Label : Sony Music Entertainment
Volume I (1971-1975)
01 - Fan The Fire** (Maurice White, Wade Flemons & Don Whitehead)
02 - Love Is Life** (Maurice White, Wade Flemons & Don Whitehead)
03 - I Think About Lovin' You** (Sherry Scott)
04 - Interlude (Previously Unreleased) (Larry Dunn)
05 - Time Is On Your Side (Maurice White, Verdine White & Roland Bautista)
06 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Pete Seeger)
07 - Power (Maurice White)
08 - Keep Your Head To The Sky (Maurice White)
09 - Evil (Maurice White & Philip Bailey)
10 - Mighty Mighty (Maurice White & Verdine White)
11 - Feelin' Blue (Kenny Altman)
12 - Hey Girl (Interlude) (Previously Unreleased) (Charles Stepney)
13 - Open Our Eyes (Leon Lumkins)
14 - Shining Star (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version) (Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)
15 - Happy Feelin' (Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Larry Dunn & Al McKay)
16 - Reasons (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
17 - Shining Star (Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)
18 - That's The Way Of The World (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Verdine White)
Volume II (1975-1977)
01 - Kalimba Story / Sing A Message To You (Live) (Previously Unreleased) (Maurice White & Verdine White)
02 - Head To The Sky* / Devotion (Live) (Previously Unreleased) (Maurice White & Philip Bailey)
03 - Sun Goddess (Live) (Maurice White & Jon Lind)
04 - Mighty Mighty (Live) (Previously Unreleased) (Maurice White & Verdine White)
05 - Interlude (Unknow)
06 - Can't Hide Love (Skip Scarborough)
07 - Sing A Song (Maurice White & Al McKay)
08 - Sunshine (Maurice White, Al McKay, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)
09 - Getaway (Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor)
10 - Saturday Nite (Maurice White, Al McKay & Philip Bailey)
11 - Spirit (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
12 - Ponta De Areia - 'Brazilian Rhyme' (Interlude) (Previously Unreleased) (Milton Nascimento)
13 - Fantasy (Maurice White, Eddie del Barrio & Verdine White)
14 - Serpentine Fire (Maurice White, Verdine White & Sonny Burke)
15 - I'll Write A Song For You (Al McKay, Philip Bailey & Steve Beckmeier)
16 - Be Ever Wonderful (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
17 - Beijo (Interlude) (Maurice White)
18 - Got To Get You Into My Life* (Previously Released as Single only) (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
Volume III (1978-1989)
01 - September (Maurice White, Al McKay & Allee Willis)
02 - Boogie Wonderland (Jon Lind & Allee Willis)
03 - After The Love Is Gone (David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin)
04 - In The Stone (Maurice White, David Foster & Allee Willis)
05 - Dirty (Interlude) with JR. Wells (Previously Unreleased) (Maurice White)
06 - Let Me Talk (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Ralph Johnson & Philip Bailey)
07 - And Love Goes On (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, David Foster & Brenda Russell)
08 - Pride (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey, Freddie White & Al McKay)
09 - Demo (Previously Unreleased) (Barry Mann & Maurice White)
10 - Let's Groove (Maurice White & Wayne Vaughan)
11 - Wanna Be With You (Maurice White & Wayne Vaughan)
12 - Little Girl (Interlude) (Previously Unreleased) (Unknow)
13 - Night Dreamin' (Previously Unreleased) (Unknow)
14 - Fall In Love With Me (Maurice White, Wayne Vaughan & Wanda Vaughan)
15 - Magnetic (Martin Page)
16 - System Of Survival (Skylark)
17 - Thinking Of You (Maurice White, Wayne Vaughan & Wanda Vaughan)
18 - Gotta Find Out (Previously Released as U.S. Single only) (Victor Hill, Bernard Spears & Billy Young)
19 - That's The Way Of The World (Live) (Previously Unreleased on Album) (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Verdine White)
Tracks Originally Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Also Produced or Co-Produced by Joe Wissert, Charles Stepney, Al McKay, Philip Bailey, Wayne Vaughan & Preston Glass
Original Recording Engineers : Doug Botnick, Al Schmitt, Bruce Botnick, George Massenburg, Warren Dewey, Tom Perry, Ken Fowler, Ron Pendragon, Mick Guzauski, Gary Lubow, David Rideau, Tom Lord Alge, Acar Key
Compilation Produced by Harry Weinger
Digitally Remastered by Mark Wildec, Sony Music Studios, New York
Project Director : Penny Armstrong
Personnel :
I - 1970-72
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Kalimba
Wade Flemons : Vocals, Vibes, Electric Piano
Don Whitehead : Keyboards, Vocals
Verdine White : Bass
Sherry Scott : Vocals
Michael Beal : Guitar, Harmonica
Leslie Drayton : Trumpet
Alex Thomas : Trombone
Chester (Chet) Washington : Tenor Saxophone
Yackov Ben Israel (Phillard Williams) : Congas, Percussion
II - 1972
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Jessica Cleaves : Vocals
Larry Dunn : Keyboards
Roland Bautista : Guitars
Ronnie Laws : Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Ralph Johnson : Drums, Percussion
III - 1973
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Jessica Cleaves : Vocals
Larry Dunn : Keyboards
Al McKay : Guitars, Percussion
Johnny Graham : Guitar, Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Saxophones, Flute
Ralph Johnson : Drums, Percussion
IV - 1974-83
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Keyboards
Al McKay : Guitars, Percussion (1974-80)
Johnny Graham : Guitar, Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Saxophones, Flute, Percussion
Ralph Johnson : Drums (1974-80), Vocals, Percussion (1981-83)
Fred White : Drums (1975-)
The Phenix Horns (1974-81)
Michael Harris : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Rahmlee Michael Davis : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Don Myrick : Saxophones
Elmar Brown : Trumpet (1979)
VI - 1987-90
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Percussion
Sheldon Reynolds : Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Woolfolk : Saxophones
Ralph Johnson : Percussion (1989-)
Sonny Emory : Drums (1989-)
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns (1989-)
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Reggie Young : Trombone
Gary Bias : Saxophones
Volume I (1971-1975)
01 - Fan The Fire
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, Early 1971
From The Album "EARTH WIND & FIRE"
02 - Love Is Life
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, Early 1971
From The Album "EARTH WIND & FIRE"
R&B : 43 / Pop : 93
03 - I Think About Lovin' You
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, Early 1971
Lead vocal by Sherry Scott
From The Album "THE NEED OF LOVE"
R&B : 44
04 - Interlude
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, April 1972, during the Sessions for "LAST DAYS AND TIME"
Featuring Larry Dunn (Piano)
Previously Unreleased
05 - Time Is On Your Side
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, April-May 1972
From The Album "LAST DAYS AND TIME"
Also B-side of Single "Where Have All The Flowers Gone"
06 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, April-May 1972
From The Album "LAST DAYS AND TIME"
Also Released as Single, Febr. 1973
07 - Power
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, May 1972
Also B-side of Single "Mom"
08 - Keep Your Head To The Sky
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Clover Recorders, Hollywood, CA
January 1973
From The Album "HEAD TO THE SKY"
R&B : 23 / Pop : 52
09 - Evil
Produced by Joe Wissert
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Clover Recorders, Hollywood, CA
January 1973
From The Album "HEAD TO THE SKY"
R&B : 25 / Pop : 50
10 - Mighty Mighty
Produced by Joe Wissert & Maurice White
Associate Producer : Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO, November 1973
From The Album "OPEN OUT EYES"
R&B : 4 / Pop : 29
11 - Feelin' Blue
Produced by Joe Wissert & Maurice White
Associate Producer : Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO, November 1973
From The Album "OPEN OUT EYES"
12 - Hey Girl
Interlude
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO, November 1973, during the Sessions for "OPEN OUT EYES"
Featuring Andrew Woolfolk (Flute)
Previously Unreleased
13 - Open Our Eyes
Produced by Joe Wissert & Maurice White
Associate Producer : Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO, November 1973
From The Album "OPEN OUT EYES"
14 - Shining Star
Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO & Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, December 1974
Previously Unreleased 'Alternate' Version
15 - Happy Feelin'
Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO & Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, December 1974-February 1975
From The Album "THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD"
16 - Reasons
Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO & Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, December 1974-February 1975
From The Album "THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD"
17 - Shining Star
Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO & Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, December 1974-February 1975
From The Album "THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 1
18 - That's The Way Of The World
Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO & Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, December 1974-February 1975
Guitar Solo : Johnny Graham
From The Album "THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD"
R&B : 5 / Pop : 12
Volume II (1975-1977)
01 - Kalimba Story / Sing A Message To You
Live
Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, NY, May 23, 1975
Previously Unreleased (Portion of 'Sing A Message To You Released on the Album "GRATITUDE")
02 - Head To The Sky* / Devotion
Live
Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Recorded at Omni Theater, Atlanta, GA, May 18, 1975
"Head To Te Sky" Previously Unreleased, "Devotion" from the Album "GRATITUDE"
03 - Sun Goddess
Live
Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Recorded in Baltimore, MD, May 24, 1975
From the Album "GRATITUDE"
04 - Mighty Mighty
Live
Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Recorded at Omni Theater, Atlanta, GA, May 18, 1975
Previously Unreleased
05 - Interlude
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, August 1975
Featuring Al McKay (Guitar)
From the Album "GRATITUDE"
06 - Can't Hide Love
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, August 14, 1975
From the Album "GRATITUDE"
R&B : 11 / Pop : 39
07 - Sing A Song
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, August 14, 1975
From the Album "GRATITUDE"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 5
08 - Sunshine
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, August 14, 1975
From the Album "GRATITUDE"
09 - Getaway
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, April 26, 1976
From the Album "SPIRIT" (:10 Intro Previously Unreleased)
R&B : 1 / Pop : 12
10 - Saturday Nite
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, April 21, 1976
From the Album "SPIRIT"
R&B : 4 / Pop : 21
11 - Spirit
Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA, April 1976
From the Album "SPIRIT"
12 - Ponta De Areia - 'Brazilian Rhyme'
Interlude
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato
Recorded at Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, June 1977
Previously Unreleased (A portion of this session appeared on The Album "ALL 'N ALL")
13 - Fantasy
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, June 9, 1977
From The Album "ALL 'N ALL"
R&B : 12 / Pop : 32
14 - Serpentine Fire
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, June 9, 1977
From The Album "ALL 'N ALL"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 13
15 - I'll Write A Song For You
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Horn & String Arrangements by Eumir Dedodato
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, June 9, 1977
From The Album "ALL 'N ALL"
Aldo, Released B-side of "Got To Get You Into My Life"
16 - Be Ever Wonderful
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, June 1977
From The Album "ALL 'N ALL"
17 - Beijo
Interlude
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, June 15, 1977
From The Album "ALL 'N ALL" (Appears under the title "Brazilian Rhyme")
18 - Got To Get You Into My Life
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Arranged by Maurice White
Recorded at Northstar Studios, Boulder, CO, October 1977
Guitar Solo : Al McKay
Original 45 rpms Single Version, Released July 1978
R&B : 1 / Pop : 9
Previously Released as Single only
Volume III (1978-1989)
01 - September
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Recorded in Hollywood, September 1978
Released in a Single November 1978
Inclued on the Album "BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE VOL. 1"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 8
02 - Boogie Wonderland
Produced by Maurice White & Al McKay for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Ben Wright
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, August 28, 1978
With The Emotions - Wanda Hutchinson, Jeanette Hawes & Sheila Whitt
From The Album "I AM"
R&B : 2 / Pop : 6
03 - After The Love Is Gone
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangements by David Foster
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, August 28, 1978
Sax Solo : Don Myrick
From The Album "I AM"
R&B : 2 / Pop : 2
04 - In The Stone
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangements by David Foster
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, August 28, 1978
From The Album "I AM"
R&B : 23 / Pop : 58
05 - Dirty (Interlude)
Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA, September 11, 1978, during the Sessions for "I AM"
Featuring Junior Wells (Harmonicas & Vocals) & Johnny Graham (Guitar)
Previously Unreleased
06 - Let Me Talk
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles ; Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies & Davlen Sound Studios, North Hollywood, 1980
From The Album "FACES"
R&B : 10 / Pop : 48
07 - And Love Goes On
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangements by David Foster
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles ; Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies & Davlen Sound Studios, North Hollywood, 1980
From The Album "FACES"
R&B : 15 / Pop : 59
08 - Pride
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles ; Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies & Davlen Sound Studios, North Hollywood, 1980
From The Album "FACES"
09 - Demo
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, 1981, during the Sessions for "RAISE!"
Featuring :
Barry Mann (Piano)
Maurice White (Vocals)
Previously Unreleased
10 - Let's Groove
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Bill Meyers
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, May 1981
From The Album "RAISE!"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 3
11 - Wanna Be With You
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, May 1981
From The Album "RAISE!"
R&B : 15 / Pop : 51
12 - Little Girl (Interlude)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, May 13, 1981 during the Sessions for "RAISE!"
Previously Unreleased
13 - Night Dreamin'
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, 1982, during the Sessions for "POWERLIGHT"
Previously Unreleased
14 - Fall In Love With Me
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Bill Meyers
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles & Oceanway Recording, Hollywood, CA, 1982
From The Album "POWERLIGHT", with (alternate) original ending
R&B : 4 / Pop : 17
15 - Magnetic
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Synthesizer Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA, 1983
From The Album "ELECTRIC UNIVERSE"
R&B : 10 / Pop : 57
16 - System Of Survival
Produced & Arranged by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions & Preston Glass for Glass Slipper Productions
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Recorded at Studio D, Sausalito, CA, July 1987
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer & Additional Drum Programming : Preston Glass
Drums & Synthesizer Programming And Additional Background vocals : Skylark
From The Album "TOUCH THE WORLD"
R&B : 1 / Pop : 60
17 - Thinking Of You
Produced & Arranged by Maurice White
Co-Produced & Arranged by Wayne Vaughan
Recorded at Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles, CA, 1987
Guitar : Ray Fuller
From The Album "TOUCH THE WORLD"
R&B : 3 / Pop : 67
18 - Gotta Find Out
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Recorded in Hollywood, CA, Summer 1989
Release as B-side of the single "Heritage" included in the Album "HERITAGE" outside of the U.S.
Previously Released as U.S. Single only
19 - That's The Way Of The World
Live
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Recorded in Houston, TX, 1982, for the HBO Television Special 'EARTH, WIND & FIRE IN CONCERT"
Previously Unreleased on Album
