# Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr (Nashville, 21 de janeiro de 1942 - Chilwell, 2 de abril de 2003) foi um cantor americano de soul.
Starr nasceu no Tennessee e cresceu em Ohio, e mais tarde viveu em Detroit enquanto cantava para Ric Tic e Motown Records. Ele foi apoiado pela banda que mais tarde se tornaria conhecida como "Black Merda". Hawkins e Veasey do grupo tocaram na maioria de seus primeiros hits no selo Ric Tic. O cantor fez sucesso com as canções "War", "25 Miles" e "Stop the War Now" foram grandes sucessos na década de 1960. Starr se mudou para o Reino Unido na década de 1970, onde continuou a produzir música, vivendo lá até sua morte.

## Discografia
### Álbuns

* Soul Master (1968)
* 25 Miles (1969)
* Just We Two (1969) com Blinky
* War & Peace (1970)
* Involved (1971)
* Hell Up in Harlem (Soundtrack) (1974)
* Free to Be Myself (1975)
* Clean (1978)
* Happy Radio (1979)
* Stronger Than You Think I Am (1979)
* For Sale (1983)

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Year | Single | US Pop | US R&B | UK |
| 1965 | "Agent Double-O-Soul" | 21 | 8 | – |
| 1965 | "Back Street" | 95 | 33 | – |
| 1966 | "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" | 48 | 9 | 35 |
| 1966 | "I'll Love You Forever" The Holidays | 63 | 7 | – |
| 1966 | "Headline News" | 84 | – | 39 |
| 1967 | "Girls Are Getting Prettier" | – | – | – |
| 1967 | "You're My Mellow" | – | – | – |
| 1967 | "I Want My Baby Back" | – | – | – |
| 1968 | "I Am The Man For You Baby" | – | – | – |
| 1968 | "Way Over There" | – | – | – |
| 1968 | "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" / "Headline News" (reissue) | – | – | 11 |
| 1969 | "Twenty-Five Miles" | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 1969 | "I'm Still A Struggling Man" | 80 | 27 | – |
| 1969 | "Oh How Happy" Blinky & Edwin Starr | 92 | – | – |
| 1970 | "Time" | 117 | 39 | – |
| 1970 | "War" | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1970 | "Stop The War Now" | 26 | 5 | 33 |
| 1971 | "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" | 64 | 6 | – |
| 1972 | "Who Is The Leader of the People" | – | – | – |
| 1973 | "There You Go" | 80 | 12 | – |
| 1973 | "You've Got My Soul on Fire" | – | 40 | – |
| 1974 | "Ain't It Hell Up in Harlem" | 110 | – | – |
| 1974 | "Big Papa" | – | – | – |
| 1974 | "Who's Right Or Wrong" | – | – | – |
| 1975 | "Pain" | – | 25 | – |
| 1975 | "Stay With Me" | – | 51 | – |
| 1975 | "Abyssinia Jones" | 98 | 25 | – |
| 1976 | "Accident" | – | – | – |
| 1977 | "I Just Wanna Do My Thing" | – | 94 | – |
| 1978 | "I'm So into You" | – | – | – |
| 1979 | "Contact" | 65 | 13 | 6 |
| 1979 | "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" | 79 | 28 | 9 |
| 1979 | "It's Called The Rock" | – | – | – |
| 1979 | "Tell A Star" | – | – | – |
| 1980 | "Stronger" | – | – | – |
| 1980 | "Boop Boop" | – | – | – |
| 1980 | "Get Up, Whirlpool" | – | – | – |
| 1981 | "Sweet" | – | – | – |
| 1983 | "I Wanna Take You Home" | – | – | – |
| 1983 | "Smooth" | – | – | – |
| 1984 | "Marvin" | – | – | – |
| 1985 | "It Ain't Fair" | – | – | 56 |
| 1985 | "Missiles" | – | – | – |
| 1986 | "Grapevine" | – | – | – |
| 1986 | "Soul Singer" | – | – | – |
| 1987 | "Whatever Makes Our Love Grow" | – | – | – |
| 1988 | "Long Line of Lovers" | – | – | – |
| 1989 | "25 Miles '89" | – | – | – |
| 1990 | "She's The One" | – | – | – |
| 1990 | "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" with David Saylor | – | – | – |
| 1992 | "Darling Darling Baby" | – | – | – |
| 1993 | "War" Edwin Starr and Shadow | – | – | 69 |
| 1994 | "Can't Stop Thinking About You" | – | – | – |