Album · 2003
The Very Best of War
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Spill the Wine
The Very Best of War
4:53
2
Tobacco Road
The Very Best of War
3:59
3
All Day Music
The Very Best of War
4:00
4
Slippin’ Into Darkness
The Very Best of War
3:48
5
Get Down
The Very Best of War
4:29
6
Nappy Head (Theme From “Ghetto Man”)
The Very Best of War
3:20
7
The World Is a Ghetto
The Very Best of War
4:09
8
City, Country, City
The Very Best of War
3:55
9
The Cisco Kid
The Very Best of War
3:48
10
Where Was You At
The Very Best of War
3:25
11
Four Cornered Room
The Very Best of War
5:10
12
Gypsy Man
The Very Best of War
5:24
13
Me and Baby Brother
The Very Best of War
3:32
14
Deliver the Word
The Very Best of War
4:40
15
Southern Part of Texas
The Very Best of War
3:54
16
Ballero (live 1972)
The Very Best of War
3:26
17
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The Very Best of War
3:49
Disc 2
1
Low Rider
The Very Best of War
3:11
2
Don’t Let No One Get You Down
The Very Best of War
4:01
3
Heartbeat
The Very Best of War
4:12
4
Smile Happy
The Very Best of War
4:24
5
So
The Very Best of War
5:00
6
Summer
The Very Best of War
4:03
7
L.A. Sunshine
The Very Best of War
4:02
8
River Niger
The Very Best of War
5:18
9
Galaxy
The Very Best of War
4:47
10
Youngblood (Livin’ in the Streets)
The Very Best of War
4:03
11
I’m the One Who Understands
The Very Best of War
4:50
12
Cinco de Mayo
The Very Best of War
4:08
13
You Got the Power
The Very Best of War
4:03
14
Outlaw
The Very Best of War
4:00
15
Baby It’s Cold Outside
The Very Best of War
5:56
16
Peace Sign
The Very Best of War
4:29
17
East L.A.
The Very Best of War
5:42
In print
First pressed 2003, still pressed 2008 — 5 pressings across 3 countries.
Credits
Gene Page
Arranger
Hugh Brown
Art Direction
Julie Vlasak
Art Direction
Andrew Berliner
Engineer
Chris Huston
Engineer
Ed Barton
Engineer
John Fischbach
Engineer
Larry Goetz
Engineer
Richard Moore
Engineer
ICU Art
Illustration
Relic (12)
Illustration
Alice Tweed Smyth
Instrument · percussion, vocals
B.B. Dickerson
Instrument · bass, percussion, vocals
Bill Bergman
Instrument · saxophone [sax]
Charles Green
Instrument · saxophone [sax], soloist [solo]
Charles Miller
Instrument · saxophone [sax], clarinet, flute, percussion, vocals
Greg Smith
Instrument · saxophone [sax]
Harold Brown
Instrument · drums, percussion, vocals
Jim Coile
Instrument · saxophone [sax]
John Berry, Jr.
Instrument · trumpet
Kerry Campbell
Instrument · saxophone [sax]
Lee Oskar
Instrument · harmonica, percussion, vocals
Lee Thornburg
Instrument · trumpet
Luther Rabb
Instrument · bass, vocals
Papa Dee Allen
Instrument · congas [conga], bongos, percussion, vocals
Pat Rizzo
Instrument · saxophone [sax], flute, vocals
Ronnie Hammon
Instrument · drums, percussion, vocals
Sal Rodriguez
Instrument · drums, percussion, backing vocals [background vocals]
Tetsuya Nakamura
Instrument · harmonica
Barry Alfonso
Liner Notes
Cory Frye
Liner Notes
Gary Peterson
Liner Notes
Bill Inglot
Mastering · remastered by [remastering]
Dan Hersch
Mastering · remastered by [remastering]
Avenue Records
Photography
Michael Ochs Archives
Photography
David McLees
Producer
Glenn Stone
Producer · executive-producer
Howard E. Scott
Producer
Jerry Goldstein
Producer · executive-producer
Lonnie Jordan
Producer
Matt Hyde
Programming
Rae Valentine
Programming
Debbie Moman
Vocal · backing vocals [background vocals]
Eric Burdon
Vocal · vocals, percussion
José Feliciano
Vocal · lead vocals [lead vocal], acoustic guitar
Milton Myrick
Vocal · backing vocals [background vocals]
Moses Wheelock
Vocal · backing vocals [background vocals], congas
Sharon Scott
Vocal · backing vocals [background vocals]
The Waters
Vocal · backing vocals [additional background vocals]