30/11/2024

Earth, Wind & Fire "Spirit" (2001) -Funk / Soul / Smooth Soul-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Getaway (Bernard Taylor & Peter Cor)
02 - On Your Face (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
03 - Imagination (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
04 - Spirit (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
05 - Saturday Nite (Maurice White, Al McKay & Philip Bailey)
06 - Earth, Wind & Fire (Maurice White & Skip Scarborough)
07 - Departure (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
08 - Biyo (Maurice White & Al McKay)
09 - Burnin' Bush (Jerry Peters)

Previously Unreleased - Bonus Tracks

10 - Saturday Nite (Alternate Mix) (Maurice White, Al McKay & Philip Bailey)
11 - Seraphim
12 - Imagination (Angels Mix) (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
13 - Departure (The Traveler) (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
14 - African Symphony (Maurice White)


Original Credits 

Earth, Wind & Fire :
Maurice White : Vocals, Kalimba, Drums, Timbales
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass, Percussion
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer
Ralph Johnson : Drums, Percussion
Al McKay : Guitars, Percussion
Johnny Graham : Guitars
Andrew Woolfolk : Saxophones, Percussion
Fred White : Drums, Percussion

Special thanks to our Horn Section :
Don Myrick : Saxophones
Louis Satterfield Trombone
Michael Harris Trumpet

French Horn Section : Sidney Muldrow, Marilyn Robinson, Arthur Maebe, David Duke

Special thanks to the following Musicians :
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet
George Bohannon : Trombone
Jerry Peters : Piano
Charles Veal Concertmaster
Harvey Mason : Percussion
Lew McCreary : Bass Trombone
Charlie Loper : Trombone
Steve Madaio : Trumpet
Chuck Findley : Trumpet
Tommy Johnson : Tuba

Violins : Ken Yerke, Harris Goldman, Carl La Magne, Winterton Gavey, Joy Lyle, Assa Drori, Sandy Seemore, Haim Shifrum
Violas : Rollice Dale, David Campbell, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Lynn Subotnick, James Dunham, Denyse Buffum, Barbara Thomasson
Celli : Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shlutz, Ronald Cooper, Marie Fera
Harp : Dorothy Ashby

All Songs Recorded 1976 in Los Angeles

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney for Kalimba Productions

"Getaway", "On Your Face", "Saturday Nite", "Imagination", "Earth, Wind & Fire", "Departure" Arranged by Charles Stepney
"Burnin' Bush", "Biyo" Arranged by Jerry Peters
"Spirit" Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Engineering & Remixing by George Massenburg
Recorded at the following Studios : 
Wally Heider, Studio 3, Los Angeles
Assistant Engineer : Richard Goodman
The Burbank Studios
Hollywood Sound Recorders
Westlake Audio
Assistant Engineer : Dean Rod
Mastered at The Mastering Lab

Reissue Credits
Produced for Reissue by Leo Sacks
Bonus Tracks Mixed by Paul Klingberg, Leo Sacks & Maurice White
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York
Legacy A&R : Steve Berkowitz