Beschrijving
In augustus 1970 tekende Maurice White het contract voor Earth Wind & Fire, snel gevolgd door de eerste single en het eerste, gelijknamige album in 1971. De rest is geschiedenis, de band werd een van de succesvolste en invloedrijkste ooit die met hun mix van R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, Afro pop en hun spectaculaire liveoptredens de zwarte muziek blijvend heeft veranderd.Om dit 50 jarig jubileum te vieren en ter nagedachtenis van “maestro” Maurice White is deze schitterende 5 CD box samengesteld met het volledige chronologische overzicht van alle EWF hoogtepunten zoals “Fantasy”, “September”, “Boogie Wonderland” en “Let’s Groove” aangevuld met materiaal van de meest recente albums en artiesten waar de band op enigerlei wijze nauw bij betrokken was en waarin de sound van EW&F duidelijk hoorbaar is zoals bij The Emotions, Deniece Williams, Deodato en Ramsey Lewis (waarvoor Maurice White ooit drummer was geweest) en de solo hits van Philip Bailey en Maurice White. Het begeleidende, uitgebreide 16-pagina boekje is verzorgd door het team van Ferry Maat’s “Soul Show”.
Tracklist 1
- 1. Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
- 2. Earth, Wind & Fire – Jupiter
- 3. Earth, Wind & Fire – Serpentine Fire
- 4. Earth, Wind & Fire – I’ll Write a Song for You
- 5. Deniece Williams – Free
- 6. Earth, Wind & Fire – Magic Mind
- 7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Love’s Holiday
- 8. The Emotions – Best of My Love
- 9. Earth, Wind & Fire – Be Ever Wonderful
- 10. Earth, Wind & Fire – September
- 11. Earth, Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life
- 12. Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland
- 13. Earth, Wind & Fire – Star
- 14. Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Has Gone
- 15. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let Your Feelings Show
- 16. Earth, Wind & Fire – In the Stone
- 17. Earth, Wind & Fire – Can’t Let Go
- 18. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let Me Talk
Tracklist 2
- 1. Earth, Wind & Fire – And Love Goes On
- 2. Earth, Wind & Fire – Turn It into Something Good
- 3. Earth, Wind & Fire – Pride
- 4. Earth, Wind & Fire – You
- 5. Earth, Wind & Fire – Sparkle
- 6. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
- 7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Wanna Be With You
- 8. Earth, Wind & Fire – I’ve Had Enough
- 9. Earth, Wind & Fire – Fall in Love with Me
- 10. Earth, Wind & Fire – Spread Your Love
- 11. Earth, Wind & Fire – Side By Side
- 12. Earth, Wind & Fire – Magnetic
- 13. Earth, Wind & Fire – We’re Living In Our Own Time
- 14. Maurice White – Stand By Me
- 15. Philip Bailey – Walking On the Chinese Wall
- 16. Maurice White – I Need You
- 17. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover
Tracklist 3
- 1. Earth, Wind & Fire – System Of Survival
- 2. Earth, Wind & Fire – Thinking of You
- 3. Earth, Wind & Fire – Every Now and Then
- 4. Earth, Wind & Fire – Turn On (The Beat Box)
- 5. Earth, Wind & Fire – Daydreamin’
- 6. Earth, Wind & Fire feat. M.C. Hammer – Wanna Be the Man
- 7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Sunday Morning
- 8. Earth, Wind & Fire – In The Name Of Love
- 9. Earth, Wind & Fire – Cruising
- 10. Earth, Wind & Fire – Why ?
- 11. Earth, Wind & Fire feat. Wanda Vaughn – All In The Way
- 12. Earth, Wind & Fire feat. Angie Stone – Wonderland
- 13. Earth, Wind & Fire feat. Raphael Saadiq – Show Me The Way
- 14. Earth, Wind & Fire – My Promise
- 15. Earth, Wind & Fire – Sign On
- 16. Earth, Wind & Fire – September ’99
- 17. Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland
- 18. Earth, Wind & Fire – MegaMix
Tracklist 4
- 1. Earth, Wind & Fire – Getaway
- 2. Earth, Wind & Fire – On Your Face
- 3. Earth, Wind & Fire – Saturday Nite
- 4. Earth, Wind & Fire – Sing a Song
- 5. Earth, Wind & Fire – Can’t Hide Love
- 6. Earth, Wind & Fire – Gratitude
- 7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
- 8. Earth, Wind & Fire – THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD
- 9. Earth, Wind & Fire – Reasons
- 10. Earth, Wind & Fire – Sun Goddess
- 11. Earth, Wind & Fire – Mighty Mighty
- 12. Earth, Wind & Fire – Devotion
- 13. Earth, Wind & Fire – Kalimba Story
- 14. Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky
- 15. Earth, Wind & Fire – Evil
- 16. Earth, Wind & Fire – Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- 17. Earth, Wind & Fire – Time Is On Your Side
- 18. Earth, Wind & Fire – I Think About Lovin’ You
- 19. Earth, Wind & Fire – Moment of Truth
Tracklist 5
- 1. The Emotions – I Should Be Dancing
- 2. Deniece Williams – Cause You Love Me Baby
- 3. Valerie Carter – So, So, Happy
- 4. The Mighty Clouds Of Joy – Glow Love
- 5. The Emotions – Flowers
- 6. Flora Purim – Angels
- 7. Pockets – Come Go With Me
- 8. Deniece Williams – Baby, Baby My Love’s All for You
- 9. The Emotions – Walking the Line
- 10. Ramsey Lewis – Brazilica
- 11. Sylvia St. James – Better Things
- 12. Eumir Deodato – Tahiti Hut
- 13. The Emotions – I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love
- 14. Ramsey Lewis – Whisper Zone
- 15. Jennifer Holiday – Shine A Light
- 16. Ronnie Laws – All For You
- 17. The Emotions – Don’t Ask My Neighbors
- 18. Valerie Carter – City Lights
- 19. Ramsey Lewis – Tequila Mockingbird
- 20. Earth, Wind & Fire – December (Based on “September”)