Edwin Starr (Nashville, 21 de janeiro de 1942 - Chilwell, 2 de abril de 2003) foi um cantor americano de soul.[1]
Starr nasceu no Tennessee e cresceu em Ohio, e mais tarde viveu em Detroit enquanto cantava para Ric Tic e Motown Records. Ele foi apoiado pela banda que mais tarde se tornaria conhecida como "Black Merda".[2] Hawkins e Veasey do grupo tocaram na maioria de seus primeiros hits no selo Ric Tic. O cantor fez sucesso com as canções "War", "25 Miles" e "Stop the War Now" foram grandes sucessos na década de 1960. Starr se mudou para o Reino Unido na década de 1970, onde continuou a produzir música, vivendo lá até sua morte.
Discografia
Álbuns
- Soul Master (1968)
- 25 Miles (1969)
- Just We Two (1969) com Blinky
- War & Peace (1970)
- Involved (1971)
- Hell Up in Harlem (Soundtrack) (1974)
- Free to Be Myself (1975)
- Clean (1978)
- Happy Radio (1979)
- Stronger Than You Think I Am (1979)
- For Sale (1983)
Singles
| Year
|
Single
|
Chart positions
|
| US Pop[3]
|
US
R&B[4]
|
UK[5]
|
| 1965
|
"Agent Double-O-Soul"
|
21
|
8
|
–
|
| "Back Street"
|
95
|
33
|
–
|
| 1966
|
"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)"
|
48
|
9
|
35
|
"I'll Love You Forever"
The Holidays
|
63
|
7
|
–
|
| "Headline News"
|
84
|
–
|
39
|
| 1967
|
"Girls Are Getting Prettier"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "You're My Mellow"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "I Want My Baby Back"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1968
|
"I Am The Man For You Baby"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Way Over There"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" / "Headline News"
(reissue)
|
–
|
–
|
11
|
| 1969
|
"Twenty-Five Miles"
|
6
|
6
|
36
|
| "I'm Still A Struggling Man"
|
80
|
27
|
–
|
"Oh How Happy"
Blinky & Edwin Starr
|
92
|
–
|
–
|
| 1970
|
"Time"
|
117
|
39
|
–
|
| "War"
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
| "Stop The War Now"
|
26
|
5
|
33
|
| 1971
|
"Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On"
|
64
|
6
|
–
|
| 1972
|
"Who Is The Leader of the People"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1973
|
"There You Go"
|
80
|
12
|
–
|
| "You've Got My Soul on Fire"
|
–
|
40
|
–
|
| 1974
|
"Ain't It Hell Up in Harlem"
|
110
|
–
|
–
|
| "Big Papa"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Who's Right Or Wrong"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1975
|
"Pain"
|
–
|
25
|
–
|
| "Stay With Me"
|
–
|
51
|
–
|
| "Abyssinia Jones"
|
98
|
25
|
–
|
| 1976
|
"Accident"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1977
|
"I Just Wanna Do My Thing"
|
–
|
94
|
–
|
| 1978
|
"I'm So into You"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1979
|
"Contact"
|
65
|
13
|
6
|
| "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio"
|
79
|
28
|
9
|
| "It's Called The Rock"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Tell A Star"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1980
|
"Stronger"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Boop Boop"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Get Up, Whirlpool"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1981
|
"Sweet"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1983
|
"I Wanna Take You Home"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Smooth"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1984
|
"Marvin"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1985
|
"It Ain't Fair"
|
–
|
–
|
56
|
| "Missiles"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1986
|
"Grapevine"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| "Soul Singer"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1987
|
"Whatever Makes Our Love Grow"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1988
|
"Long Line of Lovers"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1989
|
"25 Miles '89"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1990
|
"She's The One"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
"Ain't No Stopping Us Now"
with David Saylor
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1992
|
"Darling Darling Baby"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 1993
|
"War"
Edwin Starr and Shadow
|
–
|
–
|
69
|
| 1994
|
"Can't Stop Thinking About You"
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Referências
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