The Very Best of

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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.
4.14:53
2Let’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.
4.45:40
3September
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
4.653:36
4Fantasy
recording of:
Fantasy
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music and Saggifire Music
3.53:47
5Got 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
6Saturday 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)
2.94:06
7In the Stone
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
3:32
8Mighty 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
3.253:06
9I’ve Had Enough
3:52
10Love’s Holiday
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
solo guitar:
Johnny Graham (member of Earth, Wind, & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Love's Holiday (in 1977-08)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
24:27
11Star
4:26
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)
2.74:59
13Getaway
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
33:48
14System of Survival
4:09
15Spread Your Love
3:53
16Let Me Talk
3:57
17After 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
3.254:34
18Let Your Feelings Show
5:19