Earth, Wind & Fire - The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
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1-1	Mighty Mighty	3:02
1-2	Evil	4:57
1-3	Devotion	4:49
1-4	Keep Your Head To The Sky	5:10
1-5	Kalimba Story	4:01
1-6	Shining Star	2:50
1-7	That's The Way Of The World	5:46
1-8	Yearnin' Learnin'	3:39
1-9	All About Love	5:30
1-10	Reasons	4:59
1-11	Sing A Song	3:24
1-12	Can't Hide Love Written-By – S. Scarborough*	4:10
1-13	Getaway Written-By – B. Taylor, P. Cor	3:45
1-14	Saturday Nite	4:02
1-15	Ponta De Areia (Brazilian Rhyme) / Be Ever Wonderful Arranged By, Conductor – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – M. Nascimento*	6:01
1-16	Open Our Eyes Written-By – L. Lumpkins*	5:04
1-17	Got To Get You Into My Life Written-By – Lennon-McCartney	4:03
2-1	September	3:35
2-2	Serpentine Fire Arranged By – Tom Tom 84Written-By – S. Burke*	3:50
2-3	Fantasy Written-By – E. Del Barrio*	4:37
2-4	I'll Write A Song For You Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – S. Beckmeier*	5:22
2-5	Drum Song	5:09
2-6	In The Stone	4:25
2-7	Can't Let Go Written-By – B. Myers*	3:29
2-8	After The Love Has Gone Written-By – B. Champlin, J. Graydon	4:26
2-9	Wait Arranged By [Strings] – Tom Tom 84	3:39
2-10	You And I	3:32
2-11	Let Me Talk Written-By – R. Johnson*	4:08
2-12	And Love Goes On Written-By – B. Russell*	4:04
2-13	You Written-By – B. Russell*	5:30
2-14	Let's Groove Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Bill Meyers	5:32
2-15	Fall In Love With Me Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Bill MeyersWritten-By – W. Vaughn*	5:50
2-16	Side By Side Written-By – W. Vaughn*	5:32
2-17	Boogie Wonderland (With The Emotions) Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Ben WrightFeaturing [With] – The EmotionsProducer – Al McKayWritten-By – J. Lind	4:48

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment

Credits

Arranged By – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-5), Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 1-16, 1-17, 2-5)
Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Tom Tom 84 (tracks: 1-15, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-16)
Arranged By [Horn] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Arranged By [Strings] – David Foster (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Backing Vocals – Beloyd Taylor
Cello – Daniel Smith , Delores Bing, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shultz*, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevin Torfeh*, Larry Corbett, Marie Fera, Miguel Martinez , Ronald Cooper
Co-producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
Compilation Producer – Leo Sacks, Maurice White
Concertmaster – Charles Veal*, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower
Drums, Percussion – Fred White, Ralph Johnson
Engineer – Craig Widby, Dean Rod, George Massenburg, Mick Guzauski, Richard Goodman, Robert Appere*, Robert Spano*, Russ Pallone*, Steve Crimmel, Tom Perry
Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Andrew Woolfolk
French Horn – Arthur Maebe*, Barbara Korn, David Duke, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow
Guitar – Beloyd Taylor, Marlo Henderson, Roland Bautista, Steve Lukather
Guitar, Percussion – Johnny Graham
Harp – Dorothy Jean Ashby*
Horns – The Phenix Horns
Mastered By – Mark Wilder, Seth Foster
Percussion – Harvey Mason, Paulinho Da Costa
Photography By [Additional] – Jeffrey Mayer, Sandy Speiser
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Talamon
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Azar Lawrence, Billy Myers*, Charles Stepney, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio*, George Del Barrio, Jerry Peters, Maxine Lewis*, Rick Kelly, Skip Scarborough, Steve Porcaro, Wayne Vaughn
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Larry Dunn
Producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-11 to 1-14), Joe Wissert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-16, 2-5), Maurice White (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-17)
Producer [Assistant] – Larry Dunn (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4), Verdine White (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4)
Producer [Associate] – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-16, 2-5)
Saxophone – Fred Jackson, Jr.*, Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
Saxophone [The Phenix Horns] – Don Myrick
Tabla – Zakir Hussein*
Timpani – Richard Lepore
Trombone – Benjamin Powell*, Bill Reichenbach , Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Maurice Spears
Trombone [The Phenix Horns] – Louis Satterfield
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Charles Findley*, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
Trumpet [The Phenix Horns] – Elmar Brown
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [The Phenix Horns] – Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis
Tuba – Tommy Johnson
Viola – Barbara Thomason, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, James Ross*, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Lynn Subotnick*, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Anton Sen, Asa Drori*, Sherman Bryana*, Carl La Magne*, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Joy Lyle, Judith Talvi, Ken Yerke*, Leena Sherman*, Marcy Dicterow*, Pamela Gates*, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clark*, Rosmen Torfeh, Sandy Seemore, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson , Winterton Garvey
Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Philip Bailey
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba, Timbales – Maurice White
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Al McKay
Written-By – A. McKay* (tracks: 1-11, 1-14, 2-1, 2-4, 2-11), A. Willis* (tracks: 2-1, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-17), C. Stepney* (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-10), D. Foster* (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13), L. Dunn* (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 1-15, 2-11, 2-12), M. White* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 1-14, 1-15, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-16), P. Bailey* (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-14, 2-4, 2-11), V. White* (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-11, 2-12), W. Vaughn* (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 886979300026
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Label Code: LC 00162

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TV2K 86661	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	TV2K 86661	US	2002
C2K 86661	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	C2K 86661	US	2002
TV2K 86661	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	TV2K 86661	Canada	2002
88697930002	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music	88697930002	Indonesia	2011
88843024922, 88842024922	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE)	Columbia, Legacy	88843024922, 88842024922	US	2014