War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)

War & Peace
Studio album by
Edwin Starr
ReleasedAugust 7, 1970[1]
GenreSoul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelic soul
Length38:45
LabelMotown Records/Gordy
ProducerEdwin Star, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield, Ivy Joe Hunter
Edwin Starr chronology
Just We Two
(1969) 		War & Peace
(1970) 		Involved
(1971)
Singles from War & Peace
  1. "War"
    Released: June 10, 1970

War & Peace is the second studio album by R&B singer Edwin Starr released on August 7, 1970, by Motown Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 52 on the Billboard 200.[2] War & Peace also peaked at No. 21 on the Canadian RPM Top 100 Albums chart.[3]

Background

War & Peace was arranged by David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Wade Marcus and Willie Shorter. With Edwin Star, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield and Ivy Joe Hunter serving as the album's producers.[1]

Singles

The album's main single, "War", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks.[2] War also peaked at No. 3 on the UK Pop singles chart and has been certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic gave the album a four and a half out of five stars rating. Wynn called War & Peace "without question his finest" album.[5]

As a single, War was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."War"Norman Whitfield, Barrett StrongNorman Whitfield3:12
2."Running Back and Forth"Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Edwin StarrEdwin Starr2:50
3."Adios Senorita"Sylvia Moy, Henry CosbyHenry Cosby2:31
4."All Around the World"Titus TurnerJohnny Bristol2:56
5."I Can't Escape Your Memory"Ivy Hunter, Jack Alan GogaIvy Hunter2:58
6."At Last (I Found Love)"Elgie Stover, Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin GayeJohnny Bristol2:51
7."I Just Wanted to Cry"Johnny Bristol, Edwin StarrJohnny Bristol2:59
8."Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidEdwin Starr3:15
9."Time"Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Edwin StarrEdwin Starr2:54
10."California Soul"Nick Ashford, Valerie SimpsonEdwin Starr3:50
11."I Can't Replace My Old Love"Harvey Fuqua, Arthur Scott, Vernon WilliamsHarvey Fuqua4:10
12."She Should Have Been Home"Johnny Bristol, Doris McNeilJohnny Bristol2:59

References

  1. ^ a b c Edwin Starr: War & Peace. Motown Records. August 7, 1970.
  2. ^ a b "Edwin Starr: Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 17, 1970" (PDF). collectionscanada.gc.ca. RPM.
  4. ^ "Edwin Starr: War". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  5. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Edwin Starr: War & Peace". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Edwin Starr". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 24, 2024.