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
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction by MC Perry Jones (live)
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
2Africano / Power (live)
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)
5:56
3Yearnin’ Learnin’ (live)
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 (live)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Devotion
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:07
5Sun Goddess (live)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
7:42
6Reasons (live)
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 (live)
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 (live)
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 (live)
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 (live)
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 (live)
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 (album version)
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 (live)
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
14Celebration (live)
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 (live)
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 (album version)
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
17Serpentine Fire / Saturday Night / Can’t Hide Love / Reasons (live)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
6:14
3CD: Spirit
4CD: All in All
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]