Spill the Wine

"Spill the Wine"
Single by Eric Burdon & War
from the album Eric Burdon Declares "War"
B-side "Magic Mountain"
Released May 1970
Format 7" 45 RPM
Genre Funk, Latin, Soul
Length 4:51
Label MGM
Writer(s) War
Producer(s) Jerry Goldstein
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Eric Burdon & War singles chronology
"Spill the Wine"
(1970)		 "Tobacco Road"
(1970)

"Spill the Wine" is a 1970 song performed by Eric Burdon and the band, War. It was released as a single in May 1970, backed by the non-album track "Magic Mountain", and was War's first chart hit.

Song description and history

"Spill the Wine" is a 1970 song performed by Eric Burdon and the band, War. It first appeared on the album Eric Burdon Declares War, and runs 4:51, and its writing credits include Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, and Howard Scott.[1] It features a prevalent flute solo, and the sound of a woman speaking Spanish—Eric Burdon's girlfriend at the time—is heard in the background. An edited version, released as a promo single for radio stations and subsequently included on most compilations, omits the middle spoken recitation, plus one chorus.

The song was re-released as a single In 1996, after remixing by Junior Vasquez.

Activity on the charts

Spill the wine was War's first chart hit. It peaked at number 3 in the US. Billboard ranked the single the number 20 song of 1970. It was also a top 3 hit in Canada,[2] and Australia in mid-November 1970.[3] It charted at number 5 in Mexico,[4] at number 15 in Netherlands[5] and at number 28 in Germany.

Meaning

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.

Use in media

Movies

"Spill the Wine" has been used in the sound tracks of the following motion pictures:

Television

The song was used in the sound tracks of the following television episodes:

Covers

1970s through 1990s

Spill the WIne has been covered by:

In addition, it has been reportedly covered by:

Since 2000

In 2004, flautist Alexander Zonjic performed a cover of Spill the Wine for his album "Seldom Blues."[12]

San Francisco band Vinyl covered Spill the Wine on their album Frogshack Music Volume II in 2009, in a track featuring Sugar Pie DeSlanto and Marcus Scott.

The revival of the 1970s band The L.A. Carpool covered Spill the Wine with a Latin salsa flare In 2012, in a track that featured well known Latin drummer Richie "Gajate" Garcia and other well known Latin musicians.

On October 31, 2013, jam band Widespread Panic covered the song, opening the second set of their show at UNO arena in New Orleans, and again at Phillip's Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on New Year's Eve of 2013.

On February 23, 2014, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band opened their concert at the Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia, with a nine-minute version of the song, the world premiere of their version.[13]

Miscellaneous

In an 2008 interview, Lonnie Jordan referred to Eric Burdon as the first Latin rapper in pop music.[14]

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Eric Burdon Declares "War" - Eric Burdon & War". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ RPM Staff (15 August 1970). "RPM100 Singles". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 13 (26). Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Go-Set Staff (November 14, 1970). "National Top 60 [Australia]". Go-Set. poparchives.com.au. Retrieved November 11, 2016. [Quote:] 2. Spill the Wine, Eric Burdon and War.
  4. ↑ Billboard Staff (November 28, 1970). "[Spill the Wine]" (archived print version). Billboard Magazine: p. 60. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ DutchCharts.com Staff (October 23, 2011). "Eric Burden & War - Spill the Wine" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Givin' It Back - The Isley Brothers". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Ponderous - 2 Nu". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Brown & Proud - Lighter Shade of Brown". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Barb Wire". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Movement - B-Side Players". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ AllMusic.com Staff (November 11, 2016). "Shades of Brown - Los Mocosos". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Soergel, Brian (May 25, 2004). "Alexander Zonjic Opening Restaurant and Jazz Club" (blog). Smooth Vibes Jazz. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Springsteen, Bruce (March 2, 2014). ""Spill The Wine" and "Seeds" (Hunter Valley 02/23/14)". self-published. Retrieved November 11, 2016 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Feenstra, Pete (2008). "Interview: Eric Burden". GetReadyToRock.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011. You know really Eric sang the first Latino rap song ever to be on pop radio.

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