The Very Best of War is a two-disc compilation album by American rhythm and blues band War, which features tracks from 1970 to 1994.[2] It was issued in 2003 on Avenue Records, distributed by Rhino Records, and is similar to an earlier compilation, Anthology: 1970–1994 issued in 1994 by the same labels.
| The Very Best of War | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | July 15, 2003[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1994[2] | |||
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| War chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Soul and Jazz and Funk |  [2] |
The Very Best of War track listing
editDisc one
edit| Track | Title | Time | Notes | Also on Anthology ? |
From the album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Spill the Wine" | 4:53 | full version | Yes | Eric Burdon Declares "War" (Eric Burdon and War) |
| 2 | "Tobacco Road" | 3:58 | reprise section | Yes | |
| 3 | "All Day Music" | 3:59 | Yes | All Day Music | |
| 4 | "Slippin' into Darkness" | 3:47 | edited from 7:00 | Yes | |
| 5 | "Get Down" | 4:29 | Yes | ||
| 6 | "Nappy Head (Theme from Ghetto Man)" | 3:19 | edited from 6:05 | No | |
| 7 | "The World Is a Ghetto" | 4:08 | edited from 10:10 | Yes | The World Is a Ghetto |
| 8 | "City, Country, City" | 3:54 | edited from 13:18 | Yes | |
| 9 | "The Cisco Kid" | 3:48 | edited from 4:35 | Yes | |
| 10 | "Where Was You At" | 3:25 | Yes | ||
| 11 | "Four Cornered Room" | 5:10 | edited from 8:30 | No | |
| 12 | "Gypsy Man" | 5:23 | edited from 11:35 | Yes | Deliver the Word |
| 13 | "Me and Baby Brother" | 3:31 | Yes | ||
| 14 | "Deliver the Word" | 4:39 | edited from 7:48 | Yes | |
| 15 | "Southern Part of Texas" | 3:53 | edited from 6:22 | No | |
| 16 | "Ballero" | 3:26 | live; edited from 8:29 | Yes | War Live |
| 17 | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" | 3:49 | Yes | Why Can't We Be Friends? |
Disc two
edit| Track | Title | Time | Notes | Also on Anthology ? |
From the album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Low Rider" | 3:11 | Yes | Why Can't We Be Friends? | |
| 2 | "Don't Let No One Get You Down" | 4:01 | Yes | ||
| 3 | "Heartbeat" | 4:11 | edited from 7:25 | No | |
| 4 | "Smile Happy" | 4:23 | edited from 7:22 | No | |
| 5 | "So" | 4:59 | No | ||
| 6 | "Summer" | 4:03 | edited from 6:39 | Yes | Greatest Hits |
| 7 | "L.A. Sunshine" | 4:01 | edited from 11:52 | Yes | Platinum Jazz |
| 8 | "River Niger" | 5:17 | edited from 8:40 | Yes | |
| 9 | "Galaxy" | 4:46 | edited from 8:09 | Yes | Galaxy (War album) |
| 10 | "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)" | 4:02 | edited from 10:43 | Yes | Youngblood (soundtrack) |
| 11 | "I'm the One Who Understands" | 4:50 | edited from 6:08 | No | The Music Band |
| 12 | "Cinco de Mayo" | 4:07 | edited from 5:34 | Yes | Outlaw |
| 13 | "You Got the Power" | 4:02 | edited from 5:41 | Yes | |
| 14 | "Outlaw" | 3:59 | edited from 5:02 | Yes | |
| 15 | "Baby It's Cold Outside" | 5:56 | No | ||
| 16 | "Peace Sign" | 4:29 | shorter LP version | Yes | ☮ (Peace Sign) |
| 17 | "East L.A." | 5:41 | No |
Anthology track listing
editDisc one
edit| Track | Title | Also on Very Best ? |
From the album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tobacco Road" | Yes | Eric Burdon Declares "War" (Eric Burdon and War) | ||
| 2 | "Spill the Wine" | Yes | |||
| 3 | "They Can't Take Away Our Music" | No | The Black-Man's Burdon (Eric Burdon and War) | ||
| 4 | "Sun Oh Son" | No | War | ||
| 5 | "Lonely Feelin'" | No | |||
| 6 | "All Day Music" | Yes | All Day Music | ||
| 7 | "Get Down" | Yes | |||
| 8 | "Slippin' into Darkness" | Yes | |||
| 9 | "The Cisco Kid" | Yes | The World Is a Ghetto | ||
| 10 | "The World is a Ghetto" | Yes | |||
| 11 | "City, Country, City" | Yes | |||
| 12 | "Where Was You At" | Yes | |||
| 13 | "Gypsy Man" | Yes | Deliver the Word | ||
| 14 | "Me and Baby Brother" | Yes | |||
| 15 | "Deliver the Word" | Yes | |||
| 16 | "Ballero" | Yes | War Live |
Disc two
edit| Track | Title | Also on Very Best ? |
From the album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" | Yes | Why Can't We Be Friends? | ||
| 2 | "Low Rider" | Yes | |||
| 3 | "Don't Let No One Get You Down" | Yes | |||
| 4 | "Summer" | Yes | Greatest Hits | ||
| 5 | "L.A. Sunshine" | Yes | Platinum Jazz | ||
| 6 | "River Niger" | Yes | |||
| 7 | "Galaxy" | Yes | Galaxy | ||
| 8 | "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)" | Yes | Youngblood (soundtrack) | ||
| 9 | "The Funky Music Makes You Feel Good" | No | |||
| 10 | "The Music Band" | No | The Music Band | ||
| 11 | "Outlaw" | Yes | Outlaw | ||
| 12 | "You Got the Power" | Yes | |||
| 13 | "Cinco de Mayo" | Yes | |||
| 14 | "Life (is So Strange)" | No | Life (is So Strange) | ||
| 15 | "Don't Let No One Get You Down" | No | Rap Declares War (various artists compilation, track by War with Hispanic M.C.'s) | ||
| 16 | "Peace Sign" | Yes | ☮ (Peace Sign) |
References
edit- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ a b c Waring, Charles (March 30, 2008). "WAR: 'The Very Best Of War' (Label: Rhino Avenue)". Soul & Jazz & Funk. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "WAR - the Very Best of War".
- ^ a b "The Very Best of War - Apple Music".