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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 music|new wave]] and [[rock music]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1999-01-16 |last=Paoletta |first=Michael |title=True Fans Can Get 'More, More, More' As Disco Queen Returns |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Business Media]] |volume=111 |issue=3 |page=28 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=2020-10-05 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> The album is "dedicated to world peace and finding alternate solutions to energy problems and wars",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4470631-Andrea-True-War-Machine|title=Andrea True – War Machine (1980, Vinyl)|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> with its title track carrying an [[Anti-war movement|anti-war]] message.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6QVjzB4XTsC&pg=PA53&q=andrea+true+war+machine|title=First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers|author=James Arena|year=2013|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|page=53|isbn=9780786475810|access-date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> The LP was released only in Italy by Italian label Ricordi International and was not commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/05/21/andrea-true-2/|title=‘More, More, More’: The Search for Andrea True, and the Creation of a Disco Sensation – Podcast 69|date=May 21, 2017|publisher=The Rialto Report|access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref> It has never been released in any other format and is now a rare collectible item.


==Singles==
'''''War Machine''''' is the title of Andrea True's only solo album and is not really an [[Andrea True Connection]] album. It was released only in Europe in 1980 by Italian label Ricordi International.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=andrea+true+connection+white+witch&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ei=6HXhU4GME6SQ7AacwYGQDg&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=andrea%20true%20connection%20white%20witch&f=false|title=True Fans Can Get "More, More, More" as Disco Queen Returns (Billboard Magazine)|author=Michael Paoletta|publisher=Google books|date=16 January 1999|isbn=|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref> The album was a big change in musical direction since none of its songs can be classified as [[Disco]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6QVjzB4XTsC&pg=PA53&dq=andrea+true+connection+war+machine&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ei=WHnhU-WeM4SSyATkrYDwCw&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=andrea%20true%20connection%20war%20machine&f=false|title=First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers (Andrea True Connection - War Machine)|author=James Arena|publisher=Google books|isbn=9780786475810|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref> and it really is more of a Rock/New Wave record.
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.

The album had two singles: "War Machine", released by Ricordi International in Italy, and "Make My Music For Me", released by Atom Records in Austria. For some unknown reason, Atom changed the name of the song "Makin' Music For Money" to "Make My Music For Me". All 3 of these vinyl releases are quite rare and have never been released in any other format. A video exists for the title track, War Machine. A poor quality copy of it can be found on YouTube.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*source: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=859503|title=The Andrea True Connection – White Witch (Track listing)|author=|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Open Up Baby
| title1 = Open Up Baby
| writer1 = Christopher Bruschi
| writer1 = Christopher Bruschi
| length1 = 03:00
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Hootchie Kootchie Floozies
| title2 = Hootchie Kootchie Floozies
| writer2 = Tony D'Ambra, Andrea True
| writer2 = Tony D'Ambra, Andrea True
| length2 = 04:20
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = The Unkindest Cut
| title3 = The Unkindest Cut
| writer3 = Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True
| writer3 = Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True
| length3 = 03:52
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Whatever Happened To Love?
| title4 = Whatever Happened to Love?
| writer4 = Andrea True
| writer4 = Andrea True
| length4 = 04:18
| length4 = 4:18
| total_length = 15:30
}}
}}
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Makin' Music For Money
| title5 = Makin' Music for Money
| writer5 = Alexander Harvey
| writer5 = Alexander Harvey
| length5 = 04:24
| length5 = 4:24
| title6 = But Is That Love?
| title6 = But Is That Love?
| writer6 = Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True
| writer6 = Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True
| length6 = 03:28
| length6 = 3:28
| title7 = Still Goin' Down
| title7 = Still Goin' Down
| writer7 = Robert W. Brown
| writer7 = Robert W. Brown
| length7 = 03:22
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = War Machine
| title8 = War Machine
| writer8 = Robert W. Brown
| writer8 = Robert W. Brown
| length8 = 04:48
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Rock 'N Roll-Let It Go
| title9 = Rock 'n Roll – Let It Go!
| writer9 = Tom Carey
| writer9 = Tom Carey
| length9 = 04:01
| length9 = 4:01
| total_length = 20:03
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Andrea True]] – lead vocals, [[Moog synthesizer|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.
* Lead Vocals - Andrea True

* Vocals Track 2 - Andrea True and Tony D'ambra
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.
* Vocals Track 9 - Andrea True and Tom Carey
* Drums - Tony D'ambra, Christopher Carroll
* Guitars - Tom Bakas, Mark Lineberry, Robert W. Brown, Ralph Agresta
* Bass - Tom Bakas, Jim Callen, Chris Bruschi, Tom Carey
* Percussion - Andrea True
* Keyboards - Robert Simons
* Moog Special Effects track 8 - Elliot Apter
* Moog Bass - Andrea True
* Moog Solos - Andrea True
* Backing Vocals - Tony D'ambra, Mark Lineberry, Jim Callen, Tom Bakas, Andrea True, Robert W. Brown, Tom Carey
⚫
* 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 track 7 - Sam Ginsberg of Record Plant
* Produced by Andrea True for GTM Productions, Inc.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 9 October 2022

For other uses, see War Machine (disambiguation).
War Machine
Studio album by
Andrea True
Released1980
GenreNew wave, soft rock
Length35:32
LabelRicordi International
ProducerAndrea True
Andrea True chronology
White Witch
(1977) 		War Machine
(1980)

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Open Up Baby"Christopher Bruschi3:00
2."Hootchie Kootchie Floozies"Tony D'Ambra, Andrea True4:20
3."The Unkindest Cut"Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True3:52
4."Whatever Happened to Love?"Andrea True4:18
Total length:15:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Makin' Music for Money"Alexander Harvey4:24
6."But Is That Love?"Tom Bakas, Gene Harlot, Andrea True3:28
7."Still Goin' Down"Robert W. Brown3:22
8."War Machine"Robert W. Brown4:48
9."Rock 'n Roll – Let It Go!"Tom Carey4:01
Total length:20:03

Personnel

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]
  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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