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Released
  
April 1970

Producer
  
Jerry Goldstein

Release date
  
1970

Length
  
41:45

Artists
  
Eric Burdon, War

Label
  
MGM Records

Eric Burdon Declares

Recorded
  
January 2–4, 1970 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California

Eric Burdon Declares "War" (with War) (1970)
  
The Black-Man's Burdon (with War) (1970)

Eric Burdon Declares "War" (with Eric Burdon) (1970)
  
The Black-Man's Burdon (with Eric Burdon) (1970)

Genres
  
Rock music, Funk, Rhythm and blues, Psychedelic music, Avant-garde music, Latin music

Similar
  
War albums, Rock music albums

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Eric Burdon Declares "War" is the first of two original albums by funk band Eric Burdon and War, released on MGM Records in April 1970. It peaked at number 18 on record charts in the USA, number 50 in the UK, and number 7 in Australia. The back cover includes this declaration: "We the People, have declared War against the People, for the right to love each other". The album received a gold record award.

Contents

In 1981, LA Records (producer Jerry Goldstein's own label) reissued the album under the title Spill the Wine. It has also been reissued under its original title on CD by Avenue / Rhino Records.

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Cover art

The cover, credited to The Visual Thing (with Burdon credited for the concept), depicts two disembodied but joined arms, one white and one black, both giving a three finger salute, similar to the peace sign which uses two fingers. The three fingers may represent the letter "w" in the word "war". This salute was also used on the cover of a future album, War. The use of a background sun also appears as a recurring theme on both front and back covers of The Black-Man's Burdon and the innersleeve of Deliver the Word.

Track listing

All tracks written by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) except where noted. Note: Memphis Slim composed music under the name of Peter Chatman which was actually his father's name; on the original album the composer credit is misprinted as "P. Chapman".

Side one

  1. "The Vision of Rassan" - 7:40
    1. "Dedication"" – 2:33
    2. "Roll on Kirk" – 5:07
  2. "Tobacco Road" - 13:44
    1. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) – 3:47
    2. "I Have a Dream" – 6:39
    3. "Tobacco Road" (Loudermilk) – 3:58

Side two

  1. "Spill the Wine" – 4:38
  2. "Blues for Memphis Slim" - 12:27
    1. "Birth" – 1:31
    2. "Mother Earth" (Peter Chatman) – 2:46
    3. "Mr. Charlie" – 3:05
    4. "Danish Pastry" – 3:18
    5. "Mother Earth" (Chatman) – 2:28
  3. "You're No Stranger" (Thomas C Carter) – 1:55

Personnel

  • Eric Burdon – lead vocals
  • Lee Oskar – harmonica
  • Charles Miller – tenor sax, flute
  • Howard Scott – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lonnie Jordan – organ, piano
  • Bee Bee Dickerson – bass, backing vocals
  • Harold Brown – drums
  • Dee Allen – conga, percussion
  • Jerry Goldstein – producer
  • Chris Huston – engineer

    • Songs

    1The Vision of Rassan: Dedication / Roll On Kirk7:44
    2Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road14:24
    3Spill the Wine4:38

    References

    Eric Burdon Declares "War" Wikipedia
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