The Best of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I
by Earth, Wind & Fire
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 23 November 1978
- Label: ARC
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:06
- Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Wind, Charles Stepney, Maurice White
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Capping off an unprecedented run of multi-platinum success, this brilliantly sequenced retrospective includes the newly recorded, ubiquitous anthem 'September'. The immaculate fusion of complex jazz-funk musicianship, spiritual lyricism, and massive pop appeal represents the pinnacle of 1970s R&B orchestration.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, party, melodic
Tracklist
- Got to Get You Into My Life (4:03)
- Fantasy - Single Version (3:45)
- Can't Hide Love (4:07)
- Love Music (3:55)
- Getaway (3:45)
- That's the Way of the World (5:43)
- September (3:35)
- Shining Star (2:49)
- Reasons (4:59)
- Sing a Song (3:23)
Credits
- Earth, Wind & Fire - primary artist, arranged by
- Shusei Nagaoka - artwork [cover]
- Lennon-McCartney - words by, music by
- Tom Tom 84 - arranged by [horns & strings]
- Eduardo Del Barrio - written-by
- Verdine White - written-by
- Skip Scarborough - written-by
- Beloyd Taylor - written-by