War Live

• Artist: War
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1973
• Total Time: 35:58
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

War Live -- also sometimes known simply as Live -- was recorded just as the group was achieving a peak of popularity and virtuosity, and released 16 months later, amid a string of highly successful studio LPs. It was underappreciated at the time, and only on CD has it found its proper audience. Recorded at one late November show at the High Chaparral in Chicago, the group had been engaged earlier the same year in a national tour as the opening act for Isaac Hayes and was reportedly so good that Hayes kept cutting back the length of their opening set. The tapes from this show have held up extremely well across the decades, with rich fidelity and a close sound. The live renditions of "The Cisco Kid" and other such songs may not supplant the studio originals, but the 20-minute "Get Down" is worth hearing. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Introduction by E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station Wvon, Chicago, Ill		War	(:31)
Sun Oh Son	Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller	War	(10:39)
The Cisco Kid	Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Charles Miller, Morris Dickerson	War	(6:05)
Slippin' into Darkness	Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller	War	(9:45)
Slippin', Pt. 2	Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller	War	(8:52)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
All Day Music	Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Howard Scott, Charles Miller	War	(10:09)
Ballero	Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller	War	(8:29)
Lonely Feelin'	Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller, Sylvester Allen	War	(3:00)
Get Down	War, Jerry Goldstein	War	(20:30)

Credits

War (Main Performer), Lee Oskar (Harmonica), Lee Oskar (Percussion), Lee Oskar (Vocals), Lonnie Jordan (Organ), Lonnie Jordan (Synthesizer), Lonnie Jordan (Percussion), Lonnie Jordan (Piano), Lonnie Jordan (Timbales), Lonnie Jordan (Vocals), Papa Dee Allen (Percussion), Papa Dee Allen (Bongos), Papa Dee Allen (Conga), Papa Dee Allen (Vocals), Ed Barton (Remixing), Harold Brown (Percussion), Harold Brown (Drums), Harold Brown (Vocals), B.B. Dickerson (Bass), B.B. Dickerson (Percussion), B.B. Dickerson (Vocals), B.B. Dickerson (Associate Producer), Jerry Goldstein (Producer), Chris Huston (Engineer), Howard Scott (Guitar), Howard Scott (Percussion), Howard Scott (Vocals), Howard Scott (Associate Producer), Charles Miller (Clarinet), Charles Miller (Percussion), Charles Miller (Sax (Alto)), Charles Miller (Sax (Baritone)), Charles Miller (Sax (Tenor)), Charles Miller (Vocals), Barry Alfonso (Liner Notes)