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

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: That’s the Way of the World
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1Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
2:50
2That’s the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney, Maurice White and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
5:46
3Happy Feelin’
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
recording of:
Happy Feelin’
lyricist:
Larry Dunn and Verdine White
composer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White
3:18
4All About Love
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
All About Love
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White
6:36
5Yearnin’ Learnin’
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
Yearnin’ Learnin’
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3:40
6Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (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 and Maurice White
4:59
7Africano
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
Africano
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White
5:09
8See the Light
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
See the Light
writer:
Louise Anglin, Philip Bailey and Larry Dunn
6:18
2▼CD: Gratitude
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1Introduction by MC Perry Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:22
2Africano / Power
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live medley including a recording of:
Africano
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White
live medley including a recording of:
Power
composer:
Maurice White
5:56
3Yearnin’ Learnin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Yearnin’ Learnin’
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
4:16
4Devotion
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Devotion
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White
5:07
5Sun Goddess
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
7:42
6Reasons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White
8:23
7Sing a Message to You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
1:19
8Shining Star
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
live recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
4:56
9New World Symphony
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
9:29
10Interlude #1
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:15
11Sunshine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sunshine
writer:
Bailey, McKay and White
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
4:17
12Sing a Song
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White
3:24
13Gratitude
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Gratitude
writer:
Maurice White and Verdine White
publisher:
Saggifire Music
live recording of:
Gratitude
writer:
Maurice White and Verdine White
publisher:
Saggifire Music
3:28
14Celebration
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
3:06
15Interlude #2
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
0:27
16Can’t Hide Love
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:10
17Serpentine Fire / Saturday Night / Can’t Hide Love / Reasons
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
6:14
3▼CD: Spirit
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1Getaway
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor and Peter Cor
3:47
2On Your Face
recording of:
On Your Face
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney and Maurice White
4:33
3Imagination
5:16
4Spirit
3:13
5Saturday Night
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White
recording of:
Saturday Nite
writer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White
4:02
6Earth, Wind & Fire
4:41
7Departure
0:28
8Biyo
3:38
9Burnin’ Bush
6:47
10Saturday Night (alternate mix)
samples from:
Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1976)
recording of:
Saturday Nite
writer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White
4:55
11Seraphim
samples from:
Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1976)
2:07
12Imagination
samples from:
Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1976)
1:03
13Departure (The Traveler)
samples from:
Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1976)
3:37
14African Symphony
samples from:
Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1976)
recording of:
African Symphony
composer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White
1:53
4▼CD: All in All
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1Serpentine Fire
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (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, Maurice White and Verdine White
3:51
2Fantasy
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (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 and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
4:38
3In the Marketplace (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
In the Marketplace (interlude) (in 1977-08)
composer:
Maurice White
0:43
4Jupiter
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Jupiter (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White and Verdine White
3:12
5Love’s Holiday
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
solo guitar:
Johnny Graham
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
4:22
6Brazilian Rhyme (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo) (in 1977-08)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice White
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:21
7I’ll Write a Song for You
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Eumir Deodato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (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
5:25
8Magic Mind
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (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, Maurice White and Verdine White
3:39
9Runnin’
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
solo guitar:
Al McKay
solo horn:
Donald Myrick and Michael Harris
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
5:52
10Brazilian Rhyme (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (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
5:08
5▼CD: I Am
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1In the Stone
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster, Maurice White and Allee Willis
4:48
2Can’t Let Go
recording of:
Can't Let Go
writer:
Bill Myers, Maurice White and Allee Willis
3:29
3After the Love Has Gone
producer:
Maurice White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation, 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
4:38
4Let Your Feelings Show
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
5:12
5Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White
vocals:
The Emotions (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (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 and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:49
6Star
recording of:
Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White and Allee Willis
4:24
7Wait
3:40
8Rock That!
3:07
9You and I
3:34
10Diana
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
4:08
11Dirty (interlude)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Dirty
writer:
Maurice White
0:53
12Dirty (Junior’s Juke)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Dirty
writer:
Maurice White
3:45