Essential Plus (Cd & DVD Combo)
Columbia Legacy s double-disc set The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire lives up to its title by offering 34 tracks of the groundbreaking funk band at its peak. All of the hits, whether they're R&B or tunes that crossed over to the pop charts, are here, along with important album tracks that capture the range and depth of EWF Since this focuses on their peak of the '70s and early '80s, there's very little here that doesn't qualify as "essential," which makes it a better bet than their box set. The single-disc Greatest Hits remains the choice for the casual and the curious listener due to its concise concentration of classics, but anybody who wants a thorough retrospective should choose this. [Columbia Legacy released a limited-edition collector's set in 2005. It adds a DVD with 17 video clips, a few of them of live performances. The vintage varies, yet they all are fairly old-school and will no doubt seem campy to modern-day viewers. Still, it's nice to have them available, given their rarity and campiness. Some of the mid-'80s videos are for songs not compiled on the CDs, which is another bonus.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Essential Plus (Cd & DVD Combo)
- UPC:
- 827969648827
- Label:
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Columbia/Legacy
- Released:
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9/27/2005
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0
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1
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Music
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Preview
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| 1 | Mighty Mighty | 3:03 |
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| 2 | Serpentine Fire | 3:50 |
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| 3 | Fantasy | 4:37 |
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| 4 | I'll Write A Song For You | 5:22 |
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| 5 | Kalimba Story | 4:01 |
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| 6 | Shining Star | 4:10 |
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| 7 | Can't Let Go | 3:29 |
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| 8 | After The Love Has Gone | 4:34 |
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| 9 | All About Love | 5:32 |
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| 10 | Reasons | 4:59 |
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| 11 | Sing A Song | 3:24 |
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| 12 | And Love Goes On | 4:04 |
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| 13 | You | 5:30 |
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| 14 | Saturday Nite | 6:42 |
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| 15 | Ponta de Areia/Be Ever Wonderful | 6:01 |
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| 16 | Open Our Eyes | 8:24 |
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| 17 | Boogie Wonderland | 4:48 |
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| 18 | Serpentine Fire | 3:33 |
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| 19 | Boogie Wonderland | 4:53 |
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| 20 | September | 3:35 |
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| 21 | Let Me Talk | 3:54 |
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| 22 | Let's Groove | 3:56 |
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| 23 | Magnetic | 3:49 |
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| 24 | Fall In Love With Me | 4:01 |
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| 25 | System Of Survival | 4:05 |
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| 26 | Thinking Of You | 3:53 |
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| 27 | Evil Roy | 3:48 |
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| 28 | Heritage | 4:06 |
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| 29 | September '99 | 3:40 |
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| 30 | Fantasy | 4:12 |
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| 31 | Reasons | 5:13 |
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| 32 | Sing A Song | 2:34 |
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| 33 | I've Had Enough | 4:30 |
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| 34 | After The Love Has Gone | 4:48 |
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Credits »
Philip Bailey - Group Member
David Foster - String Arrangements
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Trevor Jones - ?
Johnny Graham - Group Member
Mick Guzauski - Engineer
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
Tom Tom 84 - Arranger
Tom Tom 84 - Horn Arrangements
Tom Tom 84 - String Arrangements
Fred White - Group Member
Tom Perry - Engineer
Al McKay - Group Member
Mark Wilder - Mastering
Joseph Wissert - Producer
Al McKay - Producer
Leo Sacks - Liner Notes
Leo Sacks - Reissue Producer
Leo Sacks - Compilation Producer
Simon Fowler - Photography
Robert Spano - Engineer
George Massenburg - Engineer
Jeffrey Mayer - Photography
Larry Dunn - Group Member
Sandy Speiser - Photography
Larry Dunn - Synthesizer Programming
Larry Dunn - Production Assistant
Eumir Deodato - String Arrangements
Richard Goodman - Engineer
Carlton P. Sandercock - Project Coordinator
Seth Foster - Mastering
Eumir Deodato - Horn Arrangements
Eumir Deodato - Conductor
Ralph Boyd Johnson - Group Member
Eumir Deodato - Arranger
Robert Appere - Engineer
Roland Bautista - Group Member
Earth, Wind & Fire - Arranger
Charles Stepney - Associate Producer
Charles Stepney - Producer
Charles Stepney - Arranger
Verdine White - Production Assistant
Verdine White - Group Member
Clark Duval - Product Manager
Janice Gower - Concert Master
Harris Goldman - Concert Master
Richard Salvato - Direction
Bruce Talamon - Cover Photo
Ben Wright - Horn Arrangements
Ben Wright - String Arrangements
Charles Veal - Concert Master
Boz Boorer - Liner Notes
Art Macnow - Direction
Dean Rod - Engineer
Andrew Woolfolk - Group Member
Steve Crimmel - Engineer
Andy Ellison - Liner Notes
Craig Widby - Engineer
Sally Cattran - Design
Sally Cattran - Layout Design
William C. Rhoden - Liner Notes
Bill Meyers - String Arrangements
Bill Meyers - Horn Arrangements
Maurice White - Group Member
Maurice White - Compilation Producer
Maurice White - Reissue Producer
Maurice White - Producer
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