Millennium (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

Millennium
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released September 14, 1993
Genre R&B
Funk, Minneapolis Sound
Length 63:55
Label Reprise
Warner Bros.
Producer Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
The Eternal Dance
(1992)The Eternal Dance1992		 Millennium
(1993)		 Elements of Love: Ballads
(1995)Elements of Love: Ballads1995

Millennium is the sixteenth studio album of the band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1993 upon Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200.[1][2]

Overview

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Vibe(favourable)[4]
Boston Globe(favourable)[5]
Cashbox(favourable)[6]

Millenium marked the band's return after 21 years to Warner Bros. Records. The album was also produced by EWF's founder and leader Maurice White.[3] As well Millennium was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award within the category of Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo.[7][8]

The track, "Sunday Morning", earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[9] Released as a single, it peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, No. 20 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 35 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[10][11][12]

The album cut, "Spend the Night", reached Nos. 36 and 42 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.[13][14]

Covers

The Prince-penned track, "Superhero", was covered by the New Power Generation featuring the Steeles for the soundtrack to the film Blankman.[15][16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Even If You Wonder"Nicky Brown, Jeffrey Cohen, Jon Lind, Maurice White4:38
2."Sunday Morning"Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis4:39
3."Blood Brothers"Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White5:23
4."Kalimba Interlude"Maurice White0:31
5."Spend The Night"Dawn Thomas4:24
6."Divine"Philip Bailey, Ken Barken, Roxanne Seeman4:33
7."Two Hearts"Burt Bacharach, Philip Bailey, Maurice White5:06
8."Honor The Magic"Freddie Ravel, Maurice White3:05
9."Love Is The Greatest Story"Faye Freenberg, David Lawrence, Maurice White4:38
10."The "L" Word""Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Maurice White, Allee Willis4:34
11."Just Another Lonely Night"Linda Stokes, Michael Stokes4:38
12."Super Hero"Prince4:10
13."Wouldn't Change A Thing About You"Philip Bailey, Frankie Blue4:47
14."Love Across The Wire"Philip Bailey, Thom Bell, Maurice White3:34
15."Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues"Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White4:58
16."Kalimba Blues"Maurice White0:35

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1993 The Billboard 200 39
Top R&B Albums 8
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart[17][18][19][20][21][22] Position
1993 "Spend the Night" Adult R&B Airplay 36
Hot R&B Singles 42
"Sunday Morning" Hot R&B Singles 20
Rhythmic Top 40 31
Adult Contemporary 35
The Billboard Hot 100 53
Adult R&B Airplay 10
Mainstream Top 40 34
"Two Hearts" Hot R&B Singles 88

References

  1. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.com.
  2. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  3. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium". allmusic.com. May 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium. 1. Vibe Magazine. September 1993.
  5. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Reprise)". newspapers.com. Boston Globe.
  6. ↑ Martinez, M.R. (October 25, 1993). Urban: Reviews (Pick Of The Week). Cashbox Magazine. p. 13.
  7. ↑ "Soul Train Award Nominees". Jet Magazine.
  8. ↑ "1994 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners.com.
  9. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire". Grammy.com.
  10. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.com.
  11. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  12. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  13. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend The Night (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  14. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend The Night (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  15. ↑ "How Prince Became a 'Super Hero'". diffuser.fm.
  16. ↑ "Blankman: Original Soundtrack". allmusic.com.
  17. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Adult Contemporary Songs)". Billboard.com.
  18. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  19. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  20. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Rhythmic Songs)". Billboard.com.
  21. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Mainstream Top 40)". Billboard.com.
  22. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: (Hot 100)". Billboard.com.
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