Greatest Hits (War album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
War
Released1976
Genre
Label
War chronology
Why Can't We Be Friends?
(1975) 		Greatest Hits
(1976) 		Love Is All Around
(1976)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Summer"
    Released: June 21, 1976

Greatest Hits is a 1976 greatest hits album by the American band War, released in 1976 by United Artists in the United States.[1] In 2021, the compilation was reissued with an extra disc and was retitled Greatest Hits 2.0.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound[5]

Billboard magazine wrote that the compilation "recaps this distinctive group's amalgam sound of pop, funk, Latin and soul elements", concluding that "This group's potent appeal in both the pop and soul fields should ensure cash register action".[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."All Day Music"All Day Music (1971)3:59
2."Slippin' Into Darkness"All Day Music3:47
3."The World Is a Ghetto"The World Is a Ghetto (1972)3:59
4."The Cisco Kid"The World Is a Ghetto3:47
5."Gypsy Man"Deliver the Word (1973)5:23
Side two
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Me and Baby Brother"Deliver the Word3:30
2."Southern Part of Texas"Deliver the Word3:55
3."Why Can't We Be Friends?"Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)3:49
4."Low Rider"Why Can't We Be Friends?3:11
5."Summer"New song6:38

Personnel

According to Tidal:[7]

  • B.B. Dickerson – bass, vocals
  • Harold Brown – drums, vocals
  • Howard Scott – guitar, vocals
  • Lonnie Jordan – guitar (all but track 2), keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Oskar – harmonica, vocals
  • "Papa" Dee Allen – vocals
  • Charles Miller – woodwind

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Stone, Sam (November 16, 2020). "Spill The Wine: Rhino Reunites with Avenue Records, Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Reissue of WAR's "Greatest Hits" - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Disc, The Second (October 7, 2021). "The World is (Still) a Ghetto: War Preps 'Greatest Hits 2.0' - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "War – Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London: Omnibus Publishing. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Gabriel, Lawrence (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1213. ISBN 9781578590612.
  6. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 35. August 28, 1976. p. 82 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ^ War - Greatest Hits, January 1, 1976, retrieved November 3, 2025
  8. ^ "War Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "War Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – War – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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