The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [Bonus Track]

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [Bonus Track]

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [Bonus Track]

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [Bonus Track]

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Overview

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. [A 35-track double disc set was released in 2014.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 03/25/2014
Label: Columbia / Legacy
UPC: 0888430249226
Rank: 1315

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Mighty Mighty
  2. Devotion
  3. Keep Your Head to the Sky
  4. Kalimba Story
  5. Shining Star
  6. That's the Way of the World
  7. Reasons
  8. Sing a Song
  9. Can't Hide Love
  10. Getaway
  11. On Your Face
  12. Saturday Nite
  13. Got to Get You Into My Life
  14. September
  15. Serpentine Fire
  16. Fantasy
  17. I'll Write a Song for You
  18. Drum Song

Disc 2

  1. Boogie Wonderland
  2. In the Stone
  3. Can't Let Go
  4. After the Love Has Gone
  5. You and I
  6. Let Me Talk
  7. And Love Goes On
  8. You
  9. Let's Groove
  10. Fall in Love with Me
  11. Magnetic
  12. Dance Dance Dance
  13. System of Survival
  14. Sunday Morning [Radio Mix]
  15. Pure Gold
  16. The Way You Move
  17. My Promise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earth, Wind & Fire   Primary Artist
The Emotions   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Jeanette Hawes   Primary Artist
Sheila Whitt   Primary Artist
Wanda Hutchinson   Primary Artist
Linda Lipsett   Viola
Linn Subotnick   Viola
Henry Ferber   Violin
Jan Kelley   Cello
Judith Talvi   Violin
Benjamin Wright   Conductor
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Percussion
Zakir Hussain   Tabla
Haim Shtrum   Violin
Beloyd Taylor   Guitar,Vocals
Tommy Johnson   Tuba
Charles Loper   Trombone
Charles Stepney   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Garnett Brown   Trombone
Dennis Karmazyn   Cello
Verdine White   Bass,Vocals,Percussion
Joseph Livoti   Violin
Sherman Bryana   Violin
Jacqueline Lustgarten   Cello
James Ross   Viola
Kevan Torfeh   Cello
Benjamin Powell   Trombone
Henry Roth   Violin
Sandy Seemore   Violin
Maxine Lewis   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Rick Kelly   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jerome Webster   Violin
Sheldon Sanow   Violin
Gina Kronstadt   Violin
Delores M. Bing   Cello
Ronald Cooper   Cello
George Del Barrio   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Pamela Gates   Violin
Pavel Farkas   Violin
Ilka Talvi   Violin
Wayne Vaughn   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Roland Bautista   Guitar
Jerome Richardson   Saxophone
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Marie Fera   Cello
Lew McCreary   Trombone
Maurice White   Drums,Vocals,Kalimba,Timbales
Louis Satterfield   Trombone
Philip Bailey   Congas,Vocals,Percussion
Sidney Muldrow   French Horn
Richard Lepore   Timpani
Rollice Dale   Viola
Harry Shultz   Cello
Joseph Goodman   Violin
Barbara Korn   French Horn
Barbara Thomason   Viola
James Dunham   Viola
Marilyn Robinson   French Horn
Richard Perissi   French Horn
Leena Sherman   Violin
Joy Lyle   Violin
Rosmen Torfeh   Violin
Laury Woods   Viola
Paul Polivnick   Viola
Daniel Smith   Cello
David Duke   French Horn
Herman Riley   Saxophone
Assa Drori   Violin
Al McKay   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Skip Scarborough   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Piano
Virginia Majewski   Viola
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Porcaro   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Andrew Woolfolk   Flute,Percussion,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Azar Lawrence   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Kenny G   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Bobby Bryant   Trumpet
Marilyn Baker   Viola
Larry Corbett   Cello
Billy Myers   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jerry Peters   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
David Foster   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Ronald Clark   Violin
Ralph Johnson   Drums,Percussion
Winterton Garvey   Violin
John Walz   Cello
William Henderson   Violin
Don Myrick   Saxophone
David Campbell   Viola
Harris Goldman   Violin
Anton Sen   Violin
Ken Yerke   Violin
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Larry Dunn   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer
Marlo Henderson   Guitar
Dorothy Ashby   Harp
Eduardo del Barrio   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Fred Jackson   Saxophone
Maurice Spears   Trombone
George Bohanon   Trombone
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Deodato   Conductor
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Jerome Reisler   Violin
Michael Harris   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Miguel Martinez   Cello
Denyse Buffum   Viola
Jack Gootkin   Violin
Arthur Maebe   French Horn

Technical Credits

B. Myers   Composer
Tom Washington   Horn Arrangements
Neal H. Pogue   Producer
Bobby Avila   Composer,Producer
Austin Jacobs   Composer
Darrin Simpson   Composer,Horn Arrangements
Jai-Dig   Producer
Walt B   Producer
Craig Widby   Engineer
Richard Goodman   Engineer
Benjamin Wright   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Eumir Deodato   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Skylark   Composer
Darren Salmieri   A&R
Steve Beckmeier   Composer
Beloyd Taylor   Composer
Bill Meyers   Composer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
James Harris III   Composer
Charles Stepney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Associate Producer
Louis Silas, Jr.   Composer
Verdine White   Composer,Production Assistant
P.C. Bailey   Composer
Bruce Talamon   Cover Photo
Kyle Wofford   A&R
Sonny Burke   Composer
Robert Spano   Engineer
Jeffrey Mayer   Photography
B. Russell   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Leo Sacks   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Wayne Vaughn   Composer
Leon Lumkins   Composer
S. Beckmeier   Composer
Jerry Hey   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Martin Page   Composer
Peter Cor   Composer
Maurice White   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Sandy Speiser   Photography
Clark Duval   Product Manager
Richard Salvato   Direction
Tony Tolbert   Composer
Dean Rod   Engineer
Antwan Patton   Composer
Art Macnow   Direction
Tom Tom 84   String Arrangements,Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Al McKay   Composer,Producer
Brenda Russell   Composer
Sheldon Reynolds   Composer
Steve Crimmel   Engineer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Siedah Garrett   Composer
Bill Champlin   Composer
Billy Myers   Composer
Jimmy Jam   Producer,Horn Arrangements
David Foster   Composer,String Arrangements
Ralph Johnson   Composer
Tom Perry   Engineer
George Massenburg   Engineer
Allee Willis   Composer
Seth Foster   Mastering
Skip Scarborough   Composer
Larry Dunn   Composer,Production Assistant,Synthesizer Programming
Terry Lewis   Producer
Earth, Wind & Fire   Arranger
Eddie Del Barrio   Composer
Ben Wright   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone   Composer
Eduardo del Barrio   Composer
Jon Lind   Composer
Deodato   Arranger
Joseph Wissert   Producer
Jay Graydon   Composer
Wanda Vaughn   Composer
Robert Appere   Engineer
Philip Bailey   Composer
Ross Pallone   Engineer
Preston Glass   Producer
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Producer
Raphael Saadiq   Producer
Michael Mazzarella   Composer
Reginald Burke   Composer
Issiah "IZ" Avila   Composer,Producer
Mick Guzauski   Engineer
P. Brown   Composer
Milton Nascimento   Composer
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