War ~ Galaxy {12'' mix}

War is an American funk/soul/rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1969. The band is known for several hit songs in the 1970s (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can&We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer").A musical crossover band, War became known for its eclectic blend of different musical styles, an amalgam of the sounds and styles the band members heard living in the racially diverse ghettos of Los Angeles. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard&best-selling album of 1973.The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic lineup. War was subject to many lineup changes over the course of its existence, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current lineup; four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.War (1971) met with only modest success, but later that year, the band released All Day Music which included the singles "All Day Music" and "Slippin&into Darkness". The latter single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in June 1972. In 1972, they released The World Is a Ghetto which was even more successful. Its second single, "The Cisco Kid", shipped gold and the album attained the number one spot on Billboard 200,and was Billboard magazine&Album of the Year as the best-selling album of 1973. This band lives up to its name. The powerful, deceptively torpid groove evokes the pace of inner-city pleasures like &Day...