B.B. Dickerson

Songs Written by B.B. DickersonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/soul/rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1969. The band is known for several hit songs in the 1970s (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer"). A musical crossover band, War became known for its eclectic blend of different musical styles, an amalgam of the sounds and styles the band members heard living in the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, B.B. Dickerson first charted in 1970 with Spill the Wine.The artist placed 19 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 9 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: G.D.F.R. - #2: Strip That Down - #3: Low Rider - #4: The Cisco Kid - #5: Spill the Wine
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  War
Spill the Wine
1.
05/1970

#5  Spill the Wine
War

from Eric Burdon Declares "War"   
159 pts
3
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14118]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
2.
12/1970

They Can't Take Away Our Music
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon   The Black-Man's Burdon
16 pts
50
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
3.
04/1971

Lonely Feelin'
War

from War   
7 pts
107
US






38
R&B






[United Artists 50746]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
4.
04/1971

Home Cookin'
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon   The Black-Man's Burdon
4 pts
108
US














as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
5.
08/1971

All Day Music
War

from All Day Music   All Day Music
46 pts
35
US
12
AC




18
R&B






charted as All Day Music / Get Down in US R&B charts
[United Artists 50815]
written by Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
  The Isley Brothers
Spill the Wine
6.
10/1971

Spill the Wine
The Isley Brothers

from Givin' It Back   
27 pts
49
US






14
R&B






[T-Neck 932]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
  War
7.
01/1972

Slippin' into Darkness
War

from All Day Music   All Day Music
82 pts
16
US






12
R&B






[United Artists 50867]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott
The World Is a Ghetto
8.
11/1972

The World Is a Ghetto
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
145 pts
7
US






3
R&B






[United Artists 50975]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson greentick, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
The Cisco Kid
9.
03/1973

#4  The Cisco Kid
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
220 pts
2
US






5
R&B






[United Artists 163]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson greentick, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
10.
07/1973

Gypsy Man
War

from Deliver the World   
126 pts
8
US






6
R&B






[United Artists 281]
written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson greentick, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Leroy Jordan, Sylvester Allen & Lee Oskar Levitan
11.
11/1973

Me and Baby Brother
War

from Deliver the World   
81 pts
15
US






18
R&B






[United Artists 350]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Morris Dickerson greentick & Thomas Allen
12.
06/1974

Ballero
War

from War Live!   
34 pts
33
US






17
R&B






instrumental live
[United Artists 432]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
Why Can't We Be Friends?
13.
05/1975

Why Can't We Be Friends?
War

from Why Can't We Be Friends?   Why Can't We Be Friends?
140 pts
6
US






9
R&B






[United Artists 629]
written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson greentick, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Lonnie Jordan, Sylvester Allen, Lee Levitan & Gerald Goldstein
Low Rider
14.
09/1975

#3  Low Rider
War

from Why Can't We Be Friends?   Why Can't We Be Friends?
221 pts
7
US






1
R&B




12
UK
[United Artists 706]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Booty People
15.
05/1976

Spirit of '76
Booty People

2 pts








55
R&B






[Calla 110]
written by Joe Phillips, Richard Le Mon Smith, Wyman Goodloe, Mitchell McDowell, Robert Donald Palmer & Morris Dewayne Dickerson greentick
  War
16.
06/1976

Me and Baby Brother
War

45 pts














21
UK
R
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Morris Dickerson greentick & Thomas Allen
17.
07/1976

Summer
War

from Greatest Hits   
155 pts
7
US
1
AC




4
R&B






Promo Track of Why Can't We Be Friends?
[United Artists 834]
written by Gerald Goldstein, Harold Ray Brown, Papa Dee Allen, Morris Dickerson greentick, Howard Scott, Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, Lee Oskar Levitin & Charles Miller
  Lee Oskar
18.
12/1976

Sunshine Keri
Lee Oskar

1 pts








85
R&B






instrumental
[United Artists 861]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Howard Scott & Lee Oskar
  War
19.
06/1977

L.A. Sunshine
War

from Platinum Jazz   Platinum Jazz
47 pts
45
US






2
R&B






[Blue Note 1009]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
Galaxy
20.
11/1977

Galaxy
War

from Galaxy   
127 pts
39
US




8
dance
5
R&B




14
UK
[MCA 40820]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Morris Dickerson greentick & Thomas Allen
21.
04/1978

Hey Señorita
War

from Galaxy   
20 pts








70
R&B




40
UK
[MCA 40883]
written by Morris Dickerson greentick, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan & Sylvester Allen
22.
07/1978

Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)
War

from Youngblood   
13 pts






19
dance
21
R&B






[United Artists 1213]
written by B.B. Dickerson greentick, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan & Papa Dee Allen
23.
10/1978

Sing a Happy Song
War

from Youngblood   
1 pts








87
R&B






[United Artists 1247]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott & Jerry Goldstein
24.
03/1979

Good, Good Feelin'
War

from The Music Band   The Music Band
16 pts
101
US




49
dance
12
R&B






[MCA 40995]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
Low Rider
25.
05/1987

Low Rider
War

from The Best of War…and More   
6 pts








59
R&B




98
UK
R rm
[Priority 9364]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Will Downing
The World Is a Ghetto
26.
03/1991

The World Is a Ghetto
Will Downing

from A Dream Fulfilled   A Dream Fulfilled
7 pts














83
UK
written by B.B. Dickerson greentick, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan & Papa Dee Allen
  Latin Alliance
Low Rider (On the Boulevard)
27.
08/1991

Low Rider (On the Boulevard)
Latin Alliance

from Latin Alliance   Latin Alliance
15 pts
54
US














featuring War
[Virgin 98751]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Gary Hoey
Low Rider
28.
07/1994

Low Rider
Gary Hoey

from The Endless Summer II: Music from the Motion Picture   The Endless Summer II: Music from the Motion Picture
10 pts










15
rock




written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Smash Mouth
Why Can't We Be Friends?
29.
01/1998

Why Can't We Be Friends?
Smash Mouth

from Fush Yu Mang   Fush Yu Mang
5 pts












28
alt.


written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson greentick, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Lonnie Jordan, Sylvester Allen, Lee Levitan & Gerald Goldstein
  TLC
I'm Good at Being Bad
30.
04/1999

I'm Good at Being Bad
TLC

from FanMail   FanMail
7 pts
117
US






38
R&B






[LaFace LP Cut]
written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Tony Tolbert, T-Boz, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Martin, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Donna Summer, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Charles Miller, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar & Lonnie Jordan
  Cypress Hill
Lowrider
31.
12/2001

Lowrider
Cypress Hill

from Stoned Raiders   Stoned Raiders
27 pts








108
R&B




33
UK
charted as Lowrider / Trouble in UK charts
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein
  Drag-On
Bang Bang Boom
32.
12/2003

Bang Bang Boom
Drag-On

from Hell and Back   
1 pts








94
R&B






[Ruff Ryders 47654]
written by Melvin Smalls, Kaseem Dean, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Charles Miller & Howard Scott
  Warren G
33.
09/2005

Get U Down
Warren G

from In the Mid-Nite Hour   In the Mid-Nite Hour
1 pts








120
R&B






featuring B-Real, Ice Cube & Snoop Dogg
written by Morris Dickerson greentick, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Gerald Goldstein, Lee Levitan, Le Roy Jordon, Louis Freeze, Sylvester Allen & Warren G
  Flo Rida
G.D.F.R.
34.
11/2014

#1  G.D.F.R.
Flo Rida

from My House   My House
272 pts
8
US






3
R&B




3
UK
featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas
[Poe Boy]
written by Flo Rida, Sage the Gemini, Lucas Rego, Mike Caren, Andrew Seder, Charles Miller, Jerry Goldstein, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Justin Frank, Lee Oskar, Leroy L. Jordan, B.B. Dickerson greentick & Papa Dee Allen
  Thomas Rhett
Vacation
35.
05/2016

Vacation
Thomas Rhett

from Tangled Up   
9 pts
101
US


19
ctry










[Valory]
written by Thomas Rhett, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson greentick, Sean Douglas, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Andreas Schuller, Howard Scott, Joe London, Ricky Reed & John Ryan
  Liam Payne
Strip That Down
36.
06/2017

#2  Strip That Down
Liam Payne

from LP1   
232 pts
10
US




48
dance






3
UK
featuring Quavo
[Hampton]
written by Liam Payne, Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran, Quavo, Shaggy, Rickardo Ducent, Shaun Pizzonia, Brian Thompson, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson greentick, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott
  BigXthaPlug
The Largest
37.
11/2024

The Largest
BigXthaPlug

from Take Care   
11 pts
71
US














[BigXthaPlug]
written by Xavier Landum, Krishon Gaines, Tony Anderson, Charles Miller, Harold Ray Brown, Howard E. Scott, Leroy Jordan, Lee Oskar, Morris Dickerson greentick, RoDarrion Harrison & Thomas Allen


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