WAR’s fifth album separate from Eric Burdon, Why Can’t We Be Friends? was released on June 16, 1975, by United Artists Records. The title track and “Low Rider” were both nominated for Grammy Awards at the 1976 ceremony.

War’s 1975 Why Can’t We Be Friends? is a masterpiece in its scope and breadth. And, emerging as the last work the band would do for its longtime label, United Artists, it became a fitting swansong, powering up the charts and giving War its fourth and final number one hit… Why Can’t We Be Friends? remains one of War’s truly outstanding efforts, and has become an integral part of the funk genre’s landscape.