Original Album Classics (standalone, not a volume of larger collection)

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: That’s the Way of the World
2▶CD: Gratitude
3▶CD: Spirit
4▼CD: All in 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)
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
5▶CD: I Am