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"War War War" is the third album by Country Joe McDonald. The lyrics for the songs on the album were based upon the poetry of Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958), who was sometimes referred to as "the Bard of the Yukon".

The album was released in October 1971 by Vanguard Records (VSD 79315), and reissued in February 1995 by One Way Records (OW 30995). Recording took place in Vanguard Studios located in New York City.[1]

Tracks

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No.TitleLength
1."Forward"4:39
2."The Call"2:35
3."Young Fellow, My Lad"3:47
4."The Man From Aphabaska"6:28
5."The Munition Maker"4:22
6."The Twins"1:53
7."Jean Desprez"9:48
8."War Widow"2:02
9."The March of The Dead"6:27

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album did modestly well taking 185th Position on the 1971 Billboard 200 list [2]

Performers

Production

References

  1. ^ "Country Joe McDonald, War . War . War". countryjoe.com.
  2. ^ a b c https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12680
  3. ^ Allmusic review