War [Original recording remastered]

Edwin Starr | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B0000047I1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,324 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally found it!, December 10, 1999

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Nancy T. McShane (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War (Audio CD)

We have been searching for Edwin Starr's 25 miles song for years with no luck. When I searched here at amazon, I was pleasantly surprised to find this cd at an amazing price with this song and so much more. The entire cd is very enjoyable!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool CD, November 4, 2000

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M. Scagnelli (Brandon, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War (Audio CD)

Edwin Star is great. War is an all time classic. Twenty Five Miles is also great. The rest of the album may not be quite as good as these two songs, but it is still very good. You probably don't need any more by Edwin Star, but this CD is worth having. And it's so cheap!

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent budget collection, April 29, 2005

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Music Lover "greatlandini" (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War (Audio CD)

Edwin Starr was a Motown artist who usually got other artist's leftovers, though in the case of his monster hit "War", that wasn't a bad thing. Starr's other big hit "25 Miles" is included here and remains one of my favorites by him. The song has a great stomping Stax like sound that still manages to sound very Motown like.

Other good offerings here include "Soul Master" a simmering, mid-tempo tune. He also gets to finally sing his own version of "Oh How Happy" (a major hit for Shades of Blue). In a way I like Shades of Blue's version a little better, but Starr certainly does a nice verson himself.

There are 2 duets with Blinky Williams one of Motown's lesser known singers. Their version of "You've Made Me So Very Happy" follows Brenda Holloway's version fairly closely and is pleasant. Their verson of "Ooh Baby Baby", however, just doesn't work for some reason.

There are several other Motown retreads. He does nice versions of "You Beat Me to the Punch" and Smokey Robinson's "Way Over There". Also included is a blistering version of "At Last I Found A Love" which was also done by Marvin Gaye.

Starr's version of "Cloud Nine" starts off pretty good but doesn't really go anywhere. The goofy chants of "up, up and away" near the end of the song don't help either.

I'd still reccomend this since it can be found pretty cheap and is a good introduction to Starr's talent. You may then want to check out a more extensive anthology if you like what you hear on this CD.