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29/11/2025

Earth Wind & Fire "Magnetic" (1983) -Funk / High Tech AOR-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Magnetic (Martin Page)

B

01 - Spread Your Love (Maurice White, Beloyd Taylor & Azar Lawrence)


A

01 - Magnetic

From the Album 'Electric Universe' (1983)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums
Verdine White Bass
Fred White : Drums, Percussion
Philip Bailey : Vocals
Larry Dunn : Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Ralph Johnson : Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone 

B

01 - Spread Your Love

From the Album 'Powerlight' (1983)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Fred White Drums, Percussion
Philip Bailey Vocals, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
Ralph Johnson Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone
Roland Bautista : Guitar

Earth Wind & Fire "Let's Groove" (1981) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Let's Groove (Maurice White & Wayne Vaughn)

B

01 - Let's Groove (Instrumental) (Maurice White & Wayne Vaughn)


From the Album 'Raise!' (1981)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Syntheiszer, Synthesizer Programming
Fred White : Drums, Percussion
Ralph Johnson : Vocals, Percussion
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone

All Lead & Background vocals by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

The Phenix Horns :
Don Myrick : Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Rahmlee Michael Davis : Trumpet
Michael Harris : Trumpet

Horn & String Arrangements by Bill Meyers

Earth Wind & Fire "Let Me Talk" (1980) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Let Me Talk (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Ralph Johnson & Philip Bailey)

B

01 - Let Me Talk (Instrumental) (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Ralph Johnson & Philip Bailey)


From the Album 'Faces' (1980)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

The Group :
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Larry Dunn : Piano, Synthesizers, Synthesizer programming
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums, Percussion
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone
Ralph Johnson : Percussion

All Lead & Background vocals by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

Our Horn Section :
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Rahmlee Michael Davis : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Don Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones

Earth Wind & Fire "Boogie Wonderland" (1979) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis A

01 - Boogie Wonderland (Jon Lind & Allee Willis)

B

01 - Boogie Wonderland (Instrumental) (Jon Lind & Allee Willis)


From the Album 'I Am' (1979)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Ben Wright

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White Drums
Johnny Graham Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone
Ralph Johnson : Percussion

Our Horn Section
Don Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Rahmlee Michael Davis : Trumpet

Lead & Background vocals by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

The Emotions - Wanda Hutchinson, Sheila Whitt & Janet Hawes

Earth Wind & Fire "September" (1978) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis A

01 - September (Maurice White, Al McKay & Allee Willis)

B

01 - Love's Holiday (Maurice White & Skip Scarborough)


Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Ralph Johnson : Drums
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone


A

01 - September

From the Album 'The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I' (1978)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

B

01 - Love's Holiday

From the Album 'All 'N All' (1977)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

Earth Wind & Fire "Fantasy" (1977) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Fantasy (Maurice White, Eddie Del Barrio & Verdine White)

B

01 - Runnin' (Maurice White,, Larry Dunn & Eddie Del Barrio)


From the Album 'All 'N All' (1977)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Ralph Johnson : Drums
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone

Our Horn Section :
Donald Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Michael Harris : Trumpet

Horn Solos on "Runnin'" : Donald Myrick & Michael Harris
Guitar Solo on "Runnin'" : Al McKay

Earth Wind & Fire "Jupiter" (1977) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Jupiter (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn & Philip Bailey)

B

01 - Love's Holiday (Maurice White & Skip Scarborough)


From the Album 'All 'N All' (1977)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Ralph Johnson : Drums
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone

Our Horn Section :
Donald Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Michael Harris : Trumpet

Guitar Solo on "Love's Holiday" : Johnny Graham

Earth Wind & Fire "Serpentine Fire" (1977) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-




Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Serpentine Fire (Vocal Version) (Maurice White, Verdine White & Sonny Burke)

B

01 - Serpentine Fire (Instrumental Version) (Maurice White, Verdine White & Sonny Burke)


From the Album 'All 'N All' (1977)
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Ralph Johnson : Drums
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone

Our Horn Section :
Donald Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Michael Harris : Trumpet

30/11/2024

Earth, Wind & Fire "I Am" (2004) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - In The Stone (Maurice White, Allee Willis & David Foster)
02 - Can't Let Go (Maurice White, Bill Meyers & Allee Willis)
03 - After The Love Has Gone (David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin)
04 - Let Your Feelings Show (Maurice White, David Foster & Allee Willis)
05 - Boogie Wonderland (Jon Lind & Allee Willis)
06 - Star (Maurice White, Eduardo Del Barrio & Allee Willis)
07 - Wait (Maurice White, David Foster & Allee Willis)
08 - Rock That! (Maurice White & David Foster)
09 - You And I (Maurice White, David Foster & Allee Willis)

Bonus Tracks

10 - Diana (Previously Unreleased) (Maurice White & David Foster)
11 - Dirty (Interlude Featuring Junior Wells) (Maurice White)
12 - Dirty (Junior's Juke) (Maurice White)


Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
"Boogie Wonderland" Produced by Maurice White & Al McKay
Engineered by George Massenburg & Tom Perry at 
Hollywood Sound Recorders, Sunset Sound Studio & Davlen Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted by Ross Pallone & Craig Widby
Mixed by George Massenburg

Earth, Wind & Fire is :
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White Drums
Johnny Graham Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone
Ralph Johnson : Percussion

Our Horn Section :
Don Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Rahmlee Michael Davis : Trumpet

Lead & Background vocals by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

Special thanks to the following musicians 
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Eduardo Del Barrio : Keyboards
David Foster : Keyboards
Marlo Henderson : Guitar
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Bill Meyers : Keyboards
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer Programming

Trumpets : Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant, Michael Harris, Jerry Hey, Steve Madaio
Trombones : Geore Bohannon, Garnett Brown, Benjamin Powell, Bill Reichenbach, Maurice Spears
Saxophones : Fred Jackson Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
French Horns : Barbara Korn, Sid Muldrow, Richard Perissi, Marilyn Robinson
Violins Janice Grower (Concertmaster), Ronald Clark, Marcy Dicterow, Pavel farkas, Henry Ferber, Harris Goldman, Joseph Goodman, Jack Gootkin, William Henderson, Cynthia Kovac, Gina Kronstadt, Carl LaMagna, Joseph Livoti, Jerome Reisler, Sheldon Sanov, Anton Sen, Haim Shtrum, Ikka Talvi, Judith Talvi, Rosmen Torfeh, Jerome Webster, Pamela Gates, Henry Roth, Sherman Bryana, Leeana Sherman
Violas : Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski, James Ross, Linda Lipsett, Laurie Woods
Cellos : Jacqueline Lustgarten, Miguel Martinez, Daniel Smith, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Delores Bing, Jan Kelley, John Walz
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Timpani Richard Lepore

Produced for Reissue by Leo Sacks & Maurice White
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York
Legacy A&R : Steve Berkowitz
Project Director : Joy Monfried
A&R Coordination : Patti Matheny, Sarren Salmieri & Adam Farber


01 - In The Stone

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by David Foster
ARC Single 11093
Charted 10/13/79 ; Weeks : 10
Peak : #23 R&B, #58 Pop

02 - Can't Let Go

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

03 - After The Love Has Gone

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by David Foster
Saxophone Solo by Don Myrick
ARC Single 11033
Charted 7/7/79 ; Weeks : 17
Peak : #2 R&B, #2 Pop

04 - Let Your Feelings Show

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

05 - Boogie Wonderland

Horn & String Arrangements by Ben Wright
ARC Single 10956
Charted 5/19/79 ; Weeks : 13
Peak : #2 R&B, #6 Pop
The Emotions are Wanda Hutchinson, Sheila Whitt & Jeanette Hawes

06 - Star

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Trumpet Solo by Rahmlee Michael Davis
ARC Single 11165
Charted 12/22/79 ; Weeks : 7
Peak : #47 R&B

07 - Wait

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by Tom Tom 84

08 - Rock That!

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by David Foster

09 - You And I

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

10 - Diana

Additional Production by Paul Klingberg
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by David Foster
Previously Unreleased / ℗ 2004

11 - Dirty
Interlude Featuring Junior Wells
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Featuring Junior Wells (Harmonica) & Johnny Graham (Guitar)
From 'The Eternal Dance', Columbia/Legacy 65410, Rel. 1992

12 - Dirty

Junior's Juke
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Additional Production by Paul Klingberg at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA, January 2003
Inspiration : Leo Sacks
Also available on Earth, Wind & Fire's 'The Promise' (Kalimba Records 973002, Rel. 2003)

Earth Wind & Fire "All 'N All" (1999) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Serpentine Fire (Maurice White, Verdine White & Sonny Burke)
02 - Fantasy (Maurice White, Eddie Del Barrio & Verdine White)
03 - In The Market Place (Interlude) 
04 - Jupiter (Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn & Philip Bailey)
05 - Love's Holiday (Maurice White & Skip Scarborough)
06 - Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)
07 - I'll Write A Song For You (Al McKay, Philip Bailey & Steve Beckmeier)
08 - Magic Mind (Maurice White, Verdine White, Fred White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey & Al McKay)
09 - Runnin' (Maurice White,, Larry Dunn & Eddie Del Barrio)
10 - Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude) (Maurice White, Larry Dunn & Eddie Del Barrio)
11 - Be Ever Wonderful (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)

Previously Unreleased - Bonus Tracks

12 - Would You Mind (Demo Version of Love's Holiday)
13 - Runnin' (Original Hollywood Mix)
14 - Brazilian Rhyme (Recorded Live on Oct. 25, 1980, at Maracanazinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Original Recordings Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Engineered by George Massenburg

Originally Released in 1977 as Columbia 34905

Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Oberheim, Moog Synthesizer
Al McKay : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Ralph Johnson : Drums
Johnny Graham : Guitar
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone

Our Horn Section :
Donald Myrick : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Michael Harris : Trumpet

Production Assistants : Verdine White & Larry Dunn
Vocal Collaborations : Maurice White & Philip Bailey 

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Horn & String Arrangements by Eumir Deodato on "Brazilian Rhyme" & "I'll Write A Song For You"

Engineering & Remixing by George Massenburg
Additional Engineering by Warren Dewey
Mastered at The Mastering Lab by Mike Reese 

Horn Solos on "Runnin'" : Donald Myrick & Michael Harris
Guitar Solo on "Love's Holiday" : Johnny Graham & "Runnin'" : Al McKay

Special Thanks to the following Musicians :
Eddie Del Barrio & Skip Scarborough : Piano
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Trumpets : Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley & Steve Madaio
Trombones : George Bohannon & Garnett Brown
Flutes : Philip Ayling, Terry Harrington, Fred Jackson Jr. & Abe Most
French Horns : David Duke, Richard Klein, James M. McGee, Alan Robinson, Gale Robinson & Marilyn Robinson 
Tuba : Roger Bobo
Violins : Blanche Belnick, Ronald Clark, Harris Goldman, Jack Gootkin, Janice Gower (Concertmaster), Ruth Henry, Betty LaMagna, Carl LaMagna, Mary D. Lindquist, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Barry Socher, Lya Stern, David Stockhammer & Marcia Van Dyke
Violas : Norman Forrest, Renita Kove, Linda Lipsett & Barbara Thomason 
Cellos : Ronald Cooper, Jan Kelly & Daniel Smith
Bass : Susan Ranney & Meyer Rubin
Harp : Dorothy Ashby

Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Sunset Sound & The Burbank Studios, California 

Produced for Reissue by Leo Sacks
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York
Legacy A&R : Steve Berkowitz
Bonus Tracks Mixed by Paul Klingberg, Leo Sacks & Maurice White on February 27, 1999 at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Assisted by Cameron Marcarelli

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

29/11/2024

Earth, Wind & Fire "Star" (1979) -Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


États-Unis A

01 - Star (Maurice White, Allee Willis &Eduardo Del Barrio)

B

01 - After The Love Is Gone (David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin)


From The Album 'I Am' (1979)
Produced by Maurice White

Earth, Wind & Fire :
Maurice White : Drums, Kalimba, Lead & Background vocals
Ralph Johnson : Drums & Percussion
Verdine White : Bass & Vocals
Philip Bailey : Percussion, Congas, Lead & Background vocals
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone & Woodwinds
Larry Dunn : Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Moog Synthesizer & Oberheim


A

01 - Star

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Trumpet Solo by Rahmlee Michael Davis

B

01 - After The Love Is Gone

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
String Arrangement by David Foster
Saxophone Solo by Don Myrick

06/07/2024

Earth Wind & Fire "In The Name Of Love" (1997) -Funk / Disco / Soul-



Label : Pyramid Record Corporation


États-Unis 01 - Rock It (Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Sonny Emory, Sheldon Reynolds, Morris Pleasure & Sir James Bailey)
02 - In The Name Of Love (Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Betty Reynolds, Melanie Andrews & Morris Pleasure)
03 - Revolution (Maurice White, Sonny Emory, Morris Pleasure & Sir James Bailey)
04 - When Love Goes Wrong (Philip Bailey, Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel)
05 - Fill You Up (Ralph Tres'vant, Ralph Hawkins Jr., Paul Minor, Kevin Guillaume & Damian Johnson)
06 - The Right Time (Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Paul Minor & Melanie Andrews)
07 - Round And Round (Scott Mayo & Wil Wheaton Jr.)
08 - Keep It Real (Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Paul Minor, Melanie Andrews & Morris Pleasure)
09 - Cruising (Philip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Morris Pleasure & Sonny Emory)
10 - Love Is Life (Maurice White, Wade Flemons & Don Whitehead)
11 - Avatar (Ralph Johnson & Marcel East) (Interlude)


Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Records
A Division Of Magnet Vision, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Assistant Engineers : Tony Gonzalez, Tim Boland, Brian Coucy, Doug Boehm
Recorded at Sony Studios, Santa Monica, CA & Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Sunset Sound
"Avatar" Mixed by Jerry Jordan
"When Love Goes Wrong" Mixed by Carmen Rizzo at Sony Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Additional Engineering by Paul Klingberg & Jerry Jordan
Mastered by Wally Traugott
Mastering Studio : Tower Mastering at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Additional Mastering & Digital Editing by Robert Vosgien
Mastering Facility : CMS Digital, Pasadena, CA

The Earth Wind & Fire :
Philip Bailey : Lead vocals
Verdine White : Bass
Ralph Johnson : Percussion & Vocals
Sheldon Reynolds : Vocals & Guitar
Sonny Emory : Drums
Morris Pleasure : Keyboards
Maurice White : Additional Lead vocals

The Earth Wind & Fire Horns :
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Scott Mayo : Saxophones
Reggie Young : Trombone


01 - Rock It

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Sonny Emory, Ralph Johnson, Sir James Bailey, Carl Carwell
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass : Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Additional Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Programmer : Jimmy Randolph
Horns :
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

02 - In The Name Of Love

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Drum Programming : Bill Meyers
Keyboard Programming : Jimmy Randolph
Horns :
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Reggie Young

03 - Revolution

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Rapper : Sir James Bailey
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Drum Programming : Sonny Emory
Keyboard Programming : Jimmy Randolph
Voice Box : Morris Pleasure
Saxophone Solo : Scott Mayo
Horns :
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Reggie Young

04 - When Love Goes Wrong

Produced by Alan Glass, Philip Bailey, Andrew Klippel
Pre-Production : Andrew Scheps
Recorded by Andrew Scheps
Recording : Andrew Klippel's Studio, Hollywood Heights, CA
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : 'Nuera' (James, Doni, Leon & Howard McCrary)
Background Vocal Arrangement : Big Howard McCrary
Guitars : Sheldon Reynolds
Programming : Alan Glass, Andrew Klippel
Mastering Facility : Bernie Grundman Mastering
Executive Producer : Maurice White

05 - Fill You Up

Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Ralph Hawkins Jr., Paul Minor for Code/R.T.S. & One Roof Prod.
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Vocal Arrangement : Ralph Hawkins Jr., Ralph Tres'vant, Kevin Guillaume
Synth Horn Arrangement : Paul Minor
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Additional Background vocals : Ralph Hawkins Jr., Kevin Guillaume
Additional Vocals : Ralph Hawkins
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Additional Keyboards : Paul Minor, Damian Johnson
Additional Samples & Drum Programming : Paul Minor
Talk Box : Morris Pleasure
Horns :
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

06 - The Right Time

Produced by Maurice White
Synth String Arrangements : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds
Background vocals : Sheldon Reynolds, Philip Bailey, Carl Carwell
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitars : Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Bass Verdine White
Programming : Jimmy Randolph
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Synth Horns : Bill Meyers
Additional Keyboard & Drum Programming : Paul Minor

07 - Round And Round

Produced by Maurice White
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Sheldon Reynolds
Background vocals : Sheldon Reynolds, Philip Bailey, Carl Carwell, Scott Mayo
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Drum Programming : Scott Mayo
Strings & Additional Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Programming : Jimmy Randolph
Horns :
Trumpets Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Reggie Young
Guitar Solo : Sheldon Reynolds

08 - Keep It Real

Produced by Maurice White
Vocal Concept : Melanie Andrews
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Lead vocals : Sheldon Reynolds, Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Bass Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Drum Programming : Paul Minor
Additional Keyboards : Paul Minor
Horns :
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

09 - Cruising

Produced by Maurice White
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro, David Romero
Drum Programming : Sonny Emory
Synth Parts : Bill Meyers
Synth Programming : Jimmy Randolph
Sax Solo Scott Mayo

10 - Love Is Life

Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Bill Meyers
Song Adaptation : Bill Meyers & Maurice White
Horn & String Arrangements : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Carl Carwell
Keyboards : Morris Pleasure
Drums : Sonny Emory
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Bass Verdine White
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Synth Horns : Bill Meyers
Programmer : Jimmy Randolph
Horns :
Trumpets : Ray Brown, Michael 'Patches' Stewart
Saxophones : Scott Mayo
Trombone : Reggie Young
Sax Solo : Scott Mayo

11 - Avatar (Interlude)

Produced by Maurice White
Drum Programming & Cymbal Color : Ralph Johnson
Keyboards : Marcel East
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Soprano Sax : Scott Mayo

15/03/2024

Earth, Wind & Fire "Illumination" (2005) -Soul / Funk-



Label : Sanctuary Records


États-Unis 01 - Lovely People (will.i.am & Keith Harris)
02 - Pure Gold (James Harris IIII & Terry Lewis)
03 - A Talking Voice (Interlude)
04 - Love's Dance (James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Tony L. Tolbert)
05 - Show Me The Way (Raphael Saadiq & Taura Jackson)
06 - This Is How I Feel (Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Marqueze Ethridge & Antwan Patton)
07 - Work It Out (Raphael Saadiq)
08 - Pass You By (Raphael Saadiq)
09 - The One (Rico Wade, Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Samuel Christian & Brandon Bennett)
10 - Elevated (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Darren Henson & Keith Pelzer)
11 - Liberation (Vikter Duplaix & Junius Bervine)
12 - To You (?)

Bonus Tracks

13 - The Way You Move (Antwan Patton, Carlton Mahone & Patrick Brown)


Executive Producers : Damien Smith, Philip Bailey & Maurice White
A&R Direction : Damien Smith
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA


01 - Lovely People

Produced by will.i.am for will.i.am Music Group
Co-Produced by Keith Harris for will.i.am Music Group
Musicians / Vocalists :
Programming : will.i.am
Drums & Keyboards : Keith Harris
Bass : Verdine White
Kalimba : Maurice White
Percussion : Philip Bailey
Horns Arranged by Keith Harris
Horns Co-Arranged by Jerry Hey
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Lead & Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Maurice White & will.i.am
Recording Engineer : Cameron Marcarelli
Recorded at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed by Neal H. Pogue
Mixed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA

02 - Pure Gold

Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions
Co-Produced by Bobby Ross Avila & IZ for A.B. Experience / Flyte Tyme Productions
Musicians / Vocalists :
Bass : Verdine White
Drums & Percussion : IZ
Guitar, Rhodes & Keys : Bobby Ross Avila
Horns Arranged by Jimmy Jam
Co-Arranged by Jerry Hey
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey & Maurice White
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Maurice White & Prof T.
Recording Engineer : Ian Cross
Recorded at Flyte Tyme West at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Horns Recorded by Cameron Marcarelli at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed by Matt Marrin
Mixed at Flyte Tyme West
'The Boom Boom Room' at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

03 - A Talking Voice (Interlude)

Produced by Philip Bailey
All Vocals : Philip Bailey

04 - Love's Dance

Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions
Musicians / Vocalists :
Bass : Verdine White
Kalimba : Maurice White
Rhodes & Horn Co-Arranger : Jimmy Jam
Guitar & Keys : Bobby Ross Avila
Drums & Percussion : IZ
Horns Co-Arranged by Jerry Hey
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Maurice White & Prof T.
Recording Engineer : Ian Cross
Horns Recorded by Cameron Marcarelli
Recorded at Flyte Tyme West at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Horns Recorded at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA by Matt Marrin
Mixed at Flyte Tyme West
'The Boom Boom Room' at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

05 - Show Me The Way

Featuring Raphael Saadiq
Produced by Raphael Saadiq for Whiskey Slew Productions
Musicians / Vocalists :
Lead vocals : Maurice White & Raphael Saadiq
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Raphael Saadiq & Doc Holiday
Guitar, Bass, Percussion : Raphael Saadiq
Keyboards : Kelvin Wooten
Percussion : Philip Bailey
Drums : Khari Parker
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Trumpet : Bobby Rodriguez
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophone : Gary Bias
String Arrangement by Kelvin Wooten
Recorded by Gerry Brown & John Tanksley
Recorded at Blakeslee Recording Co. (North Hollywood, CA)
Assistant Engineer : James Tanksley
Mixed by Danny Romero & Mannie Marroquin
Mixed at Blakeslee Recording Co. (North Hollywood, CA) & Larrabee North recording Studio (North Hollywood, CA)
Assistant Engineer : James Tanksley & Rebeka Tuinei
Production Coordinator : Glenn Standridge

06 - This Is How I Feel

Featuring Big Boi, Kelly Rowland & Sleepy Brown
Produced by Organized Noize
Musicians / Vocalists :
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey & Sleepy Brown
Female Lead vocal : Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland's Vocal Produced by Montina Cooper
Rap : Big Boi 
Drum & Music Programming by Organized Noize
Bass : Verdine White
Additional Bass : Preston Crump
Guitar : Shorty B
Keyboards : Dave Robbins
Bongos : Philip Bailey
Additional Percussion : Neal H. Pogue
Horn Orchestration by Jerry Hey
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Recorded at The Dungeon, Dungeon East Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA ; Larrabee North Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA ; Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA ; Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX
Recorded by Sean Davis, Cha Cha Jones, Ray Murray, Neal H. Pogue, Cameron Marcarelli, Chris Bell & Jimmy Randolph
Assisted by Alex Reverberi, Chris Lowry
Mixed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Neal H. Pogue
Assisted by Nick Fournier
Production Coordinator : Dee Dee Murray

07 - Work It Out

Produced by Raphael Saadiq for Whiskey Slew Productions
Musicians / Vocalists :
All Vocals : Philip Bailey
Keyboards & Bass : Kelvin Wooten
Horn Arrangement & Guitar : Raphael Saadiq
Drums & Percussion : Bobby Ozuna
Horn Orchestration : Ray Brown
Saxophone : Gary Bias
Trombone : Reggie Young
Trumpet Nolan Shaheed
Recorded & Mixed by Danny Romero
Recorded & Mixed at Blakeslee Recording Co. (North Hollywood, CA) 
Assistant Engineers : James Tanksley & Tim Wentzlaff
Production Coordinator : Glenn Standridge

08 - Pass You By

Produced by Raphael Saadiq for Whiskey Slew Productions
Musicians / Vocalists :
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey & Maurice White
Background vocals : Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Raphael Saadiq & Doc Holiday
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar, Additional Bass, Piano & Horn Arrangement : Raphael Saadiq
Drums & Percussion : Bobby Ozuna
Saxophone : Gary Bias
Trombone : Reggie Young
Trumpet : Nolan Shaheed
Recorded & Mixed by Danny Romero
Recorded & Mixed at Blakeslee Recording Co. (North Hollywood, CA) 
Assistant Engineers : James Tanksley
Production Coordinator : Glenn Standridge

09 - The One

Produced by Organized Noize
Musicians / Vocalists :
Lead vocals : Maurice White
Maurice White's Vocal Produced by Doc Holiday
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Sleepy Brown & Chimere Scott
Drum & Music Programming by Organized Noize
Bass : Verdine White
Piano : Sleepy Brown
Horn Orchestration by Jerry Hey
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophones : Gary Bias
Orchestral Arrangement by Charles Veal Jr.
Strings by South Central Chamber Orchestra
Recorded at The Dungeon Recording Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Recorded by Sean Davis, Cha Cha Jones, Neal H. Pogue, Cameron Marcarelli & Jimmy Randolph
Assisted by Alex Reverberi
Mixed by Neal H. Pogue
Assisted by Nick Fournier
Mixed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA
Production Coordinator : Dee Dee Murray

10 - Elevated

Featuring Floetry
Produced by Darren Henson & Keith Pelzer
Musicians / Vocalists :
Bass : Verdine White
Kalimba : Maurice White
All Other Instruments : Darren Henson & Keith Pelzer
Horn Arrangement : Jeff Bradshaw & Matt Cappy
Trombone : Jeff Bradshaw
Trumpet : Matt Cappy
Lead vocals : Philip Bailey & Natalie Stewart
Background vocals : Philip Bailey & Marsha Ambrosius
Recorded by Darren Henson & Keith Pelzer at KeffenDeez Place
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mix Star Studios
Assisted by John Hanes

11 - Liberation

Featuring Brian McKnight
Produced by Vikter Duplaix
Musicians / Vocalists :
Bass : Verdine White
Doca da bella : Verdine White
Bass, Percussion : Philip Bailey
Additional Percussion : Ralph Johnson
Keyboards : Myron McKinley
Additional Keys : Junius Bervine & Vikter Duplaix
Synth Bass : Vikter Duplaix
Drum Programming : Vikter Duplaix
Guitar : Greg Moore
All Vocals : Philip Bailey
Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Marcarelli at Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA

12 - To You

Featuring Brian McKnight
Produced by Brian McKnight
Additional Production by Maurice White & Bill Meyers
Musicians / Vocalists :
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar & Keyboards : Brian McKnight
Additional Guitar : Vadim Z
Drums : Prescott Ellison
Orchestration Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Lead vocals : Maurice White & Brian McKnight
Maurice White's Vocal Produced by Doc Holiday
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Brian McKnight, Maurice White, Doc Holliday
Recorded by Chris Wood, Cameron Marcarelli & Jimmy Randolph
Assistant Engineer : Mary Ann Souza
Recorded at Fire House Studios, Pasadena, CA ; Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed by Dave Pensado
Mixed at The Enterprise West

13 - The Way You Move

Featuring Kenny G
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Co-Produced by Raphael Saadiq

07/10/2023

Earth, Wind & Fire "Open Our Eyes" (1974) -Soul Jazz / Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side One

01 - Mighty Mighty (Maurice White & Verdine White)
02 - Devotion (Maurice White & Philip Bailey)
03 - Fair But So Uncool (Charles Stepney & Rick Giles)
04 - Feelin' Blue (Kenny Altman)
05 - Kalimba Story (Maurice White & Verdine White)

Side Two

01 - Drum Song (Maurice White)
02 - Tee Nine Chee Bit (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
03 - Spasmodic Mood (Eddie Harris)
04 - Caribou (Charles Stepney & Rick Giles)
05 - Open Our Eyes (Leon Lumkins)


Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass, Percussion
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Al McKay : Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer
Ralph Johnson : Drums, Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Soprano Sax, Flute
Johnny Graham : Guitar, Percussion

Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Associate Producer : Charles Stepney
Arrangements : Earth, Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Engineer & Remix : Bruce Botnick for Ears 
Quadraphonic Recording & Re-Mix Engineer : Bruce Botnick for Ears
Remixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Inc., Hollywood, CA
Disc Mastering : Mastering Lab, Arnie Acosta

28/02/2023

Earth, Wind & Fire "Head To The Sky" (1973) -Soul / Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Evil (Maurice White & Philip Bailey)
02 - Keep Your Head To The Sky (Maurice White)
03 - Build Your Nest (Maurice White & Verdine White)
04 - The World's A Masquerade (Skip Scarborough)

Side 2

01 - Clover (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
02 - Zanzibar (Edu Lobo)


Earth, Wind & Fire
Maurice White : Vocals, Drums, Kalimba
Verdine White : Vocals, Bass, Percussion
Philip Bailey : Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Larry Dunn : Clarinet, Piano, Organ
Ralph Johnson : Drums, Percussion
Jessica Cleaves : Vocals
Al McKay : Guitar, Sitar, Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Soprano Sax, Flute
Johnny Graham : Guitar, Percussion

Special Thanks : Reggie Andrews, Oscar Brashear, Martin Yarbrough

Producer : Joe Wissert
Director : Maurice White
Arrangements : Earth, Wind & Fire
Recorded at Clover Recorders, Hollywood
Engineer & Remix : Robert Appere
Quadraphonic Sound & Remix Supervision : Harold J. Kleiner
Quadraphonic Remix Engineer : Don Young
Disc Mastering : A&M Studios, Bernie Grundman

31/12/2022

Earth Wind & Fire "Electric Universe" (1983) -Funk / High Tech AOR-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Magnetic (Martin Page)
02 - Touch (Jon Lind & Martin Page)
03 - Moonwalk (David Foster & Donald O'Connor)
04 - Could It Be Right (Maurice White, Allee Willis & David Foster)

Side 2

01 - Spirit Of A New World (Maurice White, Allee Willis, Martin Page, David Foster & Brian Fairweather)
02 - Sweet Sassy Lady (Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn & Lisa Vaughn)
03 - We're Living In Our Own Time (Maurice White, Allee Willis & Michel Colombier)
04 - Electric Nation (Maurice White, Martin Page & Brian Fairweather)


Maurice White : Vocals, Drums
Verdine White Bass
Fred White : Drums, Percussion
Philip Bailey : Vocals
Larry Dunn : Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Ralph Johnson : Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk : Tenor Saxophone 

Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions

All Lead vocals by Maurice White & Philip Bailey
Background vocals by Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Beloyd Taylor, Wanda Vaughn & Pamela Hutchinson 

Special thanks to the following musicians :
Keyboards : Wayne Vaughn, David Foster & Michel Colombier
Synthesizers & Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer Programming : Martin Page & Brian Fairweather
Synthesizer Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Simmons Drums : John Gilston
A very special thanks to Martin Page & Brian Fairweather for their unilimited time, hard work a musical contributions
A special thanks to Beloyd Taylor for his musical contribution & a special thanks to David Paich

"Sweet Sassy Lady" & "Moonwalk" Coproduced by Wayne Vaughn
Recorded by Mick Guzauski
Remixing by Mick Guzauski & George Massenburg
Assistant Engineers : Barbara Rooney & Murray Dvorkin

Recorded at The Complex Studios, West Los Angeles, California
Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California by Bernie Grundman

08/12/2022

Earth, Wind & Fire "Gratitude" (1975) -Soul / Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

Introduction
01 - Medley: Africano / Power (Maurice White & Larry Dunn) / (Maurice White)
02 - Yearnin' Learnin' (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
03 - Devotion (Maurice White & Philip Bailey)

Side 2

01 - Sun Goddess (Maurice White & Jon Lind)
02 - Reasons (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
03 - Sing A Message To You (Maurice White)

Side 3

01 - Shining Star (Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)
02 - New World Symphony (Maurice White & Verdine White)
03 - Sunshine (Maurice White, Al McKay, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)

Side 4

01 - Singasong (Maurice White & Al McKay)
02 - Gratitude (Maurice White, Verdine White & Larry Dunn)
03 - Celebrate (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
04 - Can't Hide Love (Skip Scarbrough)


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

Producer :
Live Show : Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Studio Stracks : Maurice White & Charles Stepney

Arrangements :
Live Show : Earth, Wind & Fire
Studio Tracks : Earth, Wind & Fire with Charles Stepney
Engineered by George Massenburg
Studio Track Recorded at Hollywood Sound & Wally Heiders, Los Angeles
Live Show Recorded by Haji Sound & Wally Heiders at The following cities :
Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia & Washington D.C.

03/12/2022

Earth Wind & Fire "The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I" (1978) -Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Got To Get You Into My Life (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
02 - Fantasy (Maurice White, Eddie del Barrio & Verdine White)
03 - Can't Hide Love (Skip Scarborough)
04 - Love Music (Skip Scarborough)
05 - Getaway (Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor)

Side 2

01 - That's The Way Of The World (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Verdine White)
02 - September (Maurice White, Al McKay & Allee Willis)
03 - Shining Star (Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Larry Dunn)
04 - Reasons (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)
05 - Singasong (Maurice White & Al McKay)


Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions


Side 1

01 - Got To Get You Into My Life

From 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' Soundtrack
Arrangement by Maurice White

02 - Fantasy

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

03 - Can't Hide Love

Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Earth Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney

04 - Love Music

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

05 - Getaway

Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Charles Stepney

Side 2

01 - That's The Way Of The World

From The Original Soundtrack / Sig Shore Production 'That's The Way Of The World'
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Earth Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney

02 - September

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

03 - Shining Star

From The Original Soundtrack / Sig Shore Production 'That's The Way Of The World'
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Earth Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney

04 - Reasons

From The Original Soundtrack / Sig Shore Production 'That's The Way Of The World'
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Earth Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney

05 - Singasong

Co-Produced by Charles Stepney
Arrangements by Earth Wind & Fire & Charles Stepney

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