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	Edwin Starr War & Peace / Involved Genres: Pop, R&B, Classic Rock By 1970, Edwin Starr had become a spokesman fro his generation with his anti-Vietnam anthem 'War' & its follow-up 'Stop The War Now' - both huge international hits. Presented here are Starr's two studio albums from ... more » « less
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CD Details

All Artists: Edwin Starr
Title: War & Peace / Involved
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal I.S.
Release Date: 1/7/2003
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, R&B, Classic Rock
Styles: Oldies, Motown, Soul, Psychedelic Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 044001683428, 0044001683428, 766489499123, 044001683428

Synopsis

Album Description

By 1970, Edwin Starr had become a spokesman fro his generation with his anti-Vietnam anthem 'War' & its follow-up 'Stop The War Now' - both huge international hits. Presented here are Starr's two studio albums from that period, War & Peace (1970) & Involved (1971), both of which are out-of-print. Featuring all the aforementioned singles as well as 'Time', 'Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On' & two bonus non-LP B-sides, 'Love (The Lonely People's Prayer)' & 'Lonely Rainy Days In San Diego'. Slipcase. Motown. 2002.

CD Reviews

The good and bad

Michael Payne | 08/24/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Involved portion of this CD is fantastic. Edwin Starr was way ahead of his time. The War and Peace portion is very weak. Except for the song War (which was included in both the LP versions) the others songs from the War and Peace portion just don't fit the theme. These two alblums really should not have been combined. They both have entirely different moods. One focuses on social commentary and the other just sits there (after the first song)"

Edwin Star

Michael Payne | 06/07/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is dificult to rate this cd as one unit, becaues they are both

so dramatically different."War&Peace" is a waist of time. There are nothing but fillers on here. "War" and "Adios Senorita" are the only cuts

with any energy. "Time", the other single, is a feble attempt to copy

the style of Norman Whitfield. The arrangements are horrible and bland.

Involved" was one of the final collaborations between Norman Whitfield

and Barrett Strong. That lp is worth the purchase of this cd. Edwin's

version of "Ball of confusoin", with the excellent backing of the

Undisputed Truth, is laid back and intense. "Stop the War" has always

been more on the money than the single "War". They deleted "Way over

there", which is a good thing, because it had no busines being there

in the first place. The two bonus cuts I could also have done without.

They should have included"You've got my soul on fire" and "take me clear

from here". If you like classic Norman Whitfield you'll like "Involved""