23/03/2022

Earth, Wind & Fire "The Promise" (2003) -Contemporary R&B-



Label : Kalimba Records


États-Unis 01 - All In The Way (Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Wendi Vaughn)
02 - Betcha' (Gregory Curtis)
03 - Wiggle (Maurice White & Preston Glass)
04 - Why? (Maurice White & Gregory Curtis)
05 - Wonderland (Chris Rodriguez & Tommy Sims)
06 - Where Do We Go From Here? (Bill Meyers & Ross Vannelli)
07 - Freedom (Maurice White)
08 - Hold Me (Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson)
09 - Never (Maurice White & Gregory Curtis)
10 - Prelude
11 - All About Love (Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Sheila Hutchinson)
12 - Suppose You Like Me (Sir James Bailey, Ahmir Thompson, James Poyser & Pino Palladino)
13 - The Promise (Maurice White, Ralph Johnson & Raymond Crossley)
14 - Love's Patience / She Waits (Tommy Sims & Marc Harris)
15 - The Promise (Continued) (Maurice White, Ralph Johnson & Raymond Crossley)
16 - Let Me Love You (Gregory Curtis)
17 - Dirty (Maurice White)


Earth, Wind & Fire is :
Maurice White : Lead & Background vocals, Kalimba
Philip Bailey : Lead & Background vocals
Verdine White : Bass
Ralph Johnson : Percussion, Background vocals

Executive Producer : Maurice White

Mixed by Paul Klingberg
Recorded by Cameron Marcarelli
Recorded & Mixed at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA

"All In The Way", "Let Me Love You" & "Betcha'" Mixed by Dexter Simmons at Pacifique Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA
"Hold Me" Mixed by Tim Kelley at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Recording by Dave Dolimar, Will Mercer, Wayne Vaughn, Gregory Curtis & Andrew Haller
Assistant Engineers : Cameron Marcarelli, Jason Carson, Dmitar Krijnac
Recording Studios : Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA ; The Enterprise, Burbank, CA ; Gold Rush Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Cardraygee Studios, Oak Park, CA ; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, Hollywood, CA


01 - All In The Way

Produced by Maurice White & Wayne Vaughn
Horn Arrangement : Wayne Vaughn & Ray Brown
Lead vocals : Maurice White, Wanda Vaughn
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Wanda Vaughn, Sheila Hutchinson, Gregory Curtis, Howard McCrary
Drums & Keyboards : Wayne Vaughn
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Greg Moore
Kalimba : Maurice White
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Trombones : Reggie Young, George Bohannon

02 - Betcha'

Produced by Gregory Curtis
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Gregory Curtis
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Gregory Curtis
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Eric Walls
Percussion : Danny Reyes

03 - Wiggle

Produced by Maurice White & Preston Glass
Keyboard Programming : Preston Glass
Additional Drum Programming : Cameron Marcarelli

04 - Why?

Produced by Maurice White & Gregory Curtis
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White, Gregory Curtis, Fred White, Wanda Vaughn, Sheila Hutchinson
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Gregory Curtis
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Darrell Crooks
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Alto Sax : Gerald Albright

05 - Wonderland

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Guest Artist : Angie Stone
Lead vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, B. David Whitworth, Gregory Curtis, Robert Brookins
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Chris Rodriguez
Keyboards : Gregory Curtis
Drums : John Paris
Additional Drum Programming : Cameron Marcarelli
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophone : Gary Bias
Trombone : Reggie Young, Bill Reichenbach

06 - Where Do We Go From Here?

Produced by Maurice White
Arranged by Bill Meyers
Additional Production by Paul Klingberg
Additional Keyboards : Alan Hewitt
Piano Solo : Bill Meyers
Originally Recorded in the fall of 1978 during the "I AM" Sessions

07 - Freedom

Produced by Maurice White & Paul Klingberg

08 - Hold Me

Produced by Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson
Executive Producers : Philip Bailey & Maurice White
Arrangements : Tim Kelley
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey & Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White, Krystal Johnson
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Tim Kelley
Guitar : Bob Robinson
Bass : Tim Kelley
Drums : Tim Kelley

09 - Never

Produced by Maurice White & Gregory Curtis
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Gregory Curtis
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Gregory Curtis
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Darrell Crooks
Acoustic Piano : Freddie Ravel
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Alto Sax Solo : Gerald Albright
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophone : Gary Bias
Trombone : Reggie Young, Bill Reichenbach

10 - Prelude

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11 - All About Love

Produced by Maurice White & Wayne Vaughn
Vocal Production : Wayne Vaughn
Horn Arrangement : Ben Wright
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White, Wanda Vaughn, Sheila Hutchinson, Greg Curtis, Howard McCrary
Drums & Keyboards : Wayne Vaughn
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Greg Moore
Percussion : Daryl Munyungo Jackson
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Trombones : Reggie Young, George Bohannon
Flute : Valerie King, Gary Bias

12 - Suppose You Like Me

Executives Producers : Maurice White & Philip Bailey
Additional Production by Robert Brookins for Music SoftWorks 1.0
Horn Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Robert Brookins, Fred White & B. David Whitworth
Bass : Verdine White
Harmonica : Tollak Ollestad
Drums : John Paris
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Robert Brookins
Guitar : Greg Moore
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Flugel Solo : Ray Brown
Saxophone : Gary Bias
Trombone : Reggie Young, Bill Reichenbach

13 - The Promise

Produced by Maurice White & Ralph Johnson
Additional Production by Paul Klingberg
Vocals : Maurice White
Kalimba : Maurice White
Drum Programming : Ralph Johnson
Keyboards : Raymond Crossley, Wayne Linsey

14 - Love's Patience / She Waits

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangements : Ray Brown & Maurice White
String Arrangement & Keyboards : Tom Mgrdichian
Rhythm Section Arrangement : Myron McKinley
Additional Production by Paul Klingberg
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White & Fred White
Bass : Verdine White
Keyboards : Myron McKinley
Drums : John Paris
Guitars : Carlos Rios
Trumpets & Flugels : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart, Oscar Brashear
Trombone : Reggie Young, Andy Martin

15 - The Promise (Continued)

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16 - Let Me Love You

Produced by Maurice White & Gregory Curtis
Vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Gregory Curtis
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Gregory Curtis
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Eric Walls
Percussion : Danny Reyes

17 - Dirty

Produced by Maurice White 
Additional Production by Paul Klingberg
Inspiration : Leo Sacks
Originally recorded in the fall of 1978 during the "I AM" Sessions