Papa Dee Allen

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War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/soul/rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1969. The band is known for several hit songs in the 1970s (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer"). A musical crossover band, War became known for its eclectic blend of different musical styles, an amalgam of the sounds and styles the band members heard living in the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Papa Dee Allen first charted in 1970 with Spill the Wine.The artist placed 21 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 9 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 8 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US RnB the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.

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 greentick, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan, 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, Sylvester Allen greentick & 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, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen greentick
12.
06/1974

Ballero
War

from War Live!   
34 pts
33
US




17
R&B






instrumental live
[United Artists 432]
written by Sylvester Allen greentick, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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, Sylvester Allen greentick, 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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, 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, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen greentick
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 greentick, Morris Dickerson, Howard Scott, Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, Lee Oskar Levitin & Charles Miller
  Lee Oskar
17.
12/1976

Sunshine Keri
Lee Oskar

1 pts






85
R&B






instrumental
[United Artists 861]
written by Sylvester Allen greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Howard Scott & Lee Oskar
  War
18.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
Galaxy
19.
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, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen greentick
20.
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 & Sylvester Allen greentick
21.
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 & Papa Dee Allen greentick
22.
10/1978

Sing a Happy Song
War

from Youngblood   
1 pts






87
R&B






[United Artists 1247]
written by Sylvester Allen greentick, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott & Jerry Goldstein
23.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
24.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo, Howard E. Scott & Alice Tweed Smith
25.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo & Howard E. Scott
26.
06/1981

Cinco De Mayo
War

from Outlaw   Outlaw
1 pts






90
R&B






[LAX 02120]
written by Papa Dee Allen greentick, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo & Howard E. Scott
27.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard E. Scott
28.
06/1982

Outlaw
War

from Outlaw   Outlaw
16 pts
94
US




13
R&B






[RCA 13238]
written by Papa Dee Allen greentick, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard E. Scott
29.
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 greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Howard E. Scott, Lee Oskar & Harold Brown
Low Rider
30.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Will Downing
The World Is a Ghetto
31.
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 & Papa Dee Allen greentick
  Latin Alliance
Low Rider (On the Boulevard)
32.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Gary Hoey
Low Rider
33.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Smash Mouth
Why Can't We Be Friends?
34.
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, Sylvester Allen greentick, Lee Levitan & Gerald Goldstein
  TLC
I'm Good at Being Bad
35.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar & Lonnie Jordan
  Cypress Hill
Lowrider
36.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Plump DJs
37.
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 & Papa Dee Allen greentick
  Drag-On
Bang Bang Boom
38.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Charles Miller & Howard Scott
  Plump DJs
39.
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 & Papa Dee Allen greentick
  Warren G
40.
09/2005

Get U Down
Warren G

from In the Mid-Nite Hour   In the Mid-Nite Hour
1 pts






120
R&B






featuring B-Real, Ice Cube & Snoop Dogg
written by Morris Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Gerald Goldstein, Lee Levitan, Le Roy Jordon, Louis Freeze, Sylvester Allen greentick & Warren G
  Flo Rida
G.D.F.R.
41.
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, B.B. Dickerson & Papa Dee Allen greentick
  Liam Payne
Strip That Down
42.
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 greentick, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
  BigXthaPlug
The Largest
43.
11/2024

The Largest
BigXthaPlug

from Take Care   
11 pts
71
US












[BigXthaPlug]
written by Xavier Landum, Krishon Gaines, Tony Anderson, Charles Miller, Harold Ray Brown, Howard E. Scott, Leroy Jordan, Lee Oskar, Morris Dickerson, RoDarrion Harrison & Thomas Allen greentick


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