ERIC BURDON AND WAR
''THE BLACK-MAN'S BURDON, DISC TWO''
DECEMBER 1970
90:21
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DISC ONE (44:39)
1 Paint It Black (Medley) 13:21
. Black on Black in Black
. Paint It Black I (Jagger/Richards)
. Laurel and Hardy
. Pintelo Negro II (Jagger, Richards)
. PC. 3
. Black Bird
. Paint It Black III (Jagger. Richards)
2 Spirit 8:37
3 Beautiful New Born Child (War, Jerry Goldstein) 5:09
4 Nights in White Satin (Justin Hayward) 4:30
5 The Bird and the Squirrel 2:43
6 Nuts, Seeds and Life 4:00
7 Out of Nowhere 3:20
8 Nights in White Satin (Hayward) 2:55
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DISC TWO (45:42)
1 Sun / Moon 10:05
2 Pretty Colors 6:46
3 Gun 5:59
4 Jimbo 4:40
5 Bare Back Ride 7:08
6 Home Cookin' 4:12
7 They Can't Take Away Our Music" (War, Goldstein) 6:49
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Harold Brown - drums
Dee Allen - conga, percussion, vocal
B.B. Dickerson - bass guitar, vocal (bass misprinted as "brass" on cover)
Howard Scott - guitar, vocal
Lee Oskar - harmonica, vocal
Charles Miller - tenor, baritone, alto sax, flute
Lonnie Jordan - organ, piano, vocal
Eric Burdon - lead vocals
Sharon Scott and the Beautiful New Born Children of Southern California
vocals on "Beautiful New Born Child" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music"
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/WIKIPEDIA
The Black-Man's Burdon is a double LP by funk band Eric Burdon and War, released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the second of two albums by the group before Burdon left and the remaining band continued as War.
The title is a pun on The Black Man's Burden, an expression which refers to black slavery, used as the title of a book by E. D. Morel (1920) in response to the poem, "The White Man's Burden" (1899) by Rudyard Kipling, which refers to (and champions) American imperialism (including its history of slavery).
The album includes two suites based on cover versions of songs by other artists: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones, and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, augmented by additional sections composed by the group. (Two similar suites appeared on the group's first album.) The extra material is mostly instrumental, except for "P.C. 3" (P.C. referring to Police Constable, a common abbreviation used in the United Kingdom), a risqué poem recited (and probably written) by Burdon over the music. Two other songs include a children's chorus credited as Sharon Scott and the Beautiful New Born Children of Southern California. Richie Unterberger of Allmusic says the album is "Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams" and "it does find War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves...".
One single from the album was released: "They Can't Take Away Our Music" backed with "Home Cookin'".
Cover art
The album is also notable for its risqué cover art. While the front cover merely shows a black man in silhouette, the back cover shows Burdon and a woman in a suggestive pose: the woman sitting on a wall with her legs spread far apart, and Burdon (shirtless) resting the back of his head against her pelvis and gripping her ankles. The gatefold photo consists of the group (mostly shirtless) in a field with two nude women lying in the grass.
The album also came with a numbered 7–inch by 3–inch "war bond" entitling the bearer to $1 off the admission of any War concert.
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''THE BLACK-MAN'S BURDON, DISC TWO''
DECEMBER 1970
90:21
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DISC ONE (44:39)
1 Paint It Black (Medley) 13:21
. Black on Black in Black
. Paint It Black I (Jagger/Richards)
. Laurel and Hardy
. Pintelo Negro II (Jagger, Richards)
. PC. 3
. Black Bird
. Paint It Black III (Jagger. Richards)
2 Spirit 8:37
3 Beautiful New Born Child (War, Jerry Goldstein) 5:09
4 Nights in White Satin (Justin Hayward) 4:30
5 The Bird and the Squirrel 2:43
6 Nuts, Seeds and Life 4:00
7 Out of Nowhere 3:20
8 Nights in White Satin (Hayward) 2:55
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DISC TWO (45:42)
1 Sun / Moon 10:05
2 Pretty Colors 6:46
3 Gun 5:59
4 Jimbo 4:40
5 Bare Back Ride 7:08
6 Home Cookin' 4:12
7 They Can't Take Away Our Music" (War, Goldstein) 6:49
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Harold Brown - drums
Dee Allen - conga, percussion, vocal
B.B. Dickerson - bass guitar, vocal (bass misprinted as "brass" on cover)
Howard Scott - guitar, vocal
Lee Oskar - harmonica, vocal
Charles Miller - tenor, baritone, alto sax, flute
Lonnie Jordan - organ, piano, vocal
Eric Burdon - lead vocals
Sharon Scott and the Beautiful New Born Children of Southern California
vocals on "Beautiful New Born Child" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music"
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/WIKIPEDIA
The Black-Man's Burdon is a double LP by funk band Eric Burdon and War, released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the second of two albums by the group before Burdon left and the remaining band continued as War.
The title is a pun on The Black Man's Burden, an expression which refers to black slavery, used as the title of a book by E. D. Morel (1920) in response to the poem, "The White Man's Burden" (1899) by Rudyard Kipling, which refers to (and champions) American imperialism (including its history of slavery).
The album includes two suites based on cover versions of songs by other artists: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones, and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, augmented by additional sections composed by the group. (Two similar suites appeared on the group's first album.) The extra material is mostly instrumental, except for "P.C. 3" (P.C. referring to Police Constable, a common abbreviation used in the United Kingdom), a risqué poem recited (and probably written) by Burdon over the music. Two other songs include a children's chorus credited as Sharon Scott and the Beautiful New Born Children of Southern California. Richie Unterberger of Allmusic says the album is "Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams" and "it does find War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves...".
One single from the album was released: "They Can't Take Away Our Music" backed with "Home Cookin'".
Cover art
The album is also notable for its risqué cover art. While the front cover merely shows a black man in silhouette, the back cover shows Burdon and a woman in a suggestive pose: the woman sitting on a wall with her legs spread far apart, and Burdon (shirtless) resting the back of his head against her pelvis and gripping her ankles. The gatefold photo consists of the group (mostly shirtless) in a field with two nude women lying in the grass.
The album also came with a numbered 7–inch by 3–inch "war bond" entitling the bearer to $1 off the admission of any War concert.
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WIKIPEDIA
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TO THE TOP
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