Spill the Wine
| "Spill the Wine" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Burdon and War | ||||
| from the album Eric Burdon Declares "War" | ||||
| B-side | "Magic Mountain" | |||
| Released | May 1970 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Funk, Latin, R&B, Soul | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Writer(s) | War | |||
| Producer | Jerry Goldstein | |||
| Eric Burdon and War singles chronology | ||||
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"Spill the Wine" is a 1970 song performed by Eric Burdon and War. Released as a single in May 1970 (backed by the non-album track "Magic Mountain"), it was War's first chart hit, peaking at number three.[1] It was also a top three hit in Canada[2] and Australia.[citation needed] It charted #15 in Netherlands[3] and #28 in Germany.[citation needed]
In 1996, it was remixed by Junior Vasquez and released as a single again.
Lonnie Jordan said in an 2008 interview that Eric Burdon is the first Latin rapper in pop music.[4]
In the introduction to the live version of the song on Greatest Hits Live, Lonnie Jordan reveals that the inspiration for the song was a time when he spilled a glass of wine on a mixing board in the recording studio. Eric Burdon found the event funny, so he and Jordan used it as the inspiration for the song.
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[edit] Use in film
"Spill the Wine" was used in the popular motion pictures Boogie Nights, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and Remember the Titans.
It was also sung during The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in the episode "That's No Lady, That's My Cousin".
[edit] Cover versions
The song has been covered by The Isley Brothers for their 1971 album Givin' It All Back, as well as by The B-Side Players, Juan Ma y su Sonido Costeño, 2NU on their 1989 album Ponderous, Lalo Schifrin, Melvin Sparks, Michael Hutchence, The Dream Syndicate, Lighter Shade of Brown, Los Mocosos and Freaked Out Flower Children.
In 2004, flautist Alexander Zonjic performed a cover for his album "Seldom Blues."[5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Eric Burdon Declares 'War' > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM (archived at Library and Archives Canada) (Volume 13, No. 26). 15 August 1970. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5193&type=2. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Eric Burden & War - Spill the Wine" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Burdon+%26+War&titel=Spill+The+Wine&cat=s. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Feenstra, Pete (2008). "Interview: Eric Burden". GetReadyToRock.com. http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/eric_burdon.htm. Retrieved 23 October 2011. "You know really Eric sang the first Latino rap song ever to be on pop radio."
- ^ "Seldom Blues overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1934030.
- ^ "Alexander Zonjic opening restaurant and jazz club". SmoothVibes.com. http://www.smoothvibes.com/movabletype/archives/000167.html.
[edit] External links
- "Spill the Wine" Song Review on Allmusic website
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