The American funk, rock and soul band War (originally Eric Burdon and War) has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and sixty singles.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS R&BCAAUSGEUK Eric Burdon Declares "War" As "Eric Burdon and War" Released: 1970 Label: MGM Records 18 4711 7 14 50 The Black-Man's Burdon As "Eric Burdon and War" Released: 1970 Label: MGM Records 28 3138 15 20 21 WarReleased: 1971 Label: United Artists Records 190 42— — — — All Day MusicReleased: 1971 Label: United Artists Records 16 653 — — — RIAA: Gold The World Is a GhettoReleased: 1972 Label: United Artists Records 1 17 — — — RIAA: Gold Deliver the WordReleased: 1973 Label: United Artists Records 6 123 — — — RIAA: Gold Why Can't We Be Friends?Released: 1975 Label: United Artists Records 8 18 81— — RIAA: Gold Love Is All Around As "Eric Burdon and War" Released: 1976 Label: ABC Records 140 — — — — — Platinum JazzReleased: 1976 Label: United Artists 6 760 — — — RIAA: Gold GalaxyReleased: 1977 Label: MCA Records 15 612 53— — RIAA: Gold Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Released: 1978 Label: United Artist Records 69 40— — — — The Music BandReleased: 1979 Label: MCA Records 41 1138 — — — RIAA: Gold The Music Band 2Released: 1979 Label: MCA Records 111 34— — — — OutlawReleased: 1982 Label: RCA Records 48 15— — — — The Music Band – JazzReleased: 1983 Label: MCA Records — —— — — — Life (Is So Strange)Released: 1983 Label: RCA Records 164 36— — — — Where There's SmokeReleased: 1985 Label: Coco Plum — —— — — — Peace SignReleased: 1994 Label: Avenue Records 200 52— — — — EvolutionaryReleased: 2014 Label: UMe Double album: half new music, half greatest hits 123 37— — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSUS R&BCAWar Live Released: 1974 Label: United Artists Records Double album 13 117 RIAA: GoldThe Music Band LiveReleased: 1980 Label: MCA Records — ——Greatest Hits LiveReleased: 2008 Label: Rhino Records Format: DVD — ——Live In Japan 1974Released: 2025 Label: Avenue Records——— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions CertificationsUS PopUS R&BGreatest HitsReleased: 1976 Label: United Artists Records Includes one new track 6 12 RIAA: PlatinumPlatinum JazzReleased: 1976 Label: Blue Note Records Double album: half compilation, half new material 6 7 RIAA: GoldThe Best of the Music BandReleased: 1982 Label: MCA Records — — The Best of War... and MoreReleased: 1987 Label: Avenue Records Includes two new tracks and a remix 156 — RIAA: PlatinumBest of Eric Burdon and WarReleased: 1995 Label: Avenue Records — — Anthology (1970–1994)Released: 1996 Label: Avenue Records Double Album — —Grooves and MessagesReleased: 1999 Label: Avenue Records Double album: half compilation, half remixes — —The Very Best of WarReleased: 2003 Label: Avenue Records Double Album — —Icon: The HitsReleased: 2010 Label: Far Out/Hip-O — —Icon 2: The Hits & MoreReleased: 2011 Label: Far Out/Hip-O — —Greatest Hits 2.0Released: 2021 Label: Avenue/Rhino Note: 2CD reissue of their 1976 album Greatest Hits — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles This is a list of their US singles; additional singles were issued in other countries.
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B CAN UK "Spill the Wine"- "Magic Mountain"Eric Burdon & War 1970 3 — 3 — Eric Burdon Declares "War" "They Can't Take Away Our Music" -"Home Cookin'" (A- or B-side)Eric Burdon & War 50 — 35 — The Black-Man's Burdon "Sun Oh Sun" - "Lonely Feelin'" 1971 — 38 — — War "All Day Music" - "Get Down" 35 18 35 — All Day Music"Slippin' into Darkness" - "Nappy Head" 1972 16 12 13 — RIAA: Gold "The World Is a Ghetto" - "Four Cornered Room" 7 3 39 — RIAA: Gold The World Is a Ghetto "The Cisco Kid" - "Beetles in the Bog" 2 5 1 — RIAA: Gold "Gypsy Man" - "Deliver the Word" 1973 8 6 16 — Deliver the Word "Me and Baby Brother" - "In Your Eyes" 15 18 10 — "Ballero" (Live) - "Slippin' into Darkness" (Live) 1974 33 17 24 — War Live "Why Can't We Be Friends?" - "In Mazatlan" 1975 6 9 6 — RIAA: Gold Why Can't We Be Friends? "Low Rider" - "So" 7 1 6 12 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver "Me and Baby Brother"(reissue) - "In Your Eyes" 1976 — — — 21 Deliver the Word "Summer" - "All Day Music" 7 4 10 — RIAA: Gold Greatest Hits "L.A. Sunshine" - "Slowly We Walk Together" 1977 45 2 — — Platinum Jazz "Galaxy" - "Galaxy Part II" 1978 39 5 42 14 Galaxy "Hey Señorita" - "Street Fighting Lady" — 70 — 40 "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)" - "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) Part II" — 21 — — Youngblood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Sing a Happy Song" - "This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good" — 87 — — "Good, Good, Feelin'" - "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)" 1979 101 12 — — The Music Band "I'm the One Who Understands" - "Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)" Promo only "Don't Take It Away" - "The Music Band 2 (We Are the Music Band)" — 32 — — The Music Band 2 "I'll Be Around" 1980 — 96 — — "Cinco De Mayo" - "Don't Let No One Get You Down" 1981 — 90 — — Outlaw "You Got the Power" - "Cinco De Mayo" 1982 66 18 — 58 "Outlaw" - "I'm About Somebody" 94 13 — — "Just Because" - "The Jungle (Medley)" — — — — "Life (Is So Strange)" - "W.W. III" 1983 — 50 — — Life (Is So Strange) "Groovin'" - "Groovin'" (instrumental) 1985 — 79 — 43 Where There's Smoke "Livin' in the Red" 1987 — 98 — — The Best of War ...and More "Low Rider"(Remix by Arthur Baker) - "Low Rider" (original) — 59 — — "Peace Sign" - Remixes of "Peace Sign" 1994 — 64 — — Peace Sign "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Related albums 1970s: The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart (double LP of early instrumental tracks, credited to an early version of War comprising session men that apparently includes Brown, Dickerson and Jordan, with Bobby Womack guesting on guitar, released around 1973, though possibly not an official release) 1992: Rap Declares War (various artists, with sampling taken from War) 1997: War Stories (solo album by Lonnie Jordan, includes cover versions of six songs previously recorded by War)
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