The Essential

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD

2▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Mighty Mighty associate producer: Charles Stepney producer: Maurice White and Joe Wissert arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1974) recording of: Mighty Mighty writer: Maurice White and Verdine White	3:03
2	Evil recording of: Evil writer: Philip Bailey and Maurice White	4:57
3	Devotion associate producer: Charles Stepney producer: Maurice White and Joe Wissert arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1974) recording of: Devotion writer: Philip Bailey and Maurice White	4:49
4	Keep Your Head to the Sky producer: Joe Wissert arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire recording of: Keep Your Head to the Sky writer: Maurice White	5:10
5	Kalimba Story associate producer: Charles Stepney producer: Maurice White and Joe Wissert arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1974) recording of: Kalimba Story writer: Maurice White and Verdine White	4:01
6	Shining 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
7	That'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
8	Yearnin' 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.	3:39
9	All About Love co-producer: Charles Stepney producer: Maurice White arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney recording of: All About Love writer: Larry Dunn and Maurice White	5:30
10	Reasons 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
11	Sing 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
12	Can'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
13	Getaway producer: Charles Stepney and Maurice White recording of: Getaway writer: Bernard Taylor and Peter Cor	3:45
14	Saturday Nite producer: Charles Stepney and Maurice White recording of: Saturday Nite writer: Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White	4:02
15	Ponta De Areia (Brazilian Rhyme) / Be Ever Wonderful	6:01
16	Open Our Eyes associate producer: Charles Stepney producer: Maurice White and Joe Wissert arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1974) cover recording of: Open Our Eyes writer: Leon Lumpkins	5:04
17	Got to Get You Into My Life phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1978 to present) cover recording of: Got to Get You Into My Life writer: John Lennon and Paul McCartney publisher: Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	4:06

Credits

Release group

part of:	The Essential (order: 14)

Wikipedia:	en: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000661122 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7732466 [info]