Kalimba Story

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"Kalimba Story"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Open Our Eyes
B-side"Tee Nine Chee Bit"
ReleasedJune 14, 1974
GenreFunk, R&B
Length2:58
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Verdine White
Producer(s)Joe Wissert, Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Mighty Mighty"
(1974) 		"Kalimba Story"
(1974) 		"Devotion"
(1974)

"Kalimba Story" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in 1974 on Columbia Records.[1]

Overview[]

Kalimba Story was produced by Maurice White and Joe Wissert and composed by Maurice and Verdine White. The song also came off EWF's 1974 album Open Our Eyes[1]

Critical reception[]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic called Kalimba Story a "treasure".[2]

Chart performance[]

The single reached number six on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart,[3] and number fifty-five on the Hot 100.[4]

Samples[]

"Kalimba Story" was sampled by hip hop duo Gang Starr on their 1990 track Jazz Thing (Movie Mix).[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Kalimba Story. Columbia Records. 1974.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Kalimba Story (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 264.
  5. ^ "Gangstarr: Jazz Thing". the-breaks.com.


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