Why Can't We Be Friends?
| Why Can't We Be Friends? | ||||
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| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California) | |||
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| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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| Singles from Why Can't We Be Friends? | ||||
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Why Can't We Be Friends? is the seventh studio album by American band War, released in June 1975 by United Artists Records. Two singles from the album were released: the title track backed with "In Mazatlan", and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976.
Of the songs on this album, an interpolation of the first part of the song "Smile Happy" was used in the song "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy featuring RikRok. Versions of the album's titular song has been used in several film and TV productions, notably Bridge to Terabithia, The Final Destination, Wild Things and King of the Hill.
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| Source | Rating |
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| Christgau's Record Guide | B− |