Album: War & Peace by Edwin Starr (1970)
Genre: Funk | Style: Urban/R&B
Format: Album

Description: War & Peace is an album recorded by Edwin Starr and released by Motown Records in 1970. While the album never charted, the single, "War", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks. In 1971, Starr won a Grammy Award for "War" for best R&B Male Vocal Performance.

Artist Background: Rightly revered for the storming protest classic "War," Edwin Starr didn't really need another hit to achieve legendary status in soul circles, so electrifying was that single performance. Starr first made his name as "Agent Double-O-Soul," and when his contract was transferred to Motown, he instantly became one of the roughest, toughest vocalists on the crossover-friendly label, with his debt to James Brown and the Stax soul shouters. Even if nothing else ever matched the phenomenon of "War,... Emerged in the classic era.

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era.

Tags: Funk, Urban/R&B, 1970s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


War & Peace is an album recorded by Edwin Starr and released by Motown Records in 1970. While the album never charted, the single, "War", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 15 weeks. In 1971, Starr won a Grammy Award for "War" for best R&B Male Vocal Performance.

War & Peace

Edwin Starr

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