Lonnie Jordan

Songs Performed or Written by Lonnie JordanTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan (born November 21, 1948, in San Diego) is an American musician and a founding member of the funk band War. He had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and playing guitar, piano, synthesizer, and percussion. He was among the first three people to join the group after its inception, having joined before the group adopted the name "War" (it had previously been known as "the Creators" and "Nightshift"), as well as being the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: G.D.F.R. - #2: Strip That Down - #3: Low Rider - #4: The Cisco Kid - #5: Spill the Wine
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  War
Spill the Wine
1.
05/1970

#5  Spill the Wine
War

from Eric Burdon Declares "War"   
159 pts
3
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14118]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
2.
12/1970

They Can't Take Away Our Music
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon   The Black-Man's Burdon
16 pts
50
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
3.
04/1971

Lonely Feelin'
War

from War   
7 pts
107
US






38
R&B






[United Artists 50746]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
4.
04/1971

Home Cookin'
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon   The Black-Man's Burdon
4 pts
108
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
5.
08/1971

All Day Music
War

from All Day Music   All Day Music
46 pts
35
US
12
AC




18
R&B






charted as All Day Music / Get Down in US R&B charts
[United Artists 50815]
written by Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
  The Isley Brothers
Spill the Wine
6.
10/1971

Spill the Wine
The Isley Brothers

from Givin' It Back   
27 pts
49
US






14
R&B






[T-Neck 932]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
  War
7.
01/1972

Slippin' into Darkness
War

from All Day Music   All Day Music
82 pts
16
US






12
R&B






[United Artists 50867]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
The World Is a Ghetto
8.
11/1972

The World Is a Ghetto
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
145 pts
7
US






3
R&B






[United Artists 50975]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
The Cisco Kid
9.
03/1973

#4  The Cisco Kid
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
220 pts
2
US






5
R&B






[United Artists 163]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
10.
07/1973

Gypsy Man
War

from Deliver the World   
126 pts
8
US






6
R&B






[United Artists 281]
written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Leroy Jordan greentick, Sylvester Allen & Lee Oskar Levitan
11.
11/1973

Me and Baby Brother
War

from Deliver the World   
81 pts
15
US






18
R&B






[United Artists 350]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen
12.
06/1974

Ballero
War

from War Live!   
34 pts
33
US






17
R&B






instrumental live
[United Artists 432]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
Why Can't We Be Friends?
13.
05/1975

Why Can't We Be Friends?
War

from Why Can't We Be Friends?   Why Can't We Be Friends?
140 pts
6
US






9
R&B






[United Artists 629]
written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Sylvester Allen, Lee Levitan & Gerald Goldstein
Low Rider
14.
09/1975

#3  Low Rider
War

from Why Can't We Be Friends?   Why Can't We Be Friends?
221 pts
7
US






1
R&B




12
UK
[United Artists 706]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
15.
06/1976

Me and Baby Brother
War

45 pts














21
UK
R
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen
16.
07/1976

Summer
War

from Greatest Hits   
155 pts
7
US
1
AC




4
R&B






Promo Track of Why Can't We Be Friends?
[United Artists 834]
written by Gerald Goldstein, Harold Ray Brown, Papa Dee Allen, Morris Dickerson, Howard Scott, Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar Levitin & Charles Miller
  Lonnie Jordan
17.
10/1976

Grey Rainy Days
Lonnie Jordan greentick

3 pts








35
R&B






[United Artists 873]
written by LeRoy "Lonnie" Jordan greentick, Susan Buckner, Deborah Pratt & Jerry Goldstein
  Lee Oskar
18.
12/1976

Sunshine Keri
Lee Oskar

1 pts








85
R&B






instrumental
[United Artists 861]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Howard Scott & Lee Oskar
  War
19.
06/1977

L.A. Sunshine
War

from Platinum Jazz   Platinum Jazz
47 pts
45
US






2
R&B






[Blue Note 1009]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
Galaxy
20.
11/1977

Galaxy
War

from Galaxy   
127 pts
39
US




8
dance
5
R&B




14
UK
[MCA 40820]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen
21.
04/1978

Hey Señorita
War

from Galaxy   
20 pts








70
R&B




40
UK
[MCA 40883]
written by Morris Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick & Sylvester Allen
22.
07/1978

Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)
War

from Youngblood   
13 pts






19
dance
21
R&B






[United Artists 1213]
written by B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick & Papa Dee Allen
23.
10/1978

Sing a Happy Song
War

from Youngblood   
1 pts








87
R&B






[United Artists 1247]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott & Jerry Goldstein
24.
03/1979

Good, Good Feelin'
War

from The Music Band   The Music Band
16 pts
101
US




49
dance
12
R&B






[MCA 40995]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
25.
12/1979

Don't Take It Away
War

from The Music Band 2   The Music Band 2
4 pts








32
R&B






[MCA 41158]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo, Howard E. Scott & Alice Tweed Smith
26.
05/1980

I'll Be Around
War

from The Music Band 2   The Music Band 2
1 pts








96
R&B






[MCA 41209]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo & Howard E. Scott
27.
06/1981

Cinco De Mayo
War

from Outlaw   Outlaw
1 pts








90
R&B






[LAX 02120]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo & Howard E. Scott
28.
02/1982

You Got the Power
War

from Outlaw   Outlaw
48 pts
66
US




6
dance
18
R&B




58
UK
[RCA 13061]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard E. Scott
  Lonnie Jordan
29.
05/1982

I Think You're Out of This World
Lonnie Jordan greentick

from The Affair   
1 pts








73
R&B






[Boardwalk 141]
written by Susan Buckner, Jerry Goldstein & Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan greentick
  War
30.
06/1982

Outlaw
War

from Outlaw   Outlaw
16 pts
94
US






13
R&B






[RCA 13238]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard E. Scott
  Rich Little
31.
06/1982

President Rap's
Rich Little

6 pts
105
US






39
R&B






[comedy] live
[Boardwalk 99901]
written by Lonnie Jordan greentick, S. Allen, Ron Hammon, Howard Scott & Luther Rabb
  War
32.
06/1983

Life (Is So Strange)
War

from Life (Is So Strange)   
2 pts








50
R&B






[RCA 13544]
written by Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Howard E. Scott, Lee Oskar & Harold Brown
  Johnny Gill
33.
01/1985

Half Crazy
Johnny Gill

from Chemistry   
5 pts








26
R&B






[Cotillion 99671]
written by Linda Creed & Lonnie Jordan greentick
  War
Low Rider
34.
05/1987

Low Rider
War

from The Best of War…and More   
6 pts








59
R&B




98
UK
R rm
[Priority 9364]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Will Downing
The World Is a Ghetto
35.
03/1991

The World Is a Ghetto
Will Downing

from A Dream Fulfilled   A Dream Fulfilled
7 pts














83
UK
written by B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick & Papa Dee Allen
  Latin Alliance
Low Rider (On the Boulevard)
36.
08/1991

Low Rider (On the Boulevard)
Latin Alliance

from Latin Alliance   Latin Alliance
15 pts
54
US














featuring War
[Virgin 98751]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Gary Hoey
Low Rider
37.
07/1994

Low Rider
Gary Hoey

from The Endless Summer II: Music from the Motion Picture   The Endless Summer II: Music from the Motion Picture
10 pts










15
rock




written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Smash Mouth
Why Can't We Be Friends?
38.
01/1998

Why Can't We Be Friends?
Smash Mouth

from Fush Yu Mang   Fush Yu Mang
5 pts












28
alt.


written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Sylvester Allen, Lee Levitan & Gerald Goldstein
  TLC
I'm Good at Being Bad
39.
04/1999

I'm Good at Being Bad
TLC

from FanMail   FanMail
7 pts
117
US






38
R&B






[LaFace LP Cut]
written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Tony Tolbert, T-Boz, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Martin, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Donna Summer, B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar & Lonnie Jordan greentick
  Cypress Hill
Lowrider
40.
12/2001

Lowrider
Cypress Hill

from Stoned Raiders   Stoned Raiders
27 pts








108
R&B




33
UK
charted as Lowrider / Trouble in UK charts
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Plump DJs
41.
05/2002

A Plump Night Out – Sampler 1
Plump DJs

from A Plump Night Out   
3 pts














131
UK
written by Lee Rous, Andy Gardner, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick & Papa Dee Allen
  Drag-On
Bang Bang Boom
42.
12/2003

Bang Bang Boom
Drag-On

from Hell and Back   
1 pts








94
R&B






[Ruff Ryders 47654]
written by Melvin Smalls, Kaseem Dean, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Lee Oskar, Charles Miller & Howard Scott
  Plump DJs
43.
07/2004

A Plump Night Out – Sampler 1
Plump DJs

3 pts














128
UK
R
written by Lee Rous, Andy Gardner, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan greentick & Papa Dee Allen
  Flo Rida
G.D.F.R.
44.
11/2014

#1  G.D.F.R.
Flo Rida

from My House   My House
272 pts
8
US






3
R&B




3
UK
featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas
[Poe Boy]
written by Flo Rida, Sage the Gemini, Lucas Rego, Mike Caren, Andrew Seder, Charles Miller, Jerry Goldstein, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Justin Frank, Lee Oskar, Leroy L. Jordan greentick, B.B. Dickerson & Papa Dee Allen
  Thomas Rhett
Vacation
45.
05/2016

Vacation
Thomas Rhett

from Tangled Up   
9 pts
101
US


19
ctry










[Valory]
written by Thomas Rhett, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Sean Douglas, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Andreas Schuller, Howard Scott, Joe London, Ricky Reed & John Ryan
  Liam Payne
Strip That Down
46.
06/2017

#2  Strip That Down
Liam Payne

from LP1   
232 pts
10
US




48
dance






3
UK
featuring Quavo
[Hampton]
written by Liam Payne, Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran, Quavo, Shaggy, Rickardo Ducent, Shaun Pizzonia, Brian Thompson, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan greentick, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott


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