Deliver the Word

by War

Overview

Focusing in part on their softer side, War unleashed Deliver the Word in fall 1973. A smooth blend of the band's more progressive jazz-rock fusion, the LP shot to the top of the R&B charts, their second of four number one records in a row. It was a perfect tonic to the mediocre MOR music rampaging its way through the early part of the decade. The opening "H2 Overture" is a restrained jazz jam that gives way to "In Your Eyes," which keeps the progressive momentum going but adds unexpected vocal twists that vary from interesting spoken pleasures to full vocal harmonies -- it's sex on a groove. Both "Southern Part of Texas" and a long-awaited studio recording of "Baby Brother -- now titled "Me and Baby Brother" -- swing the band back to their alter ego cutting-edge funk stomp. "Gypsy Man," meanwhile, is a near-12-minute mantric, tantric opus whose blues riffs are pinned down only by the song's low, unyielding rhythm. It's a memorable slab of pure prog passed through Lee Oskar's stroboscopic brain. An outstanding album split between War's two definitive styles, Deliver the Word ultimately delivers a vibe, a groove, and an intent that are hard to resist. A magical ride with plenty of surprises to keep the listener on his or her toes, this set is a perfect example of the band at their genre-fusing best. ~ Amy Hanson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2022
Label:	Avenue Records
UPC:	0603497844937

Tracks

1. H2 Overture
2. In Your Eyes
3. Gypsy Man
4. Me and Baby Brother
5. Deliver the Word
6. Southern Part of Texas
7. Blisters

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Bill Inglot   Digital Remastering
Ken Perry   Digital Remastering
Chris Huston   Engineer
Barry Alfonso   Liner Notes
Ed Barton   Engineer
War   Composer
Charles Miller   Composer
Lee Oskar   Composer
Howard Scott   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer,Producer
Thomas Allen   Composer
Harold Brown   Composer
Papa Dee Allen   Composer
B.B. Dickerson   Composer
Lonnie Jordan   Composer,Producer
Morris "B.B." Dickerson   Composer
Thomas Sylvester Allen   Composer