Tobacco Road (ver 1) Lyrics

Song Title: Tobacco Road (Track No. 2) Playing Time: 14:24 Original Album Title: Eric Burdon Declares "War" Artist: Eric Burdon & War Released: 1970 Label: MGM Records (original issue) Avenue/Rhino Records (reissue) Total Playing Time: 41:58 Genre: Funk, Rock, R&B, Soul, among others Styles: Latin Rock, Soul, Funk, Brown-Eyed Soul, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic AMG Album ID: R 353112 Other Releases: Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Rhino 71050 1970 LP Polydor 2310041 LP MGM 4663 1970 Rhino 71050 CS Rhino 71050 1995 CD A.R.G. 05262 1995 CD A Street 10604 2008 CD Rhino/Avenue Personnel: Lee Oskar - harmonica Lonnie Jordan - organ, piano Eric Burdon - vocals Papa Dee Allen - percussion, conga Harold Brown - drums B.B. Dickerson - bass, vocals Howard E. Scott - vocals,guitar Charles Miller - flute, tenor saxophone Wikipedia Info: Eric Burdon Declares "War" was the debut album for eclectic funk band Eric Burdon & War, which was released in 1970. It reached #18 on the US, #50 on the UK and #7 on the Australia album chart. On the back cover they printed "We the people have declared war against the people for the right to love each other". The album received gold. Shortly after it was followed by The Black-Man's Burdon. All albums by Eric Burdon & War were often re-issued, the last time on 21 April 2008. Allmusic Info: Review by Richie Unterberger The debut effort by Eric Burdon and War was an erratic effort that hinted at more potential than it actually delivered. Three of the five tunes are meandering blues-jazz-psychedelic jams, two of which, "Tobacco Road" and "Blues for Memphis Slim," chug along for nearly 15 minutes. These showcase the then-unknown War's funky fusion, and Burdon's still-impressive vocals, but suffer from a lack of focus and substance. "Spill the Wine," on the other hand, is inarguably the greatest moment of the Burdon-fronted lineup. Not only was this goofy funk, shaggy-dog story one of the most truly inspired off-the-wall hit singles of all time, it was War's first smash — and Eric Burdon's last. The odd closing track, a short piece of avant-garde sentimentality called "You're No Stranger," was deleted from re-releases of this album for years due to legal complications, but was restored for its CD reissue.