Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War". Born in Nashville and raised in Cleveland, he later lived in Detroit while singing for Ric-Tic and Motown Records. He was backed by the band that became known as "Black Merda". Hawkins and Veasey of the group played... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: War - #2: Twenty-Five Miles - #3: Contact - #4: H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - #5: Stop the War Now| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1968-1971 | Involved | 118 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1968 | 3 | US 119 | MP3 | [Gordy 7078] written by Berry Gordy Jr. & Smokey Robinson | |||
| 2. | 12/1970 | 84 | US 26 • US R&B 5 • UK 33 | MP3 | [Gordy 7104] written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield | |||
| 3. | 04/1971 | 30 | US 64 • US R&B 6 | MP3 | [Gordy 7107] written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield | |||
| 2. | 1969 | 25 Miles | 177 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1969 | 164 | US 6 • US R&B 6 • UK 36 | MP3 | [Gordy 7083] written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua & Edwin Starr | |||
| 2. | 06/1969 | 14 | US 80 • US R&B 27 | MP3 | [Gordy 7087] written by Doris McNeil & Johnny Bristol | |||
| 3. | 1970 | War and Peace | 396 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1970 | 6 | US 117 • US R&B 39 | MP3 | [Gordy 7097] written by Edwin Starr | |||
| 2. | 07/1970 | 390 | US ✫1 • US R&B 3 • UK 3 | MP3 | [Gordy 7101] written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong | |||
| 4. | 1974 | Hell Up in Harlem: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1974 | 3 | US 110 | MP3 | [Motown 1284] written by Freddie Perren | |||
| 5. | 1975 | Free to Be Myself | 19 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1975 | 6 | US R&B 25 | MP3 | [Granite 522] written by Edwin Starr | |||
| 2. | 10/1975 | 2 | US R&B 51 | MP3 | [Granite 528] written by Edwin Starr | |||
| 3. | 12/1975 | 11 | US 98 • US R&B 25 | MP3 | [Granite 532] written by Edwin Starr | |||
| 6. | 1978 | Clean | 158 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1978 | 158 | US 65 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 13 • UK 6 | MP3 | [20th Century 2396] written by Edwin Starr | |||
| 7. | 1979 | Happy Radio | 112 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1979 | 112 | US 79 • US dance 7 • US R&B 28 • UK 9 | MP3 | [20th Century 2408] written by Edwin Starr | |||
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