Original Album Classics (Volume 1)

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Die "Original Album Classics" Serie Sie präsentiert die wichtigsten Künstler mit ihren wichtigsten Original-Alben. Hier nun »Earth, Wind & Fire«.

Hier warten ein paar tolle Songs auf, die EWF-Aufnahmen aus der goldenen Periode der 70er und den frühen 80er Jahren. Jedes der in dieser Sammlung enthaltenen Alben repräsentiert ihre produktivsten und erfolgreichsten Aufnahmen. Mit That's The Way of the World befindet sich die Gruppe auf ihrem Höhepunkt. Songs wie der Titeltrack, Reasons, Shining Star u.a. sind nicht nur ihre besten Aufnahmen, sondern eine der besten Platten aller Zeiten. Auch Gratitude ist ein starkes Angebot. Can't Hide Love gehört zum Besten, was EWF je gemacht haben. Ob es sich um einen Standard-Funk-Klassiker oder ein ausuferndes Instrumental handelt, sie liefern ab.
Jedes der letzten drei Stücke hat den klassischen EWF-Touch. In Spirit, All 'N All und I Am kann man den Übergang zu einer mehr hitorientierten Band erkennen. Sie werden dem hohen Niveau des Songwritings und der Musikalität gerecht, die die Gruppe ausmachen. Es ist klar, dass man sich mehr Mühe gegeben hat, Hits zu generieren als die Formel beizubehalten, die auf früheren Aufnahmen zu hören war. Mit dieser Entwicklung sind sie bei weitem eine der besten R&B-Bands aller Zeiten.

Diese besten fünf Alben der Band im Stile des Soul oder Rhythm & Blues erscheint im Slipcase-Schuber mit 5 CDs im Cardboard Sleeve und einheitlichem Serien-Look mit großem Erstlings-Foto sowie Cover-Abbildungen der 5 Alben auf der Vorderseite der Box.

Inhalt:
That's The Way Of The World (1975) - 88697302742CD1
Gratitude (1975) - 88697302742CD2
Spirit (1976) - 88697302742CD3
All 'n All (1977) - 88697302742CD4
I Am (1979) - 88697302742CD5

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-08 09:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: That’s the Way of the World
2CD: Gratitude
3CD: Spirit
4CD: All in All
#TitleRatingLength
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)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 77)
recording of:
Serpentine Fire (in 1977-08)
writer:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.93:51
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 (Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
3.74:38
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
3:12
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)
24:22
6Brazilian 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)
1:21
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
2.855:25
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 (Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio), Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:52
10Brazilian 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 (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
5CD: I Am

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe (in 2008)
photography:Michael Ochs Archives
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by, distributed by and publisher:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
remaster of:Gratitude (in 1975)
That’s the Way of the World (in 1975-03)
Spirit (in 1976)
All 'n All (in 1977)
I Am (in 1979)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4389966 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00IAY4Z7W [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Earth-Wind-Fire-Original-Album-Classics/hnum/4081725 [info]