War - Why Can't We Be Friends? Album

Tracklist

1	So	4:48
2	Lament	2:27
3	Why Can't We Be Friends? Written-By – Jerry Goldstein	3:49
4	Smile Happy	7:22
5	Lonnie Dreams	0:49
6	In Mazatlan	2:45
7	Heartbeat	7:25
8	Low Rider Written-By – Jerry Goldstein	3:11
9	La Fiesta	2:10
10	Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley)
11	Don't Let No One Get You Down Written-By – Jerry Goldstein	3:59
12	Lotus Blossom Written-By – Francie Nelson	3:59
13	The Way We Feel Lyrics By – Keri Oskar	1:10

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UA-LA441-G	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UA-LA441-G	US	1975
UA-LA441-G	War	Por Que no podemos ser amigos ? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UA-LA441-G	Mexico	1975
930010	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	Barclay	930010	France	1975
LPL 1110	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	RTV Ljubljana, United Artists Records	LPL 1110	Yugoslavia	1976
UALA 441-G	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UALA 441-G	Canada	1975

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UA-LA441-G	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UA-LA441-G	US	1975
UA-LA441-G	War	Por Que no podemos ser amigos ? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UA-LA441-G	Mexico	1975
930010	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	Barclay	930010	France	1975
LPL 1110	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	RTV Ljubljana, United Artists Records	LPL 1110	Yugoslavia	1976
UALA 441-G	War	Why Can't We Be Friends? ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UALA 441-G	Canada	1975

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Milton James, Moses Wheelock, Sharone Scott
• Bass, Percussion, Vocals – B.B. Dickerson
• Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – Charles Miller
• Congas, Bongos, Percussion, Vocals – Papa Dee Allen
• Cover [Album Cover] – Howard Miller
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Harold Brown
• Engineer [Mastering, Recording] – Andrew Berliner
• Engineer [Recording, Remix] – Ed Barton
• Engineer [Recording] – Chris Huston
• Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Vocals – Howard Scott
• Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals, Cover [Album Cover Concept] – Lee Oskar
• Management – Far Out Management Ltd., Steve Gold
• Organ, Piano, Timbales, Percussion, Producer, Vocals – Lonnie Jordan
• Photography By – Gary Sato
• Producer – Jerry Goldstein
• Written-By – War

• Artwork [Album Cover] – Howard Miller
• Bass, Percussion, Vocals – B.B. Dickerson
• Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Tenor, Baritone], Percussion, Vocals – Charles Miller
• Congas, Bongos, Percussion, Vocals – Papa Dee Allen
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Harold Brown
• Engineer [Mastering, Recording] – Andrew Berliner
• Engineer [Recording, Remix] – Ed Barton
• Engineer [Recording] – Chris Huston
• Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Vocals – Howard Scott
• Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals, Artwork [Album Cover Concept] – Lee Oskar
• Organ, Piano, Timbales, Percussion, Producer, Vocals – Lonnie Jordan
• Photography By – Gary Sato
• Producer – Jerry Goldstein
• Written-By – War

Notes

Tracks A4 to A7 play continuously and are titled "Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley)."

Barcodes

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Short intro

Between 1971 and 1982 the band had fourteen Top 100 hits six made the Top 10 and The Cisco Kid was their biggest hit, it peaked at 2 for 2 weeks on April 22nd, 1973. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Cut from the same cloth as the band's 1973 Deliver the Word LP, War's 1975 Why Can't We Be Friends is a masterpiece in its scope and breadth. Why Can't We Be Friends is the seventh studio album by American funk band War, released on June 16, 1975 by United Artists Records. War Essentials. Classic Rock Funk. War - Don't Let No One Get You Down. War: Next Steps. However, that one track, iconographic as it is, is by no means the only treat onboard Why Can't We Be Friends . War - Lotus Blossom. She scrapped the tune when the project was retooled to include more ballads. If you choose to use this review on your site please link back to this page. Indeed, the song would become the band's signature theme, as the Latino street-cruiser jam quickly became a live set staple and, much later, was reinvigorated through sampling on songs by the Beastie Boys, Stereo MC's, and Offspring. ImagineJohn Lennon. War - Don't Let No One Get You Down. In recent years, the album has been overshadowed by the monstrously popular bass-beating and bright brass of its singular hit, Low Rider. Why Can't We Be Friends - War. United States. Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976. Songs in album War - Why Can't We Be Friends 1975. Internet Service Terms. Listen free to War Why Can't We Be Friends Don't Let No One Get You Down, Lotus Blossom and more. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. It was the last truly great album by War, who continued to enjoy success long into the 80s. It reached 9 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. Two singles from the album were released: the title track backed with In Mazatlan, and Low Rider backed with So. Why Can't We Be Friends is the seventh studio album by American funk band War, released on June 16, 1975 by United Artists Records. And, emerging as the last work the band would do for its longtime label, United Artists, it became a fitting swansong, powering up the charts and giving War its fourth and final number one hit. 13 tracks 50:38. Of the songs on this album, an interpolation of the first part of the song Smile Happy was used in the song It Wasn't Me by Shaggy featuring RikRok. Beyond Low Rider, Why Cant We Be Friends is, sadly, largely forgotten today but its groove remains indestructible, and its sentiments are still valid. Why Can't We Be Friends - War. Ellie Goulding's hit single Burn was originally demoed by Leona Lewis for her 2011 Glassheart album. Listen free to War Why Can't We Be Friends Don't Let No One Get You Down, Lotus Blossom and more. Album 1975 9 Songs. It reached 9 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. Songs in album War - Why Can't We Be Friends 1975. Of the songs on this album, an interpolation of the first part of the song Smile Happy was used in the song It Wasn't Me by Shaggy featuring RikRok