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

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

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire is a compilation album of American R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire. It contains several songs recorded between 1973 and 1983, and all the tracks were digitally remastered. It was released on July 30, 2002 by Columbia/Legacy as a double-disc set, part of The Essential series. On September 27, 2005, it was re-released with a DVD. The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.^[4]

In 2014, the compilation was re-released with a different track listing.

Track listing

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

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

^[1]

2014 re-release

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mighty Mighty"	Maurice White, Verdine White	3:03
2.	"Devotion"	Philip Bailey, M. White	4:50
3.	"Keep Your Head to the Sky"	M. White	5:10
4.	"Kalimba Story"	M. White, V. White	4:02
5.	"Shining Star"	Bailey, Larry Dunn, M. White	2:50
6.	"That's the Way of the World"	Charles Stepney, M. White, V. White	5:47
7.	"Reasons"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	4:59
8.	"Sing a Song"	Al McKay, M. White	3:24
9.	"Can't Hide Love"	Skip Scarborough	4:11
10.	"Getaway"	Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor	3:45
11.	"On Your Face"	Bailey, Stepney, M. White	4:34
12.	"Saturday Nite"	Bailey, McKay, M. White	4:01
13.	"Got to Get You into My Life"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:03
14.	"September"	McKay, M. White, Allee Willis	3:35
15.	"Serpentine Fire"	Sonny Burke, M. White, V. White	3:51
16.	"Fantasy"	Eduardo del Barrio, M. White, V. White	4:38
17.	"I'll Write a Song for You"	Bailey, Steve Beckmeier, McKay	5:24
18.	"Drum Song"	M. White	5:09

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boogie Wonderland"	Jon Lind, Willis	4:49
2.	"In the Stone"	M. White, David Foster, Willis	4:25
3.	"Can't Let Go"	Billy Myers, M. White, Willis	3:29
4.	"After the Love Has Gone"	Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon	4:39
5.	"You and I"	Foster, M. White, Willis	3:33
6.	"Let Me Talk"	Bailey, Dunn, Ralph Johnson, McKay, M. White, V. White	4:08
7.	"And Love Goes On"	Dunn, Foster, Brenda Russell, M. White, V. White	4:05
8.	"You"	Foster, Russell, M. White	5:31
9.	"Let's Groove"	Wayne Vaughn, M. White	5:39
10.	"Fall In Love With Me"	Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, M. White	5:52
11.	"Magnetic"	Martin Page	4:22
12.	"Dance Dance Dance"	Taylor, M. White	3:13
13.	"System of Survival"	“Skylark”	5:00
14.	"Sunday Morning (Radio Mix)"	Sheldon Reynolds, M. White, Willis	4:12
15.	"Pure Gold"	Bobby Avila, Issiah Avila, Tony Tolbert, James Harris Ⅲ, Terry Lewis	4:41
16.	"The Way You Move"	Patrick Brown, Carlton Mahone, Antwan Patton	4:17
17.	"My Promise"	Siedah Garrett, Austin Jacobs, Darrin Simpson	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^[1]

Accolades

The following accolades attributed to The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire is adapted from Blender.com.^[5]

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

References

1 2 3 "The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". blender.com.
↑ PopMatters review
↑ "RIAA Certification for Earth, Wind & Fire". RIAA.com.
↑ "500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues". blender.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

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[allmusic-1] 1 2 3 "The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

[2] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire". blender.com.

[3] PopMatters review

[4] "RIAA Certification for Earth, Wind & Fire". RIAA.com.

[blender-5] "500 CDs You Must Own: Rhythm & Blues". blender.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

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Singles	"Evil" "Keep Your Head to the Sky" "Mighty Mighty" "Devotion" "Shining Star" "That's the Way of the World" "Reasons" "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" "Let Me Talk" "You" "And Love Goes On" "Let's Groove" "Wanna Be with You" "I've Had Enough" "Fall in Love with Me" "Magnetic "System of Survival" "Thinking of You" "Turn on (The Beat Box)" "Heritage" "Sunday Morning" "All in the Way" "The Way You Move" "Pure Gold"
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