2002 greatest hits album by Earth, Wind & Fire
The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire is a compilation album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in July 2002 by Columbia /Legacy .[5] The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA .
Overview [ ]
With the LP came a sampler which featured remixes of Can't Hide Love and Let's Groove . During October 2002 the remix sampler was issued as a single and got to No. 4 on the UK Dance Singles Chart .[6] [7]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Mighty Mighty " Maurice White , Verdine White Open Our Eyes , 19743:02 2. "Evil " M. White Head to the Sky , 19734:56 3. "Devotion " Philip Bailey , M. WhiteOpen Our Eyes 4:49 4. "Keep Your Head to the Sky " M. White Head to the Sky 5:09 5. "Kalimba Story " M. White, V. White Open Our Eyes 4:01 6. "Shining Star " Bailey, Larry Dunn , M. White That's the Way of the World , 19752:50 7. "That's the Way of the World " Charles Stepney , M. White, V. WhiteThat's the Way of the World 5:45 8. "Yearnin' Learnin'" Bailey, Stepney, M. White That's the Way of the World 3:39 9. "All About Love" Dunn, M. White That's the Way of the World 5:30 10. "Reasons " Bailey, Stepney, M. White That's the Way of the World 4:58 11. "Sing a Song " Al McKay , M. WhiteGratitude , 19753:23 12. "Can't Hide Love " Skip Scarborough Gratitude 4:09 13. "Getaway " Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor Spirit , 19763:45 14. "Saturday Nite " Bailey, McKay, M. White Spirit 4:03 15. "Ponta de Areia (Brazilian Rhyme)/Be Ever Wonderful" Dunn, Milton Nascimento , M. White All 'n All , 19776:00 16. "Open Our Eyes" Leon Lumkins Open Our Eyes 5:03 17. "Got to Get You into My Life " John Lennon , Paul McCartney The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 , 19784:03
1. "September " McKay, M. White, Allee Willis The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 3:35 2. "Serpentine Fire " Sonny Burke, M. White, V. White All 'n All 3:50 3. "Fantasy " Eduardo DelBarrio, M. White, V. White All 'n All 4:36 4. "I'll Write a Song for You" Bailey, Steve Beckmeier, McKay All 'n All 5:22 5. "Drum Song" M. White Open Our Eyes 5:09 6. "In the Stone " M. White, David Foster, Willis I Am , 19794:25 7. "Can't Let Go" Bill Myers, M. White, Willis I Am 3:28 8. "After the Love Has Gone " Bill Champlin , David Foster , Jay Graydon I Am 4:25 9. "Wait" Foster, M. White, Willis I Am 3:39 10. "You and I" Foster, M. White, Willis I Am 3:31 11. "Let Me Talk " Bailey, Dunn, Ralph Johnson, McKay, M. White, V. White Faces , 19804:08 12. "And Love Goes On " Dunn, Foster, Brenda Russell , M. White, V. White Faces 4:04 13. "You " Foster, Russell, M. White Faces 5:30 14. "Let's Groove " Wayne Vaughn, M. White Raise! , 19815:32 15. "Fall In Love With Me " Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, M. White Powerlight , 19835:49 16. "Side by Side " Wayne Vaughn, M. White Powerlight 5:31 17. "Boogie Wonderland " (with The Emotions ) Jon Lind , WillisI Am 4:48
2014 reissue [ ]
1. "Mighty Mighty" M. White, V. White Open Our Eyes 3:03 2. "Devotion" Bailey, M. White Open Our Eyes 4:50 3. "Keep Your Head to the Sky" M. White Head to the Sky 5:10 4. "Kalimba Story" M. White, V. White Open Our Eyes 4:02 5. "Shining Star" Bailey, Dunn, M. White That's the Way of the World 2:50 6. "That's the Way of the World" Stepney, M. White, V. White That's the Way of the World 5:47 7. "Reasons" Bailey, Stepney, M. White That's the Way of the World 4:59 8. "Sing a Song" McKay, M. White Gratitude 3:24 9. "Can't Hide Love" Scarborough Gratitude 4:11 10. "Getaway" Cor, Taylor Spirit 3:45 11. "On Your Face" Bailey, Stepney, M. White Spirit 4:34 12. "Saturday Nite" Bailey, McKay, M. White Spirit 4:01 13. "Got to Get You into My Life" Lennon, McCartney The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 4:03 14. "September" McKay, M. White, Willis The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 3:35 15. "Serpentine Fire" Burke, M. White, V. White All 'n All 3:51 16. "Fantasy" DelBarrio, M. White, V. White All 'n All 4:38 17. "I'll Write a Song for You" Bailey, Beckmeier, McKay All 'n All 5:24 18. "Drum Song" M. White Open Our Eyes 5:09
1. "Boogie Wonderland" (with The Emotions) Lind, Willis I Am 4:49 2. "In the Stone" M. White, Foster, Willis I Am 4:25 3. "Can't Let Go" Myers, M. White, Willis I Am 3:29 4. "After the Love Has Gone" Champlin, Foster, Graydon I Am 4:39 5. "You and I" Foster, M. White, Willis I Am 3:33 6. "Let Me Talk" Bailey, Dunn, Johnson, McKay, M. White, V. White Faces 4:08 7. "And Love Goes On" Dunn, Foster, Russell, M. White, V. White Faces 4:05 8. "You" Foster, Russell, M. White Faces 5:31 9. "Let's Groove" Wayne Vaughn, M. White Raise! 5:39 10. "Fall in Love with Me" Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, M. White Powerlight 5:52 11. "Magnetic " Martin Page Electric Universe , 19834:22 12. "Dance Dance Dance" Taylor, M. White Rock & Rule soundtrack , 1986; released as a digital single in 20123:13 13. "System of Survival " "Skylark" Touch the World , 19875:00 14. "Sunday Morning (Radio Mix)" Sheldon Reynolds, M. White, Willis Millennium , 19934:12 15. "Pure Gold " Bobby Avila, Issiah Avila, Tony Tolbert , James Harris III, Terry Lewis Illumination , 20054:41 16. "The Way You Move " Patrick Brown, Carlton Mahone, Antwan Patton Illumination 4:17 17. "My Promise " Siedah Garrett, Austin Jacobs, Darrin Simpson Now, Then & Forever , 20133:22
Personnel [ ]
Maurice White – vocals , kalimba , timbales , drums , producer , compilation producer
Verdine White – vocals, bass , percussion
Philip Bailey – vocals, congas , percussion
Larry Dunn – piano , organ , synthesizer , programming
Ken Yerke – violin
Harris Goldman – violin
Rollice Dale – viola
Dennis Karmazyn – cello
Harry Schultz – cello
Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophone
Herman Riley – saxophone
Jerome Richardson – saxophone
Tommy Johnson – tuba
Harvey Mason – percussion
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Beloyd Taylor – background vocals
Joe Wissert – producer
Charles Stepney – producer
Al McKay – producer
Leo Sacks – compilation producer[5]
Accolades [ ]
The following accolades attributed to The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire .[8]
Publication
Country
Accolade
Year
Rank
Blender
U.S.
500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues
2003
Alphabetical order
References [ ]
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire" . allmusic.com.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire" . blender.com . Archived from the original on 2007-06-24.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire" . popmatters.com .
^ Adams, Genetta M. (November 7, 2002). "Making out your holiday gift list? Consider these greatest hits albums" . Press and Sun-Bulletin . Newsday . p. 47 – via newspapers.com.
^ Jump up to: a b Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire . Columbia /Legacy . July 2002.
^ Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth Wind & Fire (Remix Sampler) . Columbia Records . October 2002.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Remix Sampler" . officialcharts.com .
^ 500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues . Blender Magazine. March 15, 2003.
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