Faces (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

Faces
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released October 14, 1980
Recorded September, 1980, George Massenburg/ARC Studios, West Los Angeles
Genre R&B
Length 60:34
Label ARC/Columbia Records
Producer Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
I Am
(1979)		 Faces
(1980)		 Raise!
(1981)
Singles from Faces
  1. "Let Me Talk"
    Released: September 5, 1980
  2. "You"
    Released: November 14, 1980
  3. "Back on the Road"
    Released: 1980
  4. "And Love Goes On"
    Released: January 12, 1981
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Warr.org [2]

Faces is the tenth studio album, a double-LP by R&B artists Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1980 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached number 2 and number 10 on the Billboard Black and Pop albums charts.[3]

It has been certified gold by the RIAA.[4] In a 2007 interview when asked which EWF album is his favorite Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White replied "Probably Faces because we were really in tune, playing together and it gave us the opportunity to explore new areas".[5]

The lead-off single was "Let Me Talk". The songs "You", and "Sparkle" followed as single releases. Unlike previous Earth, Wind and Fire albums, there was no U.S. tour in support of the album. This was also the last Earth Wind and Fire recording with guitarist Al McKay, who left the group the next year.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Let Me Talk"   Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Maurice White, Verdine White 4:09
2. "Turn It Into Something Good"   Valerie Carter, J.N. Howard, Maurice White 4:10
3. "Pride"   Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Freddie White, Maurice White, Verdine White 4:11
4. "You"   David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White 5:10
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
5. "Sparkle"   Philip Bailey, Eduardo del Barrio, Maurice White 3:50
6. "Back on the Road"   Al McKay, Maurice White 3:33
7. "Song in My Heart"   Garry Glenn, Brenda Russell, Maurice White 4:17
8. "You Went Away"   Philip Bailey, Ross Vannelli 4:24
Side three
No. Title Writer(s) Length
9. "And Love Goes On"   Larry Dunn, David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White, Verdine White 4:05
10. "Sailaway"   Philip Bailey, Eduardo del Barrio, Roxanne Seeman, Maurice White 4:37
11. "Take It to the Sky"   Larry Dunn, Garry Glenn, Maurice White 3:50
12. "Win or Lose"   J. Hancock, Jerry Peters 3:53
Side four
No. Title Writer(s) Length
13. "Share Your Love"   Garry Glenn, Maurice White 3:17
14. "In Time"   Arlene Matza, Howard McCrary, Maurice White 4:13
15. "Faces"   Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Verdine White 8:02

[3]

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1980 Black Albums 2
Pop Albums 10
Year Chart Position[6]
1980 United Kingdom 10
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Let Me Talk" Black Singles 8
Club Play Singles 85
Pop Singles 44
"You" Pop Singles 48
Black Singles 10
1981 "And Love Goes On" Black Singles 15
Club Play Singles 57
Pop Singles 59

[3]

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Faces is adapted from SoulTracks.com.[7]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Soultracks U.S. The Greatest Soul albums of the 1980s 2009 29

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Warr.org review
  3. ^ a b c Faces - Charts on Allmusic.com
  4. ^ RIAA Certification for Faces
  5. ^ "MAURICE WHITE: STILL BURNING BRIGHT". bluesandsoul.com. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/195/maurice_white/. 
  6. ^ "Faces". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=5138. Retrieved May 24, 2009. 
  7. ^ www.soultracks.com/80s-poll-results
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