War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)

War & Peace
Studio album by Edwin Starr
Released January 1, 1970[1]
Genre R&B/Soul/Funk
Length 38:45
Label Motown Records/Gordy
Edwin Starr chronology

25 Miles
(1969)		 War & Peace
(1970)		 Involved
(1971)

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] In 1971, Starr won a Grammy Award for "War" for best R&B Male Vocal Performance.[4] The album's arrangements are by David De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus and Willie Shorter.

Track listing

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

References

  1. ↑ "War & Peace by Edwin Starr | Full Album Song Listings". VH1. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  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. ↑ "Edwin Starr - War & Peace | Funk My Soul". Funkmysoul.gr. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

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