War Machine (album)

For other uses, see War Machine (disambiguation).

1980 studio album by Andrea True

War Machine

Studio album by

Andrea True

Released| 1980
Genre| New wave, soft rock
Length| 35:32
Label| Ricordi International
Producer| Andrea True
Andrea True chronology
| White Witch
(1977)  | War Machine
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War Machine is a 1980 studio album by Andrea True. It was her first and only solo LP, after two albums under the Andrea True Connection moniker released in the 1970s. War Machine was a departure from True's previous disco output, exploring new wave and rock music.[1] The album is "dedicated to world peace and finding alternate solutions to energy problems and wars",[2] with its title track carrying an anti-war message.[3] The LP was released only in Italy by Italian label Ricordi International and was not commercially successful.[4] It has never been released in any other format and is now a rare collectible item.

## Singles

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The title track "War Machine" was released as a single by Ricordi International in Italy in 1980, and was accompanied by a music video. "Make My Music for Me" was released as a single by Atom in Austria the following year. For some unknown reason, the label changed the name of the song, which had appeared on the album as "Makin' Music for Money". Neither of the two singles was successful in music charts.

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Open Up Baby"| Christopher Bruschi| 3:00
2.| "Hootchie Kootchie Floozies"| Tony D'Ambra, Andrea True| 4:20
3.| "The Unkindest Cut"| Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True| 3:52
4.| "Whatever Happened to Love?"| Andrea True| 4:18
Total length:| 15:30

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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5.| "Makin' Music for Money"| Alexander Harvey| 4:24
6.| "But Is That Love?"| Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True| 3:28
7.| "Still Goin' Down"| Robert W. Brown| 3:22
8.| "War Machine"| Robert W. Brown| 4:48
9.| "Rock 'n Roll – Let It Go!"| Tom Carey| 4:01
Total length:| 20:03

## Personnel

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* Andrea True – lead vocals, Moog, percussion, production
* Tony D'Ambra – backing vocals, drums
* Tom Bakas – backing vocals, guitar, bass
* Tom Carey – backing vocals, bass
* Jim Callen – backing vocals, bass
* Mark Lineberry – backing vocals, guitar
* Robert W. Brown – backing vocals, guitar
* Ralph Agresta – guitar
* Christopher Carroll – drums
* Chris Bruschi – bass
* Robert Simons – keyboards
* Elliot Apter – Moog

Tracks 1–6 recorded at Homegrown Studios, New Jersey, USA. Engineers: Robert Buontempo and Gary Rickney.

Tracks 7–9 recorded at Media Studios, New York City, USA. Engineers: Godfrey Diamond and Michael Barbiero. Final mixes: Douglas Epstein. Final mix on track 7: Sam Ginsberg of Record Plant.

## References

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1. ^ Paoletta, Michael (January 16, 1999). "True Fans Can Get 'More, More, More' As Disco Queen Returns". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 3\. Nielsen Business Media. p. 28\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
2. ^ "Andrea True – War Machine (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
3. ^ James Arena (2013). First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. McFarland & Company. p. 53\. ISBN 9780786475810. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
4. ^ "'More, More, More': The Search for Andrea True, and the Creation of a Disco Sensation – Podcast 69". The Rialto Report. May 21, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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Andrea True Connection

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* More, More, More
* White Witch
* War Machine

Singles|

* "More, More, More"
* "Party Line"
* "N.Y., You Got Me Dancing"
* "What's Your Name, What's Your Number"

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