Another Time (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

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Another Time
EarthWind&Fire - Another Time.jpg
Compilation album by
Earth, Wind & Fire
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1974
Recorded1970-1971
GenreR&B
Length59:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoe Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Open Our Eyes
(1974) 		Another Time
(1974) 		That's the Way of the World
(1975)

Another Time is a compilation album by Earth, Wind & Fire released on September 7, 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[1][2]

Overview[]

Another Time was issued as a double album with songs compiled from the band's first two albums, Earth, Wind & Fire and The Need of Love. A bonus track, "Handwriting on the Wall", was also included on the album.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[3]
Billboard(favourable)[4]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic described the songs on Another Time as "certainly worth hearing again".[3] Billboard called the album "enjoyable".[4]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fan The Fire"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:59
2."Moment of Truth"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:08
3."Love Is Life"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:02
4."Help Somebody"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."C'mon Children"Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead3:08
6."Handwriting On The Wall"Michael Beale, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead, Verdine Adams4:04
7."This World Today"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:33
8."Bad Tune"Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead4:31
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."I Can Feel It In My Bones"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:04
10."I Think About Lovin' You"Sherry Scott5:59
11."Everything Is Everything"R. Evans, Phil Upchurch6:42
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Beauty"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:15
13."Energy"Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead9:40

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Personnel[]

Credits adapted from album's text.[1]

  • Maurice White - vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion
  • Wade Flemons - vocals
  • Don Whitehead - piano, electric piano and vocals
  • Sherry Scott - vocals
  • Verdine White - bass
  • Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica
  • Yakov Ben Israel - congas, percussion
  • Chet Washington - tenor sax
  • Alex Thomas - trombone

Charts[]

Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[5] 97
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[6] 29

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time. Warner Bros Records. September 1974.
  2. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, Ron. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Recommended LPs". Vol. 86 no. 37. Billboard Magazine. September 14, 1974. p. 61. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. October 11, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. October 4, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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