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- Date Released: November 17, 1998
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
Columbia's 1998 collection of Earth, Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits in many ways stands as the group's definitive compilation. Even though there have been more extensive overviews of the group's work, such as the triple-disc set The Eternal Dance, this is the first collection to contain all of the group's biggest hits on one disc. All but one ("Love Music") of the ten songs from 1978's The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire are included, while six of the ten songs from The Best Of, Vol. 2 are featured; the remaining two cuts on the 17-track collection are the minor early single "Kalimba Story" and the album cut "Gratitude." These are fine additions to the album, but the true meat of the collection lies in the hits -- "Shining Star," "That's the Way of the World," "Sing a Song," "Getaway," "Got to Get You Into My Life," "September," "Boogie Wonderland," "After the Love Has Gone," "Let's Groove," and so many others. They might not be presented in chronological order (the only flaw in this otherwise flawless collection), but it's a sheer delight to have all of the hits on one terrifically entertaining and valuable disc.
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Shining Star |
2:50 |
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| 02. | |
That's The Way Of The World |
5:43 |
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| 03. | |
September |
3:35 |
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| 04. | |
Can't Hide Love |
4:07 |
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| 05. | |
Got To Get You Into My Life |
4:10 |
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| 06. | |
Sing A Song |
3:22 |
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| 07. | |
Gratitude |
3:27 |
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| 08. | |
Serpentine Fire |
3:50 |
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| 09. | |
Fantasy |
4:37 |
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| 10. | |
Kalimba Story |
4:01 |
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| 11. | |
Mighty Mighty |
3:03 |
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| 12. | |
Reasons |
4:59 |
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| 13. | |
Saturday Nite |
4:02 |
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| 14. | |
Let's Groove |
5:35 |
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| 15. | |
Boogie Wonderland |
4:48 |
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| 16. | |
After The Love Has Gone |
4:31 |
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| 17. | |
Getaway |
3:56 |
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17 Total Tracks, 70:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Philip Bailey - Percussion // Philip Bailey - Conga // Philip Bailey - Vocals // Earth, Wind & Fire - Arranger // Earth, Wind & Fire - Main Performer // The Emotions - Vocals (Background) // The Emotions - Performer // Maurice White - Drums // Maurice White - Timbales // Maurice White - Vocals // Maurice White - Kalimba // Maurice White - Producer // Maurice White - Compilation Producer // Dorothy Ashby - Harp // Bill Meyers - Horn Arrangements // Bill Meyers - String Arrangements // Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone // Jerome Richardson - Saxophone // Jerome Richardson - Saxophone // Bobby Bryant - Trumpet // Azar Lawrence - Synthesizer // Azar Lawrence - Piano // Azar Lawrence - Keyboards // Herman Riley - Saxophone // David Foster - Synthesizer // David Foster - Piano // David Foster - Keyboards // David Foster - String Arrangements // Roland Bautista - Guitar // Marilyn Baker - Viola // Robert Appere - Engineer // Eduardo del Barrio - Synthesizer // Eduardo del Barrio - Piano // Eduardo del Barrio - Keyboards // George DelBarrio - Synthesizer // George DelBarrio - Piano // George DelBarrio - Keyboards // Delores M. Bing - Cello // George Bohannon - Trombone // Oscar Brashear - Trumpet // Elmer Brown - Trumpet // Garnett Brown - Trombone // Denyse Buffum - Viola // David Campbell - Viola // Charles Veal - Concert Master // Ronald Clark - Violin // Ronald Cooper - Cello // Larry Corbett - Cello // Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion // Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion // Rollice Dale - Viola // Rahmlee Michael Davis - Trumpet // Rahmlee Michael Davis - Flugelhorn // Marci Dicterow - Violin // Assa Drori - Violin // David Duke - French Horn // Larry Dunn - Organ // Larry Dunn - Synthesizer // Larry Dunn - Piano // Larry Dunn - Programming // Larry Dunn - Associate Producer // Pavel Farkas - Violin // Henry Ferber - Violin // Chuck Findley - Trumpet // Winterton Garvey - Violin // Pamela Gates - Violin // Harris Goldman - Violin // Harris Goldman - Concert Master // Joseph Goodman - Violin // Jack Gootkin - Violin // Janice Gower - Concert Master // Gary Grant - Trumpet // Mick Guzauski - Engineer // Michael Harris - Trumpet // Michael Harris - Flugelhorn // Jeanette Hawes - Vocals (Background) // Marlo Henderson - Guitar // Jerry Hey - Trumpet // Wanda Hutchinson - Vocals (Background) // Ralph Johnson - Percussion // Ralph Johnson - Drums // Thomas "Snake" Johnson - Tuba // Dennis Karmazyn - Cello // Jan Kelley - Cello // Barbara Korn - French Horn // Gina Kronstadt - Violin // Carl LaMagna - Violin // Richard Lepore - Tympani [Timpani] // Linda Lipsett - Viola // Charles Loper - Trombone // Steve Lukather - Guitar // Jacqueline Lustgarten - Cello // Joy Lyle - Violin // Steve Madaio - Trumpet // Arthur Maebe - French Horn // Virginia Majewski - Viola // Miguel Martinez - Cello // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Percussion // George Massenburg - Engineer // Lew McCreary - Trombone // Al McKay - Guitar // Al McKay - Percussion // Al McKay - Vocals // Al McKay - Producer // Sidney Muldrow - French Horn // Billy Myers - Synthesizer // Billy Myers - Piano // Billy Myers - Keyboards // Don Myrick - Saxophone // Ross Pallone - Engineer // Richard Perissi - French Horn // Tom Perry - Engineer // Jerry Peters - Synthesizer // Jerry Peters - Piano // Jerry Peters - Keyboards // Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer // Steve Porcaro - Piano // Steve Porcaro - Keyboards // Paul Polivinick - Viola // Benjamin Powell - Trombone // Jerome Reisler - Violin // Marilyn Robinson - French Horn // Dean Rod - Engineer // James Ross - Viola // Henry Roth - Violin // Sheldon Sanov - Violin // Louis Satterfield - Trombone // Skip Scarborough - Synthesizer // Skip Scarborough - Piano // Skip Scarborough - Keyboards // Haim Shtrum - Violin // Harry Shultz - Cello // Maurice Spears - Trombone // Charles Stepney - Synthesizer // Charles Stepney - Piano // Charles Stepney - Arranger // Charles Stepney - Keyboards // Charles Stepney - Producer // Charles Stepney - Associate Producer // Linn Subotnick - Viola // Ilka Talvi - Violin // Beloyd Taylor - Guitar // Beloyd Taylor - Vocals (Background) // Barbara Thomason - Viola // Tom Tom 84 - Arranger // Tom Tom 84 - Horn Arrangements // Tom Tom 84 - String Arrangements // Kevan Torfeh - Cello // Wayne Vaughn - Synthesizer // Wayne Vaughn - Piano // Wayne Vaughn - Keyboards // Fred White - Percussion // Fred White - Drums // Verdine White - Bass // Verdine White - Percussion // Verdine White - Vocals // Verdine White - Associate Producer // Sheila Whitt - Vocals (Background) // Mark Wilder - Mastering // Joseph Wissert - Producer // Andrew Woolfolk - Flute // Andrew Woolfolk - Percussion // Andrew Woolfolk - Sax (Soprano) // Andrew Woolfolk - Sax (Tenor) // Ken Yerke - Violin // James Dunham - Viola // Benjamin Wright - Horn Arrangements // Benjamin Wright - String Arrangements // Jerry Hay - Horn Arrangements // Leo Sacks - Liner Notes // Leo Sacks - Compilation Producer // Daniel Smith - Cello // John Walz - Cello // Jerome Webster - Violin // William Henderson - Violin // Marie Fera - Cello // Joseph Livoti - Violin // Anton Sen - Violin // Sherman Bryana - Violin // Leena Sherman - Violin // Simon Fowler - Photography // The Phoenix Horns - Band // Judith Talvi - Violin // Rosmen Torfeh - Violin // Robert Spano - Engineer // Maxine Lewis - Synthesizer // Maxine Lewis - Piano // Maxine Lewis - Keyboards // Rick Kelly - Synthesizer // Rick Kelly - Piano // Rick Kelly - Keyboards // Steve Crimmel - Engineer // Michael Putland - Photography // Craig Widby - Engineer // Richard Goodman - Engineer // Mark Coleman - Liner Notes // Fred Jackson, Jr. - Saxophone // Sandy Seemore - Violin // Zakir Hussein - Tabla // Larry Woods - Viola
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