Why Can't We Be Friends? (50th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

~ Release by War (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 2025 Far Out Productions, Inc./Primary Wave IP Fund 1, LP, under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-06 16:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Don't Let No One Get You Down recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Don’t Let No One Get You Down writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	2.5	4:01
2	Lotus Blossom recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Lotus Blossom writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Francie Nelson, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		4:04
3	Heartbeat recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Heartbeat writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		7:26
4	Leroy's Latin Lament: Lonnie Dreams/The Way We Feel/ La Fiesta/Lament recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Leroy’s Latin Lament (medley) lyricist: Keri Oskar writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		6:45
5	Smile Happy recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Smile Happy writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		7:26
6	So recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: So writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	3	5:02
7	Low Rider recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Low Rider writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	4.65	3:11
8	In Mazatlan recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: In Mazatlan writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		2:51
9	Why Can't We Be Friends recording engineer: Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston associate producer: Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War) producer: Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) mixer: Ed Barton (engineer) recording of: Why Can’t We Be Friends? writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)	4.15	3:48

2▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Zorro		5:43
2	Don't Let No One Get You Down (original unedited mix) recording of: Don’t Let No One Get You Down writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		6:38
3	Roam & Ramble		9:15
4	Low Rider (original unedited mix) recording of: Low Rider writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		9:34
5	So (unedited remix) recording of: So writer: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)		9:50

3▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Oatmeal Box		7:00
2	Heartbeat (original Jam)		15:55
3	The Making of Why Can't We Be Friends?		22:51

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Wikidata:	Q7997738 [info]

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Barcode:: 603497812523
Format:: 3×Digital Media
Length:: 2:11:20

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Far Out Productions

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[Worldwide]
2025

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