

Originally released in 1970 on Motown Records. Edwin Starr Lyrics Edwin Starr Lyrics sort by album sort by song album: 'Soul Master' (1968) Agent Double-O-Soul I Am The Man For You Baby S.O.S. SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME (J.Bristol, D.McNeil) 3:07Īrrangers: Paul Riser, Henry Cosby, Wade Marcus, Willie Shorter & David Van de Pitte Edwin Starr discography and songs: Music profile for Edwin Starr, born 21 January 1942. I CAN’T REPLACE MY OLD LOVE (H.Fuqua, A.Scott, V.Williams) 4:17Ħ. CALIFORNIA SOUL (N.Ashford, V.Simpson) 4:03ĥ. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD (B.Bacharach, H.David) 3:29Ĥ. He started a doo-wop group called The Future Tones, releasing several minor hits on the small RicTic label.

Norman Whitfield produced many of Starr’s hits, including War. Motown soul singer who released the 1 1970s hit War and the 6 hit Twenty-Five Miles. I JUST WANTED TO CRY (e.Starr, J.Bristol) 3:10Ģ. Biography Edwin Starr was born in Nashville, TN on January 21, 1942. Starr's early hits included 'Agent Double-O Soul' and 'Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S).' But his biggest. Born Charles Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee, Starr formed his first group, the Future Tones, in. In 1965, he was offered a solo deal following two years of touring with another band. AT LAST (I FOUND LOVE) (M.Gaye, A.Gaye, E.Stover) 2:48ġ. Born Charles Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee, Starr formed his first group, the Future Tones, in 1957, recording one single before his three-year army service. RUNNING BACK AND FORTH (E.Starr, R.Wylie) 2:46ĥ. lt also includes the Northern Soul classic “Time,” the one-step dancer “Running Back and Forth,” and a great cover of The 5th Dimension’s “California Soul.”Ģ. The song earned Starr a GRAMMY nomination in 1971 for Best R&B Male Vocal and was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1999. Includes Edwin Starr’s signature song, the smash hit “War” (penned by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong), which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. One of the most popular protest albums ever recorded, it inspired cover versions of its songs by such artists as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Bruce Springsteen, and The Jam, and was sampled by the Beastie Boys, among others. LIMITED EDITION 140 GRAM COLORED ORANGE VINYL. This release is part of RSD Essentials 2022.
