The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

Infobox Album
Name = The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Earth, Wind & Fire


Released = July 30, 2002
Recorded = 1973-1983
Genre = R&B
Length =
Label = Columbia/Legacy
Producer = Maurice White, Al McKay, Charles Stepney, Joseph Wissert, Leo Sacks
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:zgez97rskr5t link]
Last album = Greatest Hits
This album = The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
Next album =

"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.

Track listing

Disc 1

# "Mighty Mighty" – 3:03
# "Evil" – 4:56
# "Devotion" – 4:49
# "Keep Your Head to the Sky" – 5:09
# "Kalimba Story" – 4:01
# "Shining Star" – 2:50
# "That's The Way" Of The World – 5:45
# "Yearnin' Learnin'" – 3:39
# "All About Love" – 5:30
# "Reasons" – 4:58
# "Sing A Song" – 3:23
# "Can't Hide Love" – 4:09
# "Getaway" – 3:45
# "Saturday Nite" – 4:02
# "Ponta De Areia / Be Ever Wonderful – 'Brazilian Rhyme'"– 6:00
# "Open Your Eyes" – 5:03
# "Got To Get You Into My Life" – 4:03

Disc 2

# "September" – 3:35
# "Serpentine Fire" – 3:50
# "Fantasy" – 4:36
# "I'll Write A Song For You" – 5:22
# "Drum Song" – 5:09
# "In The Stone" – 4:25
# "Can't Let Go" – 3:28
# "After The Love Has Gone" – 4:25
# "Wait" – 3:39
# "You and I" – 3:31
# "Let Me Talk" – 4:08
# "And Love Goes On" – 4:04
# "You" – 5:30
# "Let's Groove" – 5:32
# "Fall In Love With Me" – 5:49
# "Side By Side" – 5:31
# "Boogie Wonderland [with the Emotions] " – 4:48

Credits

*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