Millennium (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

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

Millennium is an album by African-American funk music group Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1993 for their return to Warner Bros. Records after an eleven-year absence from that label. However, due to the poor sales, Warner Bros. Records dropped them after the album released.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Yahoo Music	(favourable)[1]

The single "Sunday Morning" earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Even If You Wonder"	Nicky Brown, Jeffrey Cohen, Jon Lind, Maurice White	4:38
2.	"Sunday Morning"	Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis	4:39
3.	"Blood Brothers"	Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White	5:23
4.	"Kalimba Interlude"	Maurice White	0:31
5.	"Spend The Night"	Dawn Thomas	4:24
6.	"Divine"	Philip Bailey, Ken Barken, Roxanne Seeman	4:33
7.	"Two Hearts"	Burt Bacharach, Philip Bailey, Maurice White	5:06
8.	"Honor The Magic"	Freddie Ravel, Maurice White	3:05
9.	"Love Is The Greatest Story"	Faye Freenberg, David Lawrence, Maurice White	4:38
10.	"The "L" Word""	Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Maurice White, Allee Willis	4:34
11.	"Just Another Lonely Night"	Linda Stokes, Michael Stokes	4:38
12.	"Super Hero"	Prince	4:10
13.	"Wouldn't Change A Thing About You"	Philip Bailey, Frankie Blue	4:47
14.	"Love Across The Wire"	Philip Bailey, Thom Bell, Maurice White	3:34
15.	"Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues"	Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White	4:58
16.	"Kalimba Blues"	Maurice White	0:35

^[3]

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	39
	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	8

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Spend the Night"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	55
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	42
	"Sunday Morning"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	20
		Rhythmic Top 40	31
		The Billboard Hot 100	53
		Top 40 Mainstream	34
	"Two Hearts"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	88

^[3]

References

1. ^ Yahoo Music review
2. ^ www.earthwindandfire.com/bio_awards
3. ^ ^{a b} "Millennium on Allmusic.com". allmusic.com. May 17, 2009. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r189936.