The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Volume 1 (Orange vinyl, Japanese Edition)
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Maurice White (voc, dr, perc); Philip Bailey (voc, cga, perc); Larry Dunn (p, org, synth); Johnny Graham (g); Al McKay (g, perc); Jerry Peters (p); Verdine White (voc, b, perc); Fred White, Ralph Johnson (dr, perc)
Arranged by Maurice White (A1), Tom Tom 84 (A2, A4, B2), Charles Stepney (A3, A5, B1, B3-5), Earth, Wind & Fire (B1, B3-5)
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (A1), Eddie delBarrio (A2), Maurice White (A2, B1-2, B4-5), Verdine White (A2, B1, B3), Skip Scarborough (A3-4), Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor (A5), Charles Stepney (B1, B4), Al McKay (B2, B5), Allee Willis (B2), Larry Dunn (B3), Philip Bailey (B3-4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : orange
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified (Japan)
Label : Sony
Original Label : CBS
Produced by Maurice White, Charles Stepney (A3, A5, B1, B3-5)
Artwork by Shusei Nagaoka
Photography by Bruce Talamon, Don Hunstein, Don Myrick, Guy Crowder, James Fee, Johnny Graham, Lee Lawrence, Nadine Talamon
Originally released in 1978
Reissued in March 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- Fantasy
- Can't Hide Love
- Love Music
- Getaway
Side B:
- That's The Way Of The World
- September
- Shining Star
- Reasons
- Singasong
Reviews :
“When it was originally released in 1978, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was a succinct, ten-track collection of the group's best and biggest singles up to that point. The excellent "September," a brand-new song, soon became a hit in its own right, and the non-LP Beatles cover "Got to Get You into My Life," recorded for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film, also makes its first appearance on an EWF album here, as does the track "Love Music." EWF's commercial prime hadn't yet ended when this collection appeared; thus, it's missing several crucial latter-day hits, including the slinky funk of "Serpentine Fire," the ballad "After the Love Has Gone," and the disco smashes "Let's Groove" and "Boogie Wonderland." But even if it's an incomplete hits collection, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 still ranks as a strong encapsulation of EWF the funk innovators. The singles gathered here constitute some of the richest, most sophisticated music the funk movement ever produced; when the absolute cream of the group's catalog is heard in such a concentrated fashion, the effect is dazzling.” The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 Review by Steve Huey
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs :