The World Is a Ghetto
| The World Is a Ghetto | ||||
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Crystal Industries in Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | United Artists Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Goldstein with Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott | |||
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The World Is a Ghetto is the fifth album by American band War, released in late 1972 on United Artists Records. The album attained the number one spot on Billboard, and was Billboard magazine's Album of the Year as the best-selling album of 1973. In addition to being Billboard's #1 album of 1973, the album was ranked number 444 on Rolling Stone magazine's original list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title track became a gold record.