Heritage (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"Heritage" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue. With a duration of four minutes and five seconds the song has a prestissimo tempo of 207 beats per minute.[1][4]

The single's B-side was a song called "Gotta Find Out". Both "Heritage" and "Gotta Find Out" came upon EWF's 1990 studio album Heritage.[1]

A music video was also issued in 1990 to accompany the single.[5]

May Mitchell of The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that "guest appearances are made by The Boys who lend a nice choral touch to the funky title track".[6] Billboard called "Heritage" "a solid funky jam strong on complex harmonies and prideful lyrics" with "youthful zest".[7] Peter Kinghorn of the Newcastle Chronicle found a "Throbbing dance beat with the Boys helping out on harmonies."[8] John Milward of Rolling Stone declared that the "prideful title tune even throws in the kind of admonition — “This is a party, y’all,” courtesy of the Boys — favored by Earth, Wind and Fire’s more radical old rivals in Parliament-Funkadelic".[9] Pablo Guzman of the New York Daily News also exclaimed that EWF "jumps into radioactive with Takin' Chances and Heritage, the latter featuring The Boys. The union is a kicking one".[10]

• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Woolfolk, Gary Bias
• Arranged By – Les Pierce
• Arranged By [Horns] – Bill Meyers
• Backing Vocals – Philip Bailey
• Bass – Verdine White

Featuring [Backing Vocals] – The Boys

• Guitar – Frankie Blue
• Guitar, Backing Vocals – Sheldon Reynolds
• Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Drum Programming – Les Pierce
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Maurice White
• Trombone – Reggie Young
• Trumpet – Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear
• Written-By – Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Maurice White[1]