Faces (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

Faces
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released October 14, 1980
Recorded

September 1980,

Genre R&B, Pop
Length 60:34
Label Columbia, ARC
Producer Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
I Am
(1979)		 Faces
(1980)		 Raise!
(1981)
Singles from Faces
  1. "Let Me Talk"
    Released: September 5, 1980
  2. "You"
    Released: November 14, 1980
  3. "Back on the Road" / "Take It to the Sky"
    Released: 1980
  4. "And Love Goes On" / "Win or Lose"
    Released: January 12, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Warr.org[2]
Los Angeles Times(favourable)[3]
Cashbox(favourable)[4]
Stereo Review(favourable)[5]

Faces is the tenth studio album, a double-album by the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on October 14, 1980 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached number 2 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, number 10 on the Billboard R&B albums chart and number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.[6][7][8]

Faces was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.[9]

Overview

Faces was partly recorded in the Caribbean island of Montserrat and produced by EWF leader Maurice White.[1][10][11]

When asked in a 2007 interview which Earth, Wind & Fire album is his favorite, Maurice White replied "Probably Faces because we were really in tune". White also went on to proclaim that on the LP EWF were "playing together and it gave us the opportunity to explore new areas".[11]

Singles

Off the album the track "Let Me Talk" reached No. 8 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart.[12][8] The album cut "You" also got to Nos. 10 and 30 on the Billboard R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts, respectively.[13][14] As well the track, "And Love Goes On" peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[15]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Talk"Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Maurice White, Verdine White4:09
2."Turn It Into Something Good"Valerie Carter, James Newton Howard, Maurice White4:10
3."Pride"Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Freddie White, Maurice White, Verdine White4:11
4."You"David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White5:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sparkle"Philip Bailey, Eduardo del Barrio, Maurice White3:50
6."Back on the Road"Al McKay, Maurice White3:33
7."Song in My Heart"Garry Glenn, Brenda Russell, Maurice White4:17
8."You Went Away"Philip Bailey, Ross Vannelli4:24
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."And Love Goes On"Larry Dunn, David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White, Verdine White4:05
10."Sailaway"Philip Bailey, Eduardo del Barrio, Roxanne Seeman, Maurice White4:37
11."Take It to the Sky"Larry Dunn, Garry Glenn, Maurice White3:50
12."Win or Lose"Jean Hancock, Jerry Peters3:53
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Share Your Love"Garry Glenn, Maurice White3:17
14."In Time"Arlene Matza, Howard McCrary, Maurice White4:13
15."Faces"Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Verdine White8:02

[1]

For the Columbia Masters box set in 2011 and subsequent reissues, the short interludes that follow "In Time" and "Faces" were indexed as their own tracks, titled "Oriental (interlude)" and "Pipe Organ (interlude)", respectively.

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position[6][7]
1980 Top Soul Albums 2
Billboard 200 10
YearChartPosition[8]
1980United Kingdom10
1980Germany46[16]
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position[17][18][8]
1980 "Let Me Talk" Hot R&B Singles 8
Club Play Singles 85
Hot 100 44
UK Singles 29
"You" Hot 100 48
Hot R&B Singles 10
Adult Contemporary 30
1981 "And Love Goes On" Hot R&B Singles 15
Club Play Singles 57
Hot 100 59

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Faces is adapted from SoulTracks.com.[19]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Soultracks U.S. The 75 Best Soul Albums of the 80s 2009 29

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Earth, Wind & Fire - Faces on allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ Warr.org review
  3. ↑ "EARTH, WIND & FIRE FACES THE MUSIC". newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Album Reviews. Cashbox Magazine. November 8, 1980. p. 17.
  5. ↑ Popular Music (Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces). 46. Stereo Review Magazine. March 1981. p. 122.
  6. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  7. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Earth, Wind & Fire". Official Charts.com.
  9. ↑ "RIAA Certification for Earth, Wind & Fire". RIAA.com.
  10. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces". 45worlds.com.
  11. 1 2 "MAURICE WHITE: STILL BURNING BRIGHT". bluesandsoul.com.
  12. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Let Me Talk (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  13. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: You (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  14. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: You (Adult Contemporary Songs)". Billboard.com.
  15. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com.
  16. ↑ "Faces". offiziellecharts.de.
  17. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard.com.
  18. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.com.
  19. ↑ "80s Poll Results". Soul Tracks.com.
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