Heritage (song)

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"Heritage"
Earth, Wind & Fire- Heritage (Single).jpg
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Heritage
B-side"Gotta Find Out"
ReleasedFebruary 1990
GenreR&B, New jack swing, Funk, Dance
Length4:05
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue
Producer(s)Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Turn on (The Beat Box)"
(1988) 		"Heritage"
(1990) 		"For the Love of You"
(1990)
Music video
"Heritage" on YouTube

"Heritage" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Suns of Light (as the Boys) issued in February 1990 by Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 5 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart.[2][3]

Overview[]

"Heritage" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue. With a duration of four minutes and five seconds the song has a prestissimo tempo of 207 beats per minute.[1][4]

The single's B-side was a song called "Gotta Find Out". Both "Heritage" and "Gotta Find Out" came upon EWF's 1990 studio album Heritage.[1]

A music video was also issued in 1990 to accompany the single.[5]

Critical reception[]

May Mitchell of The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that "guest appearances are made by the Boys who lend a nice choral touch to the funky title track".[6] Billboard called "Heritage" "a solid funky jam strong on complex harmonies and prideful lyrics" with "youthful zest".[7] Peter Kinghorn of the Newcastle Chronicle found a "Throbbing dance beat with the Boys helping out on harmonies."[8] John Milward of Rolling Stone declared that the "prideful title tune even throws in the kind of admonition — “This is a party, y’all,” courtesy of the Boys — favored by Earth, Wind and Fire’s more radical old rivals in Parliament-Funkadelic".[9] Pablo Guzman of the New York Daily News also exclaimed that EWF "jumps into radioactive with Takin' Chances and Heritage, the latter featuring the Boys. The union is a kicking one".[10]

Credits[]

Featuring [Backing Vocals] – The Boys

  • Guitar – Frankie Blue
  • Guitar, Backing Vocals – Sheldon Reynolds
  • Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Drum Programming – Les Pierce
  • Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Maurice White
  • Trombone – Reggie Young
  • Trumpet – Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear
  • Written-By – Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Maurice White[1]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1990)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 5
U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Singles 5

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage. Columbia Records. February 1990.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ "CASH BOX Top R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. March 17, 1990.
  4. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". chords.tv.
  5. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". imdb.com.
  6. ^ Mitchell, May (February 22, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ Single Reviews. 102. Billboard. February 3, 1990. p. 85.
  8. ^ Kinghorn, Peter (February 20, 1983). Singles. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Newcastle Chronicle. p. 23.
  9. ^ Milward, John (March 22, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". Rolling Stone.com. Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Guzman, Pablo (February 18, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 422.
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