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- Date Released: May 1, 1973
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: (P) 1973 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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As phenomenally popular as Earth, Wind & Fire was from the mid-'70s to the early '80s, it's easy to forget that the band was hardly an overnight success. With Head to the Sky -- EWF's fourth album overall, second with Philip Bailey, and second for Columbia -- Maurice White's very spiritual and ambitious brand of soul and funk was starting to pay off commercially. The Latin-influenced "Evil" became the soulsters' biggest hit up to that point, and material ranging from the hauntingly pretty title song (which boasts one of Bailey's finest performances ever) to the jazz fusion gem "Zanzibar" is just as rewarding. The lineup White unveiled with Last Days and Time was working out beautifully; Bailey was clearly proving to be a major asset. Also worth noting is the presence of singer Jessica Cleaves, who left after this album and, several years later, resurfaced in George Clinton's eccentric female group the Brides of Funkenstein. EWF still had what was basically a cult following, but that was beginning to change with Head to the Sky. And when EWF took off commercially in 1974 and 1975, many new converts went back and saw for themselves just how excellent an album Head to the Sky was.
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Evil |
4:57 |
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| 02. | |
Keep Your Head To The Sky |
5:11 |
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| 03. | |
Build Your Nest |
3:16 |
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| 04. | |
The World's A Masquerade |
4:47 |
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| 05. | |
Clover |
5:24 |
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| 06. | |
Zanzibar |
13:01 |
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06 Total Tracks, 36:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Philip Bailey - Percussion // Philip Bailey - Conga // Philip Bailey - Vocals // Earth, Wind & Fire - Main Performer // Maurice White - Drums // Maurice White - Vocals // Maurice White - Kalimba // Robert Appere - Engineer // Jessica Cleaves - Vocals // Larry Dunn - Organ // Larry Dunn - Clarinet // Larry Dunn - Piano // Johnny Graham - Guitar // Johnny Graham - Percussion // Ralph Johnson - Percussion // Ralph Johnson - Drums // Al McKay - Guitar // Al McKay - Percussion // Al McKay - Sitar // Verdine White - Bass // Verdine White - Percussion // Verdine White - Vocals // Joseph Wissert - Producer // Andrew Woolfolk - Flute // Andrew Woolfolk - Sax (Soprano)
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