Earth, Wind & Fire and Friends

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fantasy
recording of:
Fantasy
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
Earth, Wind & Fire3:45
2Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) 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 1977)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 334)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Emotions4.153:40
3Free
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Free
writer:
Susaye Greene, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Black Eye Music, Island Music Ltd., Kee‐Drick Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Deniece Williams45:59
4Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., 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.
Earth, Wind & Fire4.24:49
5Stand by Me
Maurice White4:06
6It's Your Conscience
recording of:
It’s Your Conscience
lyricist and composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and June Denice Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Bell Boy Music (in 1981) and Kee‐Drick Music (in 1981)
Deniece Williams4:54
7Let's Groove
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.
Earth, Wind & Fire5:36
8Baby, Baby My Love's All for You
recording of:
Baby, Baby, My Love’s All for You
writer:
Verdine White and Robert Wright (disco/funk producer)
Deniece Williams4:11
9Star
Earth, Wind & Fire4:24
10Let's Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry (engineer), Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) 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 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Ensign Music Corporation
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deniece Williams3.64:20
11I Should Be Dancing
The Emotions4:18
12Walking on the Chinese Wall
Philip Bailey5:08
13It's Gonna Take a Miracle
cover recording of:
It’s Gonna Take a Miracle
writer:
Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman (Songwriter and producer active since the 1950s) and Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
publisher:
South Mountain Music Corp. (ended), Bobby Weinstein Music Publishing, Embassy Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Teddy Randazzo Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Deniece Williams4:11
14Smile
The Emotions3:16
15I Can't Wait
Deniece Williams4:26
16Sun Goddess
Ramsey Lewis8:28