War - Why Can't We Be Friends (1975) {1337x}-kawli

War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "Summer", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "The Cisco Kid", and "The World Is a Ghetto". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae. The band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was also subject to many line-up changes over the course of its formation, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up.

Although War's lyrics are often socio-political in nature, their music usually had a laid-back, California funk vibe. A particular feature of War's sound is the use of harmonica and saxophone playing melody lines in unison, sounding like a single instrument.

Why Can't We Be Friends is a studio album by War 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.

Tracklist:
01. Don't Let No One Get You Down [4:07]
02. Lotus Blossom [4:04]
03. Heartbeat [7:25]
04. Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley) [6:44]
05. Smile Happy [7:26]
06. So [5:01]
07. Low Rider [3:13]
08. In Mazatlan [2:51]
09. Why Can't We Be Friends? [3:50]

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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