War extended from the Eric Burdon assembly, post involvement. After the success of “Spill The Wine”, the band stayed with it and produced a string of successful LPs and accompanying mega-singles that include, “All Day Music”, “Slippin’ Into Darkness”, “Cisco Kid” and other gems. Socially conscious and musically talented gave the band a vast leap into American R&B. They remained a strength for all of the ’70s before changing tastes in music and aging of their audience reduced their appeal as innovative music for the time.
On June 6, Avenue Records via Rhino Entertainment will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the War set, Why Can’t We Be Friends?. The set will feature three CDs with the original album newly remastered, and seven recently found bonus tracks on the other two CDs. Those feature jam sessions and unedited tracks, A “making of” tracks explores the process for the album coming to fruition. The set will feature a booklet to complete the package.
This 50th Anniversary package of Why Can’t We Be Friends? will be made available on CD and DD. the 3LP set was assigned to Record Store Day.
Why Can’t We Be Friends? (50th Anniversary – 2025 Remaster) – War
CD1 (2025 Remaster – Original Album)
01 Don’t Let No One Get You Down
02 Lotus Blossom
03 Heartbeat
04 Medley: Leroy’s Latin Lament
05 Smile Happy
06 So
07 Low Rider
08 In Mazatlan
09 Why Can’t We Be Friends?
CD2 (Bonus Tracks)
01 Zorro
02 Don’t Let No One Get You Down (Original Unedited Mix)
03 Roam & Ramble
04 Low Rider (Original Unedited Mix)
05 So (Unedited Remix)
CD3 (Bonus Tracks)
01 Oatmeal Box
02 Heartbeat (Original Jam)
03 The Making of Why Can’t We Be Friends?