All 'n All

All 'N All
Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released November 21, 1977
Recorded August 1977 at Hollywood Sound and The Burbank Studios, California
Genre R&B, soul, jazz, funk, pop
Length 38:46
Label Columbia
Producer Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Spirit
(1976)		 All 'N All
(1977)		 The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
(1978)
Singles from All 'N All
  1. "Serpentine Fire"
    Released: October 15, 1977
  2. "Fantasy"
    Released: January 1978
  3. "Jupiter"
    Released: 1978
  4. "Magic Mind"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Guardian(favourable)[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Music Hound[4]
Warr.org[5]
Billboard Magazinefavorable[6]
New York Times(favourable)[7]
New Musical Express(favourable)[8]

All 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. It is one of the group's most well known albums and has been certified triple platinum in the United States for sales of three million copies by the RIAA, gold in Canada by Music Canada and silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[9][10][11]

All 'N All reached number three on the Pop Album chart and stayed at number one on the Black Album chart for nine weeks.[12] All 'N All was also the bestselling R&B album of 1978.[13] The album features hit songs such as "I'll Write A Song For You", "Serpentine Fire", "Love's Holiday", and the pop hit "Fantasy". A remastered version of the LP was issued in 2002.

Background

The gatefold of All 'N All

A trip for a month to Argentina and Brazil by Maurice White inspired the recording of All 'N All.[14]

Critical reception

All 'N All is described by Alex Henderson of Allmusic as a "diverse jewel" and he goes on to say that All 'N All was "a highly rewarding addition to EWF's catalog".[15] The Guardian in its review of the album says that the "band can sound like one enormous kit, where every crash and beat has its funky place", and adds that "the whole shebang is punctuated beautifully by Milton Nascimento's Brazilian Rhyme".[16]

The album won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and "Runnin'" also won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental in 1978. All 'N All also garnered an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Album- Soul/Rhythm & Blues.[17]

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to All 'N All is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net and the book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.[18]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein U.S. The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year 1981 13
Tom Moon U.S. 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die 2008 *

(*) designates lists that are unordered.

Samples and covers by other artists

"Beijo" has been sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five on their song "Girls Love The Way He Spins" featured on the 1985 album They Said It Couldn't Be Done, Big Pun on his song "Still Not a Playa" on his 1998 album Capital Punishment, The Fugees on their song "Refugees on the Mic" featured on the 1994 album Blunted on Reality, R&B group Blackstreet on the track "Givin' You All My Lovin'" featured on their 1994 album Blackstreet and by A Tribe Called Quest on the song "Mr. Muhammad" featured on their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.[19]

In addition "I'll Write a Song For You" has been sampled by 2Pac on the track "Hold on Be Strong" featured on his 1997 album R U Still Down? (Remember Me).[20] and "Runnin'" has been sampled by Organized Konfusion on the track "Walk Into the Sun" included on their 1991 album Organized Konfusion.[21]

"Love's Holiday" has been covered by Deniece Williams featuring Philip Bailey on her album Love, Niecy Style. The song was also covered by Kim Burrell, for her Love Album. The song was sampled by Hurricane Chris for his single, Playas Rock in 2007.[22]

Uses in other media

"I'll Write a Song for You" was featured in the movie Sprung.[23]

"Love's Holiday" was featured in the stand up comedy special The Original Kings of Comedy. Steve Harvey used it to describe what real music was like in the 70s.

Track listing

Original release

Side one[24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serpentine Fire"Maurice White, Verdine White, Reginald "Sonny" Burke3:51
2."Fantasy"M. White, V. White, Eduardo Del Barrio4:38
3."In the Marketplace (Interlude)"M. White0:43
4."Jupiter"M. White, V. White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey3:55
5."Love's Holiday"M. White, Skip Scarborough4:23
6."Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)"M. White[25][26] (incorrectly credited to Milton Nascimento)1:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Write a Song For You"P. Bailey, Al McKay, Steve Beckmeier5:23
2."Magic Mind"L. Dunn, P. Bailey, A. McKay, M. White, V. White, Fred White3:38
3."Runnin"M. White, L. Dunn, E. DelBarrio5:50
4."Brazilian Rhyme (Ponta de Areia)"Milton Nascimento0:53
5."Be Ever Wonderful"M. White, L. Dunn5:08

1999 Reissue

1999 reissue[15][27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serpentine Fire"Sonny Burke (aka Reginald Burke) , Maurice White, Verdine White3:50
2."Fantasy"M. White, V. White, Eduardo DelBarrio4:37
3."In the Marketplace (Interlude)"M. White0:43
4."Jupiter"Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, M. White, V. White3:11
5."Love's Holiday"Skip Scarborough, M. White4:22
6."Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)"M. White (incorrectly credited to Milton Nascimento)1:20
7."I'll Write a Song For You"P. Bailey, Al McKay, Steve Beckmeier5:23
8."Magic Mind"P. Bailey, L. Dunn, A. McKay, M. White, V. White, Fred White3:38
9."Runnin'"E. DelBarrio, M. White, L. Dunn5:50
10."Brazilian Rhyme (Ponta de Areia)"Milton Nascimento0:53
11."Be Ever Wonderful"M. White, L. Dunn5:07
12."Would You Mind (Demo version of 'Love's Holiday')"S. Scarborough, M. White2:21
13."Runnin' (Original Hollywood Mix)"E. DelBarrio, M. White, L. Dunn3:19
14."Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo) (Recorded Live)"M. White, M. Nascimento2:32

Personnel

Credits are adapted from AllMusic[1] and the album’s Liner Notes[24][27]

  • Dorothy Ashby – harp
  • Phil Ayling – flute
  • Philip Bailey – vocals, percussion, congas
  • Blanche Belnick – violin
  • Roger Bobo – tuba
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Ronald Clark – violin
  • Ronald Cooper – cello
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Eduardo del Barrio – piano
  • Eumir Deodato - horn arrangement, string arrangement (7, 10)
  • Warren Dewey - additional recording engineer
  • David Duke – French horn
  • Larry Dunn – assistant producer, piano, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet
  • Norman Forrest – viola
  • Harris Goldman – violin
  • Jack Gootkin – violin
  • Janice Gower – violin, concertmaster
  • Johnny Graham – guitar solo (5), additional guitars
  • Terry Harrington – flute
  • Michael Harris - trumpet solo (9), additional trumpets
  • Ruth Henry – violin
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. – flute
  • Ralph Johnson – drums
  • Jan Kelly – cello
  • Richard Klein – French horn
  • Paul Klingberg – audio mixing (12-14)
  • Renita Koven – viola
  • Betty LaMagna – violin
  • Carl LaMagna – violin
  • Mary D. Lindquist – violin
  • Linda Lipsett – viola
  • Art Macnow – direction
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Cameron Marcarelli – mixing assistant (12-14)
  • George Massenburg – recording engineer
  • James M. McGee – French horn
  • Al McKay – guitar solo (9), additional guitars
  • Abe Most – flute
  • Don Myrick – saxophone solo (9), alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Susan Ranney – acoustic bass
  • Alan Robinson – French horn
  • Gale Robinson – French horn
  • Marilyn Robinson – French horn
  • Jack Rouben - assistant recording engineer
  • Meyer Rubin – acoustic bass
  • Leo Sacks – audio mixing (12-14), reissue producer
  • Richard Salvato – direction
  • Sheldon Sanov – violin
  • Louis Satterfield – trombone
  • Skip Scarborough – piano
  • Haim Shtrum – violin
  • Daniel Smith – cello
  • Barry Socher – violin
  • Lya Stern – violin
  • David Stockhammer – violin
  • Barbara Thomason – viola
  • Tom Tom 84 - horn arrangement, string arrangement
  • Marcia Van Dyke – violin
  • Fred White – drums
  • Maurice White – audio mixing (12-14), original recording producer, vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Verdine White – assistant producer, vocals, electric bass
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone

Charts

Weekly charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Peak
position
1977 Pop Albums 3
Black Albums 1
YearChartPosition[28]
1978United Kingdom13

Singles

Year Single Peak positions[29][30]
US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance UK Singles
1977 "Serpentine Fire" 13 1 – –
1978 "Fantasy" 32 12 – 14
"Jupiter" – – – 41
"Magic Mind" – – – 54

See also

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Gold 50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: All 'N All". allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ "Artists beginning with E". theguardian.com.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Earth, Wind & Fire: All 'n All". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "Acclaimed Music – All 'n' All". Acclaimed Music. 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire". warr.org. 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ review. Superseventies.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Rock's History On Six Disks". nytimes.com.
  8. ↑ White, Cliff (February 11, 1978). Earth, Wind & Fire: All 'n All. New Musical Express.
  9. ↑ RIAA Certification for All 'N All Archived October 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.. Riaa.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  10. ↑ British Phonographic Industry certification for All 'N All Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  11. ↑ Music Canada certification for All 'N All . Musiccanada.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  12. ↑ Hogan, Ed. "Serpentine Fire – Song Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  13. ↑ Billboard. com – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of 1978. Billboard.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  14. ↑ All 'N All, 1999 Reissue, Liner notes & text by Ron Wynn.
  15. 1 2 All 'N All on Allmusic.com
  16. ↑ Artists beginning with E. Guardian. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  17. ↑ www.earthwindandfire.com/bio_awards.html Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ All 'N All. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  19. ↑ Samples of Brazilian Rhyme. samplespot.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  20. ↑ Samples of I'll Write a Song For You. samplespot.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  21. ↑ Runnin' on. Secondhandsongs.com (1991-10-29). Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  22. ↑ Love's Holiday on. Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  23. ↑ Earth Wind & Fire on IMDB.com
  24. 1 2 Earth, Wind & Fire. “All 'n All”. Columbia / CBS. 1977.
  25. ↑ The Eternal Dance on allmusic.com Retrieved 6 December 2017
  26. ↑ The Eternal Dance track listing on discogs.com Retrieved 6 December 2017
  27. 1 2 Earth, Wind & Fire. “All 'n All” (Part of Legacy’s Rhythm and Soul Series). Columbia / Legacy. 1999.
  28. ↑ "All 'N All". chartstats.com. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
  29. ↑ allmusic (Earth, Wind & Fire > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)
  30. ↑ UK Album and Singles Database for Earth, Wind & Fire Archived July 24, 2012, at Archive.is. Chartstats.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Earth, Wind & Fire – All 'n All" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter All 'n All in the "Artiest of titel" box.

Works cited

  • Moon,Tom. (2008) "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die". Workman Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7611-3963-8
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