The Great Earth, Wind & Fire

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1September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.653:38
2Serpentine Fire
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Serpentine Fire (in 1977-08)
writer:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.93:52
3Fantasy
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Fantasy (in 1977-08)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music and Saggifire Music
3.754:38
4I'll Write a Song for You
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Eumir Deodato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
I'll Write a Song for You (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier and Al McKay
2.855:24
5Drum Song
associate producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Drum Song
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
45:10
6In the Stone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
live recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
54:27
7Can't Let Go
recording of:
Can't Let Go
writer:
Bill Myers, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
3:30
8After the Love Has Gone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music Inc., Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Noted for the Record, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
3.254:27
9Wait
3:40
10You and I
3:33
11Let Me Talk
4:10
12And Love Goes On
recording of:
And Love Goes On
writer:
Larry Dunn, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:05
13You
5:32
14Let's Groove
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recording of:
Let’s Groove
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4.45:33
15Fall in Love With Me
recording of:
Fall in Love With Me
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
35:51
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1Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.14:51
2Side by Side
5:33
3Mighty Mighty
associate producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Mighty Mighty
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.253:04
4Evil
recording of:
Evil
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4:58
5Devotion
associate producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Devotion
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
3.254:51
6Keep Your Head to the Sky
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Keep Your Head to the Sky
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.255:11
7Kalimba Story
associate producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Kalimba Story
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.54:03
8Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
42:52
9That's the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3.355:47
10Yearnin' Learnin
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Yearnin’ Learnin’
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3:41
11All About Love
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
recording of:
All About Love
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:32
12Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.75:00
13Sing a Song
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
33:25
14Can't Hide Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love
lyricist and composer:
Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Alexscar Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
34:11
15Getaway
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) and Peter Cor
33:46
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1Saturday Nite
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Saturday Nite
writer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.94:04
2Open Our Eyes
associate producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Open Our Eyes
writer:
Leon Lumpkins
45:05
3Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (from 1978 to present)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
34:05
4Turn On
4:42
5I Wanna Be the Man
4:21
6Love Music
3:56
7Jupiter
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Jupiter (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3:13
8Ponta De Areia-'Brazilian Theme'
0:55
9Spread Your Love
3:54
10In the Stone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
live recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
54:27
11Happy Feelin'
3:20
12Magnetic
recording of:
Magnetic
lyricist and composer:
Martin Page
4:22
13System of Survival
7:36
14Thinking of You
4:43
15Be Ever Wonderful
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Be Ever Wonderful (in 1977-08)
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
45:09

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