Heritage (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
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Heritage is the fifteenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released on Columbia Records in January 1990, and produced by the band's leader Maurice White. Heritage went to number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and the single Heritage peaked at number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The album also featured an appearance by Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone on the track Good Time.[2] It was EWF's last album of new material on Columbia.
Track listing
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1. |
"Interlude: Soweto" | Maurice White |
0:36 |
2. |
"Takin' Chances" | Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce |
3:30 |
3. |
"Heritage (feat. The Boys)" | Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White |
4:05 |
4. |
"Good Time (feat. Sly Stone)" | Robert Brookins, Sly and the Family Stone, Maurice White |
4:05 |
5. |
"Interlude: Body Wrap" | |
0:23 |
6. |
"Anything You Want" | Ian Prince |
4:46 |
7. |
"Interlude: Bird" | Gary Bias |
0:36 |
8. |
"Wanna Be the Man (feat. MC Hammer)" | MC Hammer, Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Verdine White |
4:20 |
9. |
"Interlude: Close to Home" | Lyle Mays |
1:35 |
10. |
"Daydreamin'" | Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Maurice White, Billy Young |
4:02 |
11. |
"King of Groove" | Morris Stewart |
5:21 |
12. |
"I'm in Love" | Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Billy Young |
4:02 |
13. |
"For the Love of You (feat. MC Hammer)" | Robert Brookins, MC Hammer, Stephanie Mills, Maurice White |
4:27 |
14. |
"Gotta Find Out" | |
4:10 |
15. |
"Motor" | Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White |
3:44 |
16. |
"Interlude: Faith" | Billy Young |
1:01 |
17. |
"Welcome" | Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, Billy Young |
4:03 |
18. |
"Soweto (Reprise)" | Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, Billy Young |
0:38 |
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Charts
Album – Billboard
Year |
Chart |
Position |
1990 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
19 |
1990 |
The Billboard 200 |
70 |
[2]
Singles – Billboard
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
1990 |
"For the Love of You" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
19 |
1990 |
"Heritage" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
5 |
1990 |
"Wanna Be the Man" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
46 |
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Performers
- John Agnello - Engineer
- Philip Bailey - Vocals
- Gary Bias - Tenor Saxophone
- Frankie Blue - Guitar, Engineer
- The Boys
- Oscar Brashear - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Robert Brookins - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming
- Ray Brown - Trumpet
- Sonny Emory - Drums
- Jon Gass - Mixing
- Mitch Gibson - Engineer
- Jeanette Hawes - Background Vocals
- Jerry Hey - Trumpet
- Josie James - Background Vocals
- Ralph Johnson - Percussion
- Jesse Kanner - Engineer
- Paul Klingberg - Engineer
- David Luke - Engineer
- Robert Macias - Engineer
- MC Hammer
- Mike McKnight - Synthesizer, Programming
- Bill Meyers - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Les Pierce - Synthesizer, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
- Ian Prince - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Sheldon Reynolds - Guitar, Vocals
- David Rideau - Engineer
- Billy Savage - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Dick Smith - Guitar
- Michael "Patches" Stewart - Trumpet
- Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Vocals
- Donnell Sullivan - Assistant Engineer
- Wanda Vaughn - Background Vocals
- Maurice White - Percussion, Vocals, Kalimba, Producer, Liner Notes
- Verdine White - Bass
- Andrew Woolfolk - Alto & Tenor Saxophone
- Billy Young - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Reggie C. Young - Trombone
- Charles L. Freeman - Production Coordinator
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