Millennium (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

Millennium
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released September 14, 1993
Genre R&B
Funk
Length 63:55
Label Reprise
Warner Bros.
Producer Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology

The Eternal Dance
(1992)		 Millennium
(1993)		 Elements of Love: Ballads
(1995)

Millennium is the sixteenth studio album by African-American funk music group Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1993 for their return to Warner Bros. Records after a 21-year absence from that label. However, due to the poor sales, Warner Bros. Records dropped them after the album released.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Yahoo Music (favourable)[1]

The single "Sunday Morning" earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Even If You Wonder"  Nicky Brown, Jeffrey Cohen, Jon Lind, Maurice White 4:38
2. "Sunday Morning"  Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis 4:39
3. "Blood Brothers"  Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White 5:23
4. "Kalimba Interlude"  Maurice White 0:31
5. "Spend The Night"  Dawn Thomas 4:24
6. "Divine"  Philip Bailey, Ken Barken, Roxanne Seeman 4:33
7. "Two Hearts"  Burt Bacharach, Philip Bailey, Maurice White 5:06
8. "Honor The Magic"  Freddie Ravel, Maurice White 3:05
9. "Love Is The Greatest Story"  Faye Freenberg, David Lawrence, Maurice White 4:38
10. "The "L" Word""  Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Maurice White, Allee Willis 4:34
11. "Just Another Lonely Night"  Linda Stokes, Michael Stokes 4:38
12. "Super Hero"  Prince 4:10
13. "Wouldn't Change A Thing About You"  Philip Bailey, Frankie Blue 4:47
14. "Love Across The Wire"  Philip Bailey, Thom Bell, Maurice White 3:34
15. "Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues"  Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White 4:58
16. "Kalimba Blues"  Maurice White 0:35

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Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1993 The Billboard 200 39
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 8
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Spend the Night" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 55
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 42
"Sunday Morning" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 20
Rhythmic Top 40 31
The Billboard Hot 100 53
Top 40 Mainstream 34
"Two Hearts" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 88

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References

  1. ↑ Yahoo Music review
  2. ↑ www.earthwindandfire.com/bio_awards
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Millennium on Allmusic.com". allmusic.com. May 17, 2009.