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Why Can't We Be Friends

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Released
  
June 16, 1975

Length
  
44:04

Release date
  
16 June 1975

Recorded
  
1974

Artist
  
War

Label
  
United Artists Records

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Producer
  
Jerry Goldstein with Lonnie Jordan and Howard Scott

Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)
  
Love Is All Around (with Eric Burdon) (1976)

Genres
  
Funk, Rhythm and blues, Brown-eyed soul

Similar
  
War albums, Funk albums

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Why Can't We Be Friends? is the seventh studio album by War.

Contents

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Reception

Recorded in 1974 and released by United Artists Records on June 16, 1975. The title song reached number 8 on Billboard's Hot 100. The original LP edition came with a poster. Two singles from the album were released: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" backed with "In Mazatlan", and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976.

Track listing

All tracks composed by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott), except where indicated. Note: CD edition does not break "Leroy's Latin Lament" into sections.

  1. "Don't Let No One Get You Down" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:59
  2. "Lotus Blossom" (War, Francie Nelson) – 3:59
  3. "Heartbeat" – 7:25
  4. "Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley)" - 6:36
    1. "Lonnie Dreams" – 0:49
    2. "The Way We Feel" (War, lyrics: Keri Oskar) – 1:10
    3. "La Fiesta" – 2:10
    4. "Lament" – 2:27
  5. "Smile Happy" – 7:22
  6. "So" – 4:58
  7. "Low Rider" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:11
  8. "In Mazatlan" – 2:45
  9. "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:49

Personnel

  • Howard Scott – guitar, percussion, vocals
  • B.B. Dickerson – bass, percussion, vocals
  • Lonnie Jordan – organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals
  • Harold Brown – drums, percussion, vocals (credit missing from LP cover)
  • Papa Dee Allen – conga, bongos, percussion, vocals
  • Charles Miller – clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
  • Lee Oskar – harmonica, percussion, vocals

    • Songs

    1Don't Let No One Get You Down4:07
    2Lotus Blossom4:04
    3Heartbeat7:26

    References

    Why Can't We Be Friends? Wikipedia
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