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Earth, Wind & Fire
1971


EWF1 Review

01. Help somebody
02. Moment of truth
03. Love is life
04. Fan the fire
05. C’mon children
06. This world today
07. Bad tune

The Need Of Love
1971

The Need Of Love

01. Energy
02. Beauty
03. I can feel it in my bones
04. I think about lovin’ you
05. Everything is everything
06. Handwriting on the wall (Not on US rel.)

Last Days And Time
1972

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP399
Last Days And Time

01. Remember the children
02. Where have all the flowers gone
03. Mom
04. Make it with you
05. Time is on your side
06. They don’t see
07. I’d rather have you
08. Power

Head To The Sky
1973

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP400
Head To The Sky

01. Evil
02. Keep your head to the sky
03. Build your nest
04. The world’s a masquerade
05. Clover
06. Zanzibar

Open Our Eyes
1973

Columbia/Legacy has digitally remastered and re-released the album (April 2001) with 4 additional tracks.
Also Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP401
Open Our Eyes

01. Mighty mighty
02. Devotion
03. Fair but so uncool
04. Feelin’ blue
05. Kalimba story
06. Drum song
07. Tee nine chee bit
08. Spasmodic mood
09. Rabbit seed
10. Caribou
11. Open our eyes
New bonus tracks:
12. Ain’t No Harm To Moan (Slave Song)
13. Fair But So Uncool (Walkin’ In N’Awlins Mix)
14. Steps’ Tune
15. Dreams

That’s The Way Of The World
1975

Columbia/Legacy has re-released and digitally remastered the album with 5 additional tracks.
Also Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP402
That's The Way Of The World

01. Shining Star
02. That’s the way of the world
03. Happy feelin’
04. All about love
05. Yearnin’, learnin’
06. Reasons
07. Africano
08. See the light
New bonus tracks:
09. Shining Star (Future Star) (1:06) 
10. All About Love (First Impression) (3:13)
11. Happy Feelin’ (Anatomy of a Groove) (3:31)
12. Caribou Chaser (Jazzy Jam) (1:39)
13. That’s The Way of The World (Latin Expedition) (1:42)

Gratitude
1975

Columbia/Legacy has re-released and digitally remastered the album with 1 additional track.
Also available as multichannel SACD.
Also Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP403
Gratitude

01. Africano/Power
02. Yearnin’, learnin’
03. Devotion
04. Sun Goddess
05. Reasons
06. Sing a message to you
07. Shining star
08. New world symphony
09. Sunshine
10. Singasong
11. Gratitude
12. Celebrate
13. Can’t hide love 
New bonus track:
14. Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can’t Hide Love/Reasons (6:14)

Spirit
1976

Columbia/Legacy has digitally remastered and re-released the album (April 2001) with 5 additional tracks.
Also Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP404
Spirit

01. Getaway
02. On your face
03. Imagination
04. Spirit
05. Saturday nite
06. Earth, Wind & Fire
07. Departure
08. Biyo
09. Burnin’ bush 
New bonus tracks:
10. Saturday Nite" (Alternate Mix) (4:54)
11. Seraphim (2:07)
12. Imagination (Angels Mix) (1:03)
13. Departure (The Traveler) (3:37)
14. African Symphony (1:52)

All’n All
1977

Columbia/Legacy has re-released and digitally remastered the album with 3 additional tracks.
Also Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP405
All'n All

01. Serpentine fire
02. Fantasy
03. In the marketplace (Interlude)
04. Jupiter
05. Love’s holiday
06. Brazilian rhyme (Interlude)
07. I’ll write a song for you
08. Magic mind
09. Runnin’
10. Brazilian rhyme (Interlude)
11. Be ever wonderful
New bonus tracks:
12. Would You Mind (Demo Version of "Love’s Holiday") (2:21)
13. Runnin’ (Original Hollywood Mix) (3:20)
14. Brazilian Rhyme" (Recorded Live in Rio 1980) (2:32)

The Best Of – Vol. 1
1978

NB. One US pressing of the CD has 10 tracks. The previously unreleased "Love Music" () has been added and "Saturday Nite" is replaced by "Can’t Hide Love". On another 9 track version, "Reasons" is replaced by "Love Music", and "Saturday Nite" is replaced by "Can’t Hide Love".
Columbia/Legacy has re-released and digitally remastered the album with 2 additional tracks.
Best of - vol.1

01. Got to get you into my life (Prev unrel.)
02. Fantasy
03. Saturday nite
04. Getaway
05. That’s the way of the world
06. September
07. Shining star
08. Reasons
09. Singasong
New bonus tracks:
10. MegaMix 2000 (September/Let’s Groove/Boogie Wonderland/Fantasy) (7:38)
11. MegaMix (radio edit) (3:51)

I Am
1979

Columbia/Legacy has re-released and digitally remastered the album with 3 additional tracks.
I Am

01. In the stone
02. Can’t let go
03. After the love has gone
04. Let your feelings show
05. Boogie wonderland
06. Star
07. Wait
08. Rock that!
09. You and I 
New bonus tracks:
10. Diana
11. Dirty (Interlude feat. Junior Wells)
12. Dirty (Junior’s Juke)

Faces
1980

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP406
Faces

01. Let me talk
02. Turn it into something good
03. Pride
04. You
05. Sparkle
06. Back on the road
07. Song in my heart
08. You went away
09. And love goes on
10. Sailaway
11. Take it to the sky
12. Win or lose
13. Share your love
14. In time
15. Faces

Raise!
1981

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP407
Raise!

01. Let’s groove
02. Lady sun
03. My love
04. Evolution orange
05. Kalimba tree
06. You are a winner
07. I’ve had enough
08. Wanna be with you
09. The changing times

Powerlight
1983

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP408
Powerlight

01. Fall in love with me
02. Spread your love
03. Side by side
04. Straight from the heart
05. The speed of love
06. Freedom of choice
07. Something special
08. Hearts to heart
09. Miracles

Electric Universe
1983

Sony Japan 2004 remastered – MHCP409

Electric Universe

01. Magnetic
02. Touch
03. Moonwalk
04. Could it be right
05. Spirit of a new world
06. Sweet sassy lady
07. We’re living in our own time
08. Electric nation

Touch The World
1987

Touch The World

01. System of survival
02. Evil roy
03. Thinking of you
04. You and I
05. New horizons (Interlude)
06. Money tight
07. Every now and then
08. Touch the world
09. Here today and gone tomorrow
10. Victim of the modern heart

The Best Of – Vol. 2
1988

Best of - vol.2

01. Turn on (the beat box) (Prev unrel.)
02. Let’s groove
03. After the love has gone
04. Fantasy
05. Devotion
06. Serpentine fire
07. Love’s holiday
08. Boogie wonderland
09. Saturday nite
10. Mighty mighty

Heritage
1990

Heritage

01. Interlude: Soweto
02. Takin’ chances
03. Heritage
04. Good time
05. Interlude: Body wrap
06. Anything you want
07. Interlude: Bird
08. Wanna be the man
09. Interlude: Close to home
10. Daydreamin’
11. King of groove
12. I’m in love
13. For the love of you
14. Motor
15. Interlude: Faith
16. Welcome
17. Soweto reprise
18. Gotta find out (European CD bonus track)

The Eternal Dance
1992


Re-released as 3-CD set (without large originally box-set) in 1998
The Eternal Dance

Volume 1 (1971-1975)
01. Fan the fire
02. Love is life
03. I think about lovin’ you
04. Interlude (Prev unreleased)
05. Time is on your side
06. Where have all the flowers gone
07. Power
08. Keep your head to the sky
09. Evil
10. Mighty mighty
11. Feelin’ blue
12. Hey girl (Interlude) (Prev. unreleased)
13. Open our eyes
14. Shining star (Alternate version)
15. Happy feelin’
16. Reasons
17. Shining star
18. That’s the way of the world
Volume 2 (1975-1977)
01. Kalimba story/Sing a message to you (Live) (Prev. unrel.)
02. Head to the sky/Devotion (Live)
03. Sun goddess (Live)
04. Mighty mighty (Live) (Prev unreleased)
05. Interlude
06. Can’t hide love
07. Sing a song
08. Sunshine
09. Getaway (With extra intro)
10. Saturday nite
11. Spirit
12. Ponta de areia (Interlude) (Prev unreleased)
13. Fantasy
14. Serpentine fire
15. I’ll write a song for you
16. Beijo (Interlude)
17. Got to get you into my life (Alternate outro with wailing guitar and acapella vocals on the fade, rather than the full band)
Volume 3 (1978-1989)
01. September
02. Boogie wonderland
03. After the love has gone
04. In the stone
05. Dirty (Interlude) (Prev unreleased)
06. Let me talk
07. And love goes on
08. Pride
09. Demo (Prev unreleased)
10. Let’s groove
11. Wanna be with you
12. Little girl (Interlude) (Prev unreleased)
13. Night dreamin’ (Prev unreleased)
14. Fall in love with me (Original ending)
15. Magnetic
16. System of survival
17. Thinking of you
18. Gotta find out
19. That’s the way of the world (Live 1982)

Millennium
1993

Millennium

01. Even if you wonder
02. Sunday morning
03. Blood brothers
04. Kalimba Interlude
05. Spend the night
06. Divine
07. Two hearts
08. Honor the magic
09. Love is the greatest story
10. The "L" word
11. Just another lonely night
12. Super hero
13. Wouldn’t change a thing about you
14. Love across the wire
15. Chicago (Chi-town) blues
16. Kalimba blues

Avatar
1996

Jap. version of "In the Name of Love" with slightly diff. tracklist
Avatar

01. Keep it real
02. The right time
03. Feel U up
04. Avatar (Interlude)
05. Cruising
06. Revolution (Just evolution)
07. Round and round
08. Change your mind
09. Love is life (Re-make from 1971)
10. In the name of love
11. Take you to heaven
12. Rock it
13. Bahia (Interlude)

In The Name Of Love
1997

US/EU version of "Avatar" with slightly diff. tracklist
In The Name Of Love

01. Rock it
02. In the name of love
03. Revolution
04. When love goes wrong
05. Fill you up (re-named from "Feel U up")
06. The right time
07. Round and round
08. Keep it real
09. Cruising
10. Love is life (Re-make from 1971)
11. Avatar

That’s The Way of The World: Alive in ’75
2002
JPN: Sony SICP-8041
Prev. unreleased and recorded on
the legendary 1975 American tour. Digitally remastered and tracks hand-picked by Maurice White. Ext. versions of "Reasons",
"That’s The Way of The World" and "Sun
Goddess" (feat. Ramsey Lewis).
Also available as multichannel SACD.


01. Overture (:56)
Recorded at the Omni, Atlanta, Ga., May 18, 1975
02. Shining Star (5:34)
Solo by Johnny Graham
Recorded at the Civic Center, Baltimore, Md., May 24, 1975
03. Happy Feelin’ (5:37)
Recorded at the Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 10, 1975
04. Yearnin’ Learnin’ (4:55)
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, May 23, 1975
05. Sun Goddess (Featuring special guest soloist Ramsey Lewis) (7:38)
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, May 23, 1975
06. Interlude (:54)
Recorded at the Omni, Atlanta, Ga., May 18, 1975
07. Evil (3:01)
Kalimba solo by Maurice White
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, May 23, 1975
08. Kalimba Story (6:58)
Kalimba solo by Maurice White
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, May 23, 1975
09. Reasons (9:40)
Saxophone solo by Don Myrick
Recorded at the Civic Center, Baltimore, Md., May 24, 1975
10. Mighty Mighty (4:48)
Recorded at the Civic Center, Baltimore, Md., May 24, 1975
11. That’s The Way of The World (8:30)
Guitar solo by Johnny Graham
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, May 23, 1975

Live In Rio
2002

Recorded live in Rio de Janeiro 1980
JPN: Cutting Edge CTCR-18060.

01. Dialog
02. Rock That!
03. In The Stone
04. Serpentine Fire
05. Fantasy
06. Can’t Let Go
07. Get Away
08. Brazilian Rhyme
09. Magic Mind
10. Runnin’
11. After The Love Is Gone
12. Rio After Dark
13. Got To Get You Into My Life
14. Boogie Wonderland
15. September 
Jap. bonus track
16. Ain’t No Remedy

The Promise
2003

Japanese version contains 2 bonus tracks.
 

01. All in the Way
02. Betcha
03. Wiggle
04. Why?
05. Wonderland
06. Where Do We Go From Here?
07. Freedom
08. Hold Me
09. Never
10. Prelude
11. All About Love
12. Suppose You Like Me
13. The Promise  (interlude 1)
14. She Waits
15. Promise (interlude 2)
16. Let Me Love You
17. Dirty
Japanese bonus tracks
18. Soul
19. So Lucky

Illumination
2005
New studio album
 June 2005

01. Love Together [prod. by Raphael Saadiq]
02. The One [prod. by Organized Noize]
03. Love’s Dance [prod. by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis]
04. Show Me The Way [prod. by Raphael Saadiq]
05. This Is How I Feel feat. Sleepy Brown [prod. by Organized Noize]
06. Work It Out [prod. by Raphael Saadiq]
07. Pass You By [prod. by Raphael Saadiq]
08. Elevated feat. Floetry [prod. by Darren Henson & Keith Pelzer]
09. To You [prod. by Brian McKnight]
10. Let Me Love You feat. Floetry [prod. by Henson & Pelzer]
11. Instrumental [prod. by Vikter Duplaix]
12. The Way You Move feat. Kenny G



Gunnar Homdrum 1996 � 2005