The Very Best Of Eric Burdon & WAR

~ Release by Eric Burdon & War (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 2025 Far Out Productions

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-05 17:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Magic Mountain
recording of:
Magic Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and War (US funk/rock band)
publisher:
Far Out Music, Inc. and Jerry Goldstein Music, Inc. (publisher)
44:22
2Spill the Wine
engineer:
Chris Huston
producer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher)
bass guitar [bass]:
Morris "B.B." Dickerson
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harold Brown
flute:
Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War)
guitar:
Howard Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
harmonica:
Lee Oskar
organ:
Lonnie Jordan
percussion:
Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen
lead vocals:
Eric Burdon
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Spill the Wine
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
publisher:
Far Out Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Spill the Wine
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
publisher:
Far Out Music, Inc.
44:07
3Tobacco Road
cover recording of:
Tobacco Road
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:00
4Nights in White Satin
cover recording of:
Nights in White Satin
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
4:44
5Spirit
5:05
6Love Is All Around
recording of:
Love Is All Around
writer:
War (US funk/rock band)
3:51
7Home Dream
recording of:
Home Dream
lyricist and composer:
Eric Burdon
7:14
8Bare Back Ride
4:13
9Mother Earth
3:56
10Beautiful Newborn Child
4:08
11A Day in the Life
cover recording of:
A Day in the Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
7:02
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Paint It Black
cover recording of:
Paint It Black
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International, Onward Music Ltd., Promopub. B.V. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:35
2Gun
4:15
3Pretty Colors
4:29
4Home Cookin'
4:12
5They Can't Take Away Our Music
recording of:
They Can’t Take Away Our Music
4:55
6The King
5:42
7Train Thing
9:59
8Spill the Wine (unedited remix)
remix of:
Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon & War (US funk/rock band)
recording of:
Spill the Wine
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
publisher:
Far Out Music, Inc.
6:16
9Paint It Black (live at Whisky a Go Go, 1969)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Paint It Black (in 1969)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International, Onward Music Ltd., Promopub. B.V. and Westminster Music Ltd.
10:12