All Day Music

by War

Overview

As controlled as their self-titled debut was loose, War's sophomore effort, All Day Music, appearing a little over six months later in November 1971, was packed with subtly understated grooves. A hit with the fans, the LP peaked in the Top Ten, ultimately spending a massive 39 weeks on the charts. Side one is a gorgeous slab of mellow grooves and jazzed funk highlighted by both the title track and "Get Down," while "That's What Love Can Do" is an outstanding, textured, sleepy love affair revolving around the band's superior vocal harmonies and a tenor sax solo. The light, spare rhythm is like a warm treacle binding. With just three songs picking up the second half, War steps up the pace across the Latin-influenced jam "Nappy Head," the funky, bass-laden "Slipping Into the Darkness," and the all-out electric blues jam that rips through the prototype "Baby Brother." The latter was recorded live on June 30, 1971, at California's Hollywood Bowl and would, in revised and seriously edited form, be reborn as the monster "Me and Baby Brother" on War's Deliver the Word opus. Not nearly as fiery (with the exception of "Baby Brother," of course) as either their live performances or later albums, All Day Music is still one of this band's best-ever efforts. At times mellow enough to border on horizontal, the songs are filled with such texture and such rich intent that even in the band's quietest breath there is a funky resonance that fulfills Lee Oskar's vision fully. ~ Amy Hanson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2022
Label:	Avenue Records
UPC:	0603497844913

Tracks

1. All Day Music
2. Get Down
3. That's What Love Will Do
4. There Must Be a Reason
5. Nappy Head (Theme From Ghetto Man)
6. Slippin' Into Darkness
7. Baby Brother

Album Credits

Performance Credits

War   Primary Artist
Eric Burdon   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Lee Oskar   Vocals,Percussion,Harmonica
Charles Miller   Sax (Baritone),Flute,Percussion,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Vocals,Wind,Woodwind,Wind Instruments
Papa Dee Allen   Vocals,Bongos,Congas,Percussion
Harold Brown   Percussion,Vocals,Drums
Lonnie Jordan   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar,Keyboards,Lead Vocals
B.B. Dickerson   Vocals,Bass,Percussion
Howard Scott   Vocals,Guitar,Percussion

Technical Credits

Richard Moore   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Barry Alfonso   Liner Notes
Jerry Goldstein   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Chris Hutton   Audio Engineer
Bill Inglot   Digital Remastering
Ken Perry   Digital Remastering
Chris Huston   Engineer,Producer
War   Composer,Producer
Charles Miller   Composer,Composer
Lee Oskar   Composer
Howard Scott   Composer
Harold Brown   Composer
Papa Dee Allen   Composer
B.B. Dickerson   Composer
Dee Allen   Composer
Lonnie Jordan   Composer,Producer
Milton Campbell   Composer
Milton James   Composer