As part of 60s group The Animals, Eric Burdon sang lead on the #1 hit «The House Of The Rising Sun» and thirteen other Top 40 tunes. In 1970, he left the Animals and recorded «Spill The Wine» with War, a Latin band from Long Beach, CA who backed him until 1971. Producer Jerry Goldstein had seen the band at a gig in Hollywood and became enamored of their distinctive sound. The original members were Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordon, Charles Miller, Thomas Allen, Morris Dickerson and Harold Brown and all shared lead vocals. After the success of «Spill The Wine», Eric left and the band soldiered on to spread their message of brotherhood and harmony and spoke out against social inequalities and gangs. «Slippin Into Darkness» was issued in 1973 and became a #16 hit and then «The World Is A Ghetto» peaked at #7 in early 1973. «The Cisco Kid» single peaked at #2 for two weeks, becoming their most popular single ever. «Why Cant We Be Friends» LP was issued in 1975 and held two top 10 singles, the title track and second single «Low Rider» both peaked at #7, but then «Low Rider» did one better by taking the #1 spot on the R