The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Mighty 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
3.253:03
2Devotion
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)
3.254:50
3Keep 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)
2.255:10
4Kalimba 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
3.54:02
5Shining 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.
42:50
6That’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.
3.355:46
7Reasons
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
8Sing 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)
33:24
9Can’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
10Getaway
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
33:47
11On Your Face
4:34
12Saturday 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)
2.94:03
13Got 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
34:03
14September
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
4.653:35
15Serpentine 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
3.93:51
16Fantasy
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
17I’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
18Drum 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
45:09
▼ CD 2
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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.
4.14:49
2In 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
54:25
3Can’t Let Go
recording of:
Can't Let Go
writer:
Bill Myers, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
3:29
4After the Love Has Gone
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
4:39
5You and I
3:33
6Let Me Talk
4:08
7And 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
8You
5:31
9Let’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.
4.45:39
10Fall in Love With Me
recording of:
Fall in Love With Me
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
35:52
11Magnetic
recording of:
Magnetic
lyricist and composer:
Martin Page
4:22
12Dance Dance Dance
3:12
13System or Survival
recording of:
System of Survival
lyricist and composer:
Skylark (Doobie Brothers support artist)
25:01
14Sunday Morning (radio mix)
4:11
15Pure Gold
4:41
16The Way You Move
4:37
17My Promise
3:22