The Best of War and More, Vol. 2

Performer: War
Engineer: Chris Huston; Ed Barton; John Fischbach; Larry Goetz; Andrew Berliner
Producer: David McLees; Howard Scott; Jerry Goldstein; Lonnie Jordan; David McLees (Compilation); Jerry Goldstein (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: War includes: Eric Burdon. Audio Remasterers: Chris Clarke; Bill Inglot. Audio Remixers: P. Dennis Mitchell; Jim Brick; Junior Vasquez. Liner Note Author: Barry Alfonso. Unknown Contributor Roles: Eric Burdon; Gary Peterson; Michael Johnson; Patrick Milligan; War. Since Avenue botched War's The Best of War and More by neglecting to put on hit singles like "The World Is a Ghetto" and "Gypsy Man" -- although there was plenty of room for both songs, among others -- the company needed to assemble a second compilation to take care of all the leftover singles and songs that didn't make the first volume. But, they managed to botch The Best of War and More, Vol. 2 as well. Sure, "The World Is a Ghetto," "Gypsy Man," "L.A. Sunshine," "Good, Good Feelin'," and several other R&B hit singles made the cut this time around, but the album is baited by an unnecessary remix of "Spill the Wine" by Junior Vasquez, plus selections from their latter-day albums (such as "Peace Sign") that could have been replaced by more first-rate album tracks in the vein of the killer "Don't Let No One Get You Down." Still, if you want to supplement the first collection, the second volume is necessary. However, if you're going to spring for just two discs of War, you might as well go with the comprehensive double-disc collection, Anthology. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

First as a backing band for Eric Burdon, and then on its own, multi-cultural band War played true "world music" years before the term was coined. The group pioneered a blend of soul, R&B, funk, Latin, jazz and African music, and even managed to have several hit singles along the way. Harmonica player Lee Oskar recorded several notable solo albums as well.

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