The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

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The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
Compilation album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	July 30, 2002
Recorded	1973-1983
Genre	R&B
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer(s)	Maurice White, Al McKay, Charles Stepney, Joseph Wissert, Leo Sacks
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Greatest Hits	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire	That's the Way of the World: Alive in 75

The essential Earth, Wind & Fire is a compilation album of American R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire. It contains several songs recorded between 1973 and 1983, and all the tracks were digitally remastered. It was released on July 30, 2002 by Columbia/Legacy as a double-disc set.

On September 27, 2005, it was released with a DVD.

Contents 1 Track Listing 1.1 Disc 1 1.2 Disc 2 2 Credits

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] Disc 1

1. "Mighty Mighty" – 3:03
2. "Evil" – 4:56
3. "Devotion" – 4:49
4. "Keep Your Head to the Sky" – 5:09
5. "Kalimba Story" – 4:01
6. "Shining Star" – 2:50
7. "That's The Way" Of The World – 5:45
8. "Yearnin' Learnin'" – 3:39
9. "All About Love" – 5:30
10. "Reasons" – 4:58
11. "Sing A Song" – 3:23
12. "Can't Hide Love" – 4:09
13. "Getaway" – 3:45
14. "Saturday Nite" – 4:02
15. "Ponta De Areia / Be Ever Wonderful – 'Brazilian Rhyme'"– 6:00
16. "Open Your Eyes" – 5:03
17. "Got To Get You Into My Life" – 4:03

[edit] Disc 2

1. "September" – 3:35
2. "Serpentine Fire" – 3:50
3. "Fantasy" – 4:36
4. "I'll Write A Song For You" – 5:22
5. "Drum Song" – 5:09
6. "In The Stone" – 4:25
7. "Can't Let Go" – 3:28
8. "After The Love Has Gone" – 4:25
9. "Wait" – 3:39
10. "You and I" – 3:31
11. "Let Me Talk" – 4:08
12. "And Love Goes On" – 4:04
13. "You" – 5:30
14. "Let's Groove" – 5:32
15. "Fall In Love With Me" – 5:49
16. "Side By Side" – 5:31
17. "Boogie Wonderland [with the Emotions]" – 4:48

[edit] Credits

• Maurice White – vocals, kalimba, timbales, drums, producer, compilation producer
• Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
• Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
• Larry Dunn – piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
• Ken Yerke – violin
• Harris Goldman – violin
• Rollice Dale – viola
• Dennis Karmazyn – cello
• Harry Schultz – cello
• Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophone
• Herman Riley – saxophone
• Jerome Richardson – saxophone
• Tommy Johnson – tuba
• Harvey Mason – percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Beloyd Taylor – background vocals
• Joe Wissert – producer
• Charles Stepney – producer
• Al McKay – producer
• Leo Sacks – compilation producer