)
Avenue/Rhino (reissue)
Professional reviews
War chronology
All Day Music
(1971)		 The World Is a Ghetto
(1972)		 Deliver the Word
(1973)

The World is a Ghetto is an album released by the band War late in year 1972. Originally released in vinyl, later available on CD. In 2003, the album was ranked number 449 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. "Cisco Kid"
  2. "Where was You at"
  3. "City, Country, City"

[edit] Side two

  1. "Four Cornered Room"
  2. "The World is A Ghetto"
  3. "Beetles in the Bog"

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1973 Billboard 200 1
Preceded by
No Secrets by Carly Simon		 Billboard 200 number-one album
February 17 - March 2, 1973		 Succeeded by
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player by Elton John