The Columbia Masters

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Last Days and Time
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1Time Is on Your Side
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Time Is on Your Side
writer:
Roland Bautista, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3:40
2Interlude
0:24
3They Don’t See
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
They Don't See
writer:
Mark Davis (US soul composer/producer, collaborated with Smokey Robinson)
3:30
4Interlude
0:24
5Make It With You
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Make It With You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:24
6Power
recording of:
Power
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
8:12
7Remember the Children
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Remember the Children
writer:
Roland Bautista, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:03
8Interlude
0:53
9Where Have All the Flowers Gone
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
4:52
10I’d Rather Have You
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I'd Rather Have You
writer:
Skip Scarborough
4:39
11Mom
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
5:49
2▼CD: Head to the Sky
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1Evil
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Evil
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
45:00
2Keep Your Head to the Sky
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Keep Your Head to the Sky
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.255:10
3Build Your Nest
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Build Your Nest
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3:18
4The World’s a Masquerade
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
The World’s a Masquerade
writer:
Skip Scarborough
4:48
5Clover
recording of:
Clover
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4:41
6Zanzibar
cover recording of:
Zanzibar
composer:
Edu Lobo (Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer)
13:37
3▼CD: Open Our Eyes
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1Mighty Mighty
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Mighty Mighty
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.253:03
2Devotion
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Devotion
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
3.254:50
3Fair But So Uncool
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Fair but So Uncool
writer:
Rick Giles (US country musician) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
43:40
4Feelin’ Blue
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Feelin’ Blue
writer:
Kenny Altman (musician, aranger, writer)
44:28
5Kalimba Story
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Kalimba Story
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.54:03
6Drum Song
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Drum Song
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
45:10
7Tee Nine Chee Bit
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Tee Nine Chee Bit
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
43:45
8Spasmodic Movements
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Spasmodic Movements
composer:
Eddie Harris (saxophone, piano, vocals)
41:51
9Rabbit Seed
0:32
10Caribou
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
recording of:
Caribou
writer:
Rick Giles (US country musician) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
3:26
11Open Our Eyes
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Open Our Eyes
writer:
Leon Lumpkins
45:05
4▼CD: That’s the Way of the World
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1Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
42:50
2That’s the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3.355:46
3Happy Feelin’
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Happy Feelin’
lyricist:
Larry Dunn and Verdine White
composer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
3:36
4All About Love
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
All About Love
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
6:35
5Yearnin’ Learnin’
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Yearnin’ Learnin’
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3:39
6Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.74:59
7Africano
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Africano
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:09
8See the Light
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
See the Light
writer:
Louise Anglin, Philip Bailey and Larry Dunn
6:19
5▼CD: Gratitude
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1Introduction by MC Perry Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:22
2Medley: Africano / Power
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live medley including a recording of:
Africano
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
live medley including a recording of:
Power
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:44
3Yearnin’ Learnin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Yearnin’ Learnin’
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
4:16
4Devotion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
live recording of:
Devotion
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4:53
5Sun Goddess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
live recording of:
Sun Goddess
composer:
Jon Lind and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Sun Goddess
composer:
Jon Lind and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
7:41
6Reasons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
8:23
7Sing a Message to You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
1:19
8Shining Star
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
4:56
9New World Symphony
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
9:29
10Interlude #1
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:15
11Sunshine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sunshine
writer:
Bailey, McKay and White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
4:17
12Sing a song
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
33:24
13Gratitude
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Gratitude
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Saggifire Music
live recording of:
Gratitude
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Saggifire Music
33:28
14Celebrate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
3:06
15Interlude #2
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:27
16Can’t Hide Love
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love
lyricist and composer:
Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Alexscar Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
34:10
6▼CD: Spirit
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1Getaway
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) and Peter Cor
33:47
2On Your Face
recording of:
On Your Face
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
54:33
3Imagination
5:16
4Spirit
3:13
5Saturday Nite
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Saturday Nite
writer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.94:02
6Earth, Wind & Fire
4:41
7Departure
0:28
8Biyo
3:38
9Burnin’ Bush
6:46
7▼CD: All ’N All
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1Serpentine Fire
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Serpentine Fire (in 1977-08)
writer:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.93:50
2Fantasy
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Fantasy (in 1977-08)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
3.754:37
3In the Marketplace (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
In the Marketplace (interlude) (in 1977-08)
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
0:43
4Jupiter
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Jupiter (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3:11
5Love’s Holiday
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
solo guitar:
Johnny Graham (guitarist for Earth, Wind, & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Love's Holiday (in 1977-08)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
24:23
6Beijo (a.k.a. Brazilian Rhyme) (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo) (in 1977-08)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:20
7I’ll Write a Song for You
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Eumir Deodato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
I'll Write a Song for You (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier and Al McKay
2.855:24
8Magic Mind
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Magic Mind (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Fred White (Soul/funk drummer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
43:39
9Runnin’
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
solo guitar:
Al McKay
solo horn:
Donald Myrick and Michael Harris (trumpeter, member of The Phenix Horns)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Runnin' (in 1977-08)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:51
10Brazilian Rhyme (a.k.a. Ponta de Areia)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Brazilian Rhyme (Ponta de Areia) (in 1977-08)
composer:
Milton Nascimento
0:53
11Be Ever Wonderful
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Be Ever Wonderful (in 1977-08)
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
45:08
8▼CD: The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Volume 1
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1Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1978 to present)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
34:03
2Fantasy
recording of:
Fantasy
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
3.53:46
3Can’t Hide Love
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love
lyricist and composer:
Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Alexscar Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
34:08
4Love Music
33:55
5Getaway
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) and Peter Cor
33:46
6That’s the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3.355:44
7September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.553:35
8Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
42:50
9Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.74:59
10Sing a Song
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
33:24
9▼CD: I Am
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Stone
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
Earth, Wind & Fire4:48
2Can’t Let Go
recording of:
Can't Let Go
writer:
Bill Myers, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
Earth, Wind & Fire3:29
3After the Love Has Gone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire3.24:38
4Let Your Feelings Show
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire5:12
5Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland (in 1979)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions4.24:49
6Star
recording of:
Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
Earth, Wind & Fire4:24
7Wait
Earth, Wind & Fire3:40
8Rock That!
Earth, Wind & Fire3:07
9You and I
Earth, Wind & Fire3:32
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