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- Date Released: July 23, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
Columbia/Legacy's double-disc set The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire lives up to its title by offering 34 tracks of the groundbreaking funk band at its peak. All of the hits, whether they're R&B or tunes that crossed over to the pop charts, are here, along with important album tracks that capture the range and depth of EWF. Since this focuses on their peak of the '70s and early '80s, there's very little here that doesn't qualify as "essential," which makes it a better bet than their box set. The single-disc Greatest Hits remains the choice for the casual and the curious listener due to its concise concentration of classics, but anybody who wants a thorough retrospective should choose this.
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| 01. |  |
Mighty Mighty |
3:03 |
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| 02. | |
Evil |
4:57 |
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| 03. | |
Devotion |
4:50 |
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| 04. | |
Keep Your Head To The Sky |
5:11 |
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| 05. | |
Kalimba Story |
4:01 |
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| 06. | |
Shining Star |
2:50 |
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| 07. | |
That's The Way Of The World |
5:46 |
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| 08. | |
Yearnin' Learnin' |
3:39 |
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| 09. | |
All About Love |
5:32 |
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| 10. | |
Reasons |
4:59 |
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| 11. | |
Sing A Song |
3:24 |
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| 12. | |
Can't Hide Love |
4:11 |
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| 13. | |
Getaway |
3:45 |
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| 14. | |
Saturday Nite |
4:02 |
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Ponta de Areia/Be Ever Wonderful |
6:01 |
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| 16. | |
Open Our Eyes |
5:04 |
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| 17. | |
Got To Get You Into My Life |
4:03 |
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17 Total Tracks, 75:18 Total Length
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| 01. | |
September |
3:35 |
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| 02. | |
Serpentine Fire |
3:50 |
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| 03. | |
Fantasy |
4:37 |
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| 04. | |
I'll Write A Song For You |
5:22 |
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| 05. | |
Drum Song |
5:09 |
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| 06. | |
In The Stone |
4:25 |
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| 07. | |
Can't Let Go |
3:29 |
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| 08. | |
After The Love Has Gone |
4:34 |
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| 09. | |
Wait |
3:40 |
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| 10. | |
You And I |
3:32 |
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| 11. | |
Let Me Talk |
4:08 |
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| 12. | |
And Love Goes On |
4:04 |
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| 13. | |
You |
5:30 |
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| 14. | |
Let's Groove |
5:36 |
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| 15. | |
Fall In Love With Me |
5:50 |
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| 16. | |
Side By Side |
5:32 |
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| 17. | |
Boogie Wonderland |
4:48 |
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17 Total Tracks, 77:41 Total Length
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Credits
- Tommy Johnson - Tuba // Philip Bailey - Percussion // Philip Bailey - Conga // Philip Bailey - Vocals // Philip Bailey - ? // Earth, Wind & Fire - Arranger // Earth, Wind & Fire - Main 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 // Deodato - Arranger // Deodato - Arranger // Deodato - Conductor // Deodato - Conductor // Fred Jackson - 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 // Oscar Brashear - 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 // Assa Drori - Violin // David Duke - French Horn // Larry Dunn - Organ // Larry Dunn - Synthesizer // Larry Dunn - Piano // Larry Dunn - Production Assistant // Larry Dunn - Synthesizer Programming // 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 - ? // Marlo Henderson - Guitar // Jerry Hey - Trumpet // Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements // Wanda Hutchinson - ? // Ralph Johnson - Percussion // Ralph Johnson - Drums // Dennis Karmazyn - Cello // Jan Kelley - Cello // Barbara Korn - French Horn // Gina Kronstadt - 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 // 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 // Barbara Thomason - Viola // Tom Tom 84 - Horn Arrangements // Tom Tom 84 - String Arrangements // Kevan Torfeh - Cello // Wayne Vaughn - Synthesizer // Wayne Vaughn - Piano // Wayne Vaughn - Keyboards // Verdine White - Bass // Verdine White - Percussion // Verdine White - Vocals // Verdine White - Production Assistant // Sheila Whitt - ? // 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 // 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 // Judith Talvi - Violin // Rosmen Torfeh - Violin // Laury Woods - Viola // Robert Spano - Engineer // Clark Duval - Product Manager // Maxine Lewis - Synthesizer // Maxine Lewis - Piano // Maxine Lewis - Keyboards // Jeffrey Mayer - Photography // Rick Kelly - Synthesizer // Rick Kelly - Piano // Rick Kelly - Keyboards // Steve Crimmel - Engineer // Sandy Speiser - Photography // Richard Salvato - Direction // Sheldon Sanow - Violin // Bruce Talamon - Cover Photo // Craig Widby - Engineer // Richard Goodman - Engineer // Kyle Wofford - A&R // Sandy Seemore - Violin // Seth Foster - Mastering // Zakir Hussein - Tabla // Ben Wright - Horn Arrangements // Ben Wright - String Arrangements // George Bohanon - Trombone // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Art Macnow - Direction
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