The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
Greatest hits album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	July 30, 2002
Recorded	1973-1983
Genre	R&B
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	Maurice White, Al McKay, Charles Stepney, Joseph Wissert, Leo Sacks
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire is a compilation album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in July 2002 by Columbia/Legacy.[5] The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
PopMatters	(favourable)[3]
Newsday	(favourable)[4]

Overview

With the LP came a sampler which featured remixes of Can't Hide Love and Let's Groove. During October 2002 the remix sampler was issued as a single and got to No. 4 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.[6][7]

Track listing

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Mighty Mighty"	Maurice White, Verdine White	Open Our Eyes, 1974	3:02
2.	"Evil"	M. White	Head to the Sky, 1973	4:56
3.	"Devotion"	Philip Bailey, M. White	Open Our Eyes	4:49
4.	"Keep Your Head to the Sky"	M. White	Head to the Sky	5:09
5.	"Kalimba Story"	M. White, V. White	Open Our Eyes	4:01
6.	"Shining Star"	Bailey, Larry Dunn, M. White	That's the Way of the World, 1975	2:50
7.	"That's the Way of the World"	Charles Stepney, M. White, V. White	That's the Way of the World	5:45
8.	"Yearnin' Learnin'"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	That's the Way of the World	3:39
9.	"All About Love"	Dunn, M. White	That's the Way of the World	5:30
10.	"Reasons"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	That's the Way of the World	4:58
11.	"Sing a Song"	Al McKay, M. White	Gratitude, 1975	3:23
12.	"Can't Hide Love"	Skip Scarborough	Gratitude	4:09
13.	"Getaway"	Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor	Spirit, 1976	3:45
14.	"Saturday Nite"	Bailey, McKay, M. White	Spirit	4:03
15.	"Ponta de Areia (Brazilian Rhyme)/Be Ever Wonderful"	Dunn, Milton Nascimento, M. White	All 'n All, 1977	6:00
16.	"Open Our Eyes"	Leon Lumkins	Open Our Eyes	5:03
17.	"Got to Get You into My Life"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1, 1978	4:03

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"September"	McKay, M. White, Allee Willis	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1	3:35
2.	"Serpentine Fire"	Sonny Burke, M. White, V. White	All 'n All	3:50
3.	"Fantasy"	Eduardo DelBarrio, M. White, V. White	All 'n All	4:36
4.	"I'll Write a Song for You"	Bailey, Steve Beckmeier, McKay	All 'n All	5:22
5.	"Drum Song"	M. White	Open Our Eyes	5:09
6.	"In the Stone"	M. White, David Foster, Willis	I Am, 1979	4:25
7.	"Can't Let Go"	Bill Myers, M. White, Willis	I Am	3:28
8.	"After the Love Has Gone"	Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon	I Am	4:25
9.	"Wait"	Foster, M. White, Willis	I Am	3:39
10.	"You and I"	Foster, M. White, Willis	I Am	3:31
11.	"Let Me Talk"	Bailey, Dunn, Ralph Johnson, McKay, M. White, V. White	Faces, 1980	4:08
12.	"And Love Goes On"	Dunn, Foster, Brenda Russell, M. White, V. White	Faces	4:04
13.	"You"	Foster, Russell, M. White	Faces	5:30
14.	"Let's Groove"	Wayne Vaughn, M. White	Raise!, 1981	5:32
15.	"Fall In Love With Me"	Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, M. White	Powerlight, 1983	5:49
16.	"Side by Side"	Wayne Vaughn, M. White	Powerlight	5:31
17.	"Boogie Wonderland" (with The Emotions)	Jon Lind, Willis	I Am	4:48

2014 reissue

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Mighty Mighty"	M. White, V. White	Open Our Eyes	3:03
2.	"Devotion"	Bailey, M. White	Open Our Eyes	4:50
3.	"Keep Your Head to the Sky"	M. White	Head to the Sky	5:10
4.	"Kalimba Story"	M. White, V. White	Open Our Eyes	4:02
5.	"Shining Star"	Bailey, Dunn, M. White	That's the Way of the World	2:50
6.	"That's the Way of the World"	Stepney, M. White, V. White	That's the Way of the World	5:47
7.	"Reasons"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	That's the Way of the World	4:59
8.	"Sing a Song"	McKay, M. White	Gratitude	3:24
9.	"Can't Hide Love"	Scarborough	Gratitude	4:11
10.	"Getaway"	Cor, Taylor	Spirit	3:45
11.	"On Your Face"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	Spirit	4:34
12.	"Saturday Nite"	Bailey, McKay, M. White	Spirit	4:01
13.	"Got to Get You into My Life"	Lennon, McCartney	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1	4:03
14.	"September"	McKay, M. White, Willis	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1	3:35
15.	"Serpentine Fire"	Burke, M. White, V. White	All 'n All	3:51
16.	"Fantasy"	DelBarrio, M. White, V. White	All 'n All	4:38
17.	"I'll Write a Song for You"	Bailey, Beckmeier, McKay	All 'n All	5:24
18.	"Drum Song"	M. White	Open Our Eyes	5:09

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Boogie Wonderland" (with The Emotions)	Lind, Willis	I Am	4:49
2.	"In the Stone"	M. White, Foster, Willis	I Am	4:25
3.	"Can't Let Go"	Myers, M. White, Willis	I Am	3:29
4.	"After the Love Has Gone"	Champlin, Foster, Graydon	I Am	4:39
5.	"You and I"	Foster, M. White, Willis	I Am	3:33
6.	"Let Me Talk"	Bailey, Dunn, Johnson, McKay, M. White, V. White	Faces	4:08
7.	"And Love Goes On"	Dunn, Foster, Russell, M. White, V. White	Faces	4:05
8.	"You"	Foster, Russell, M. White	Faces	5:31
9.	"Let's Groove"	Wayne Vaughn, M. White	Raise!	5:39
10.	"Fall in Love with Me"	Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, M. White	Powerlight	5:52
11.	"Magnetic"	Martin Page	Electric Universe, 1983	4:22
12.	"Dance Dance Dance"	Taylor, M. White	Rock & Rule soundtrack, 1986; released as a digital single in 2012	3:13
13.	"System of Survival"	“Skylark”	Touch the World, 1987	5:00
14.	"Sunday Morning (Radio Mix)"	Sheldon Reynolds, M. White, Willis	Millennium, 1993	4:12
15.	"Pure Gold"	Bobby Avila, Issiah Avila, Tony Tolbert, James Harris Ⅲ, Terry Lewis	Illumination, 2005	4:41
16.	"The Way You Move"	Patrick Brown, Carlton Mahone, Antwan Patton	Illumination	4:17
17.	"My Promise"	Siedah Garrett, Austin Jacobs, Darrin Simpson	Now, Then & Forever, 2013	3:22

Personnel

Maurice White – vocals, kalimba, timbales, drums, producer, compilation producer
Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
Larry Dunn – piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
Ken Yerke – violin
Harris Goldman – violin
Rollice Dale – viola
Dennis Karmazyn – cello
Harry Schultz – cello
Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophone
Herman Riley – saxophone
Jerome Richardson – saxophone
Tommy Johnson – tuba
Harvey Mason – percussion
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Beloyd Taylor – background vocals
Joe Wissert – producer
Charles Stepney – producer
Al McKay – producer
Leo Sacks – compilation producer[5]

Accolades

The following accolades attributed to The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire.[8]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Blender	U.S.	500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues	2003	Alphabetical order

References

"Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". allmusic.com.
"Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". blender.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24.
"Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". popmatters.com.
Adams, Genetta M. (November 7, 2002). "Making out your holiday gift list? Consider these greatest hits albums". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Newsday. p. 47 – via newspapers.com.
Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire. Columbia/Legacy. July 2002.
Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth Wind & Fire (Remix Sampler). Columbia Records. October 2002.
"Earth, Wind & Fire: Remix Sampler". officialcharts.com.
500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues. Blender Magazine. March 15, 2003.

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[1] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". allmusic.com.

[2] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". blender.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24.

[3] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". popmatters.com.

[4] Adams, Genetta M. (November 7, 2002). "Making out your holiday gift list? Consider these greatest hits albums". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Newsday. p. 47 – via newspapers.com.

[Album-5] Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire. Columbia/Legacy. July 2002.

[6] Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth Wind & Fire (Remix Sampler). Columbia Records. October 2002.

[7] "Earth, Wind & Fire: Remix Sampler". officialcharts.com.

[blender-8] 500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues. Blender Magazine. March 15, 2003.

Earth, Wind & Fire
Philip Bailey Verdine White Ralph Johnson B. David Whitworth Myron McKinley John Paris Philip Bailey, Jr. Morris O'Connor Serg Dimitrijevic Maurice White Michael Beale Leslie Drayton Wade Flemons Yackov Ben Israel Sherry Scott Carl Carwell Alexander Thomas Chester Washington Don Whitehead Roland Bautista Jessica Cleaves Larry Dunn Ronnie Laws Johnny Graham Al McKay Andrew Woolfolk Fred White Beloyd Taylor Sonny Emory Sheldon Reynolds Dick Smith Vance Taylor Freddie Ravel Morris Pleasure David Romero Mike McKnight Robert Brookins Gordon Campbell Bobby Gonzales Daniel de los Reyes John Johnson Krystal Bailey Kim Johnson Greg "G-Mo" Moore Vadim Zilberstein Don Myrick
Studio albums	Earth, Wind & Fire The Need of Love Last Days and Time Head to the Sky Open Our Eyes That's the Way of the World Spirit All 'n All I Am Faces Raise! Powerlight Electric Universe Touch the World Heritage Millennium In the Name of Love The Promise Illumination Now, Then & Forever Holiday
Compilations and live albums	Another Time Gratitude The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 The Collection The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire The Eternal Dance The Very Best Dance Tracks Elements of Love: Ballads Boogie Wonderland: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits Live Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection That's the Way of the World: Alive in 75 Live in Rio The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire The Greatest Hits The Classic Christmas Album
Singles	"Evil" "Keep Your Head to the Sky" "Mighty Mighty" "Kalimba Story" "Devotion" "Sun Goddess" "Shining Star" "That's the Way of the World" "Sing a Song" "Can't Hide Love" "Getaway" "Saturday Nite" "Serpentine Fire" "Fantasy" "Got to Get You into My Life" "September" "Boogie Wonderland" "After the Love Has Gone" "In the Stone" "Star" "Let Me Talk" "You" "And Love Goes On" "Let's Groove" "Wanna Be with You" "I've Had Enough" "Fall in Love with Me" "Side by Side" "Magnetic" "Touch" "System of Survival" "Thinking of You" "Evil Roy" "Turn on (The Beat Box)" "Heritage" "For the Love Of You" "Sunday Morning" "When Love Goes Wrong" "September 99" "All in the Way" "Hold Me" "The Way You Move" "Pure Gold" "To You" "Change Your Mind" "Guiding Lights" "My Promise" "Why"
Soundtracks	Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Videos	Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert The Eternal Vision Live in Japan Earth, Wind & Fire: Live Earth, Wind & Fire: Live by Request Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997 Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire – Live at the Greek Theatre
Related articles	Ramsey Lewis The Pharaohs Joe Wissert Charles Stepney The Phenix Horns Earth, Wind & Fire Horns The Emotions Wayne Vaughn Chicago Kalimba Music
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