- funk, soul
- 44 min
- 6 tracks
The World Is a Ghetto is the fifth album by American band War, released in late 1972 on United Artists Records. The album attained the number one spot on Billboard, and was Billboard's Album of the Year as the best-selling album of 1973. In addition to being Billboard's number 1 album of 1973, the album was ranked number 444 on Rolling Stone's original list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album and title track both received RIAA gold certifications.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1The Cisco Kid4:38
- 2Where Was You At3:27
- 3City, Country, City13:24
- 4Four Cornered Room8:35
- 5The World Is a Ghetto10:18
- 6Beetles in the Bog3:53
6 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- War
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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