The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland (in 1979)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.24:49
2In the Stone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
live recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
54:25
3Can’t Let Go
recording of:
Can't Let Go
writer:
Bill Myers, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
3:29
4After the Love Has Gone
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
4:39
5You and I
3:33
6Let Me Talk
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
Let Me Talk
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer), Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:08
7And Love Goes On
recording of:
And Love Goes On
writer:
Larry Dunn, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:05
8You
recording of:
You
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:31
9Let’s Groove
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recording of:
Let’s Groove
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
4.45:39
10Fall in Love With Me
recording of:
Fall in Love With Me
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
35:52
11Magnetic
recording of:
Magnetic
lyricist and composer:
Martin Page
4:22
12Dance Dance Dance
recording of:
Dance, Dance, Dance
lyricist and composer:
Beloyd Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire)
3:12
13System or Survival
recording of:
System of Survival
lyricist and composer:
Skylark (Doobie Brothers support artist)
publisher:
Maurice White Music and Sputnik Adventure Music
25:01
14Sunday Morning (radio mix)
edit of:
Sunday Morning by Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Sunday Morning
writer:
Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Maurice White Music, Music Publishing Company of America, Primary Wave White, Reyshel Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Streamline Moderne Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:11
15Pure Gold
4:41
16The Way You Move
recording of:
The Way You Move
writer:
Antwan Patton, Carlton Mahone and Patrick Brown
publisher:
Carl Mo Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gnat Booty and Organized Noize
4:37
17My Promise
3:22