Earth, Wind & Fire – Spirit
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Columbia – PC 34241 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album, Stereo
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Getaway | 3:47 | |
| A2 | On Your Face | 4:34 | |
| A3 | Imagination | 5:17 | |
| A4 | Spirit | 3:12 | |
| B1 | Saturday Nite | 4:03 | |
| B2 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 4:41 | |
| B3 | Departure | 0:27 | |
| B4 | Biyo | 3:38 | |
| B5 | Burnin' Bush | 6:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – Kalimba Productions
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – The Burbank Studios
- Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
- Recorded At – Westlake Audio
- Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
- Published By – Kalimba Music
- Published By – Saggifire Music
Credits
- Arranged By – Tom Tom 84 (tracks: A4)
- Bass Trombone – Lew McCreary
- Cello – Ronald Cooper
- Concertmaster – Charles Veal*
- Design, Illustration – Tom Steele*
- Drums, Percussion – Ralph Johnson
- Engineer [Assistant At Wally Heider Studio 3] – Richard Goodman
- Engineer [Assistant At Westlake Audio] – Dean Rod
- Engineer, Remix – George Massenburg
- French Horn – Sidney Muldrow
- Guitar – Johnny Graham
- Guitar, Percussion – Al McKay
- Harp – Dorothy Ashby
- Management – Cavallo-Ruffalo Management
- Percussion – Harvey Mason
- Photography By – Ethan Russell
- Photography By [Assisted] – James M. Shea*
- Piano – Jerry Peters
- Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Larry Dunn
- Producer – Charles Stepney
- Producer, Vocals, Kalimba, Drums, Timbales – Maurice White
- Saxophone – Don Myrick
- Saxophone, Percussion – Andrew Woolfolk
- Trombone – Louis Satterfield
- Trumpet – Steve Madaio
- Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
- Viola – Rollice Dale
- Violin – Winterton Garvey
- Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Verdine White
- Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Philip Bailey
- Written-By – Skip Scarborough (tracks: B2)
Notes
Issued with custom inner-sleeves with lyrics and credits.
Includes Kalimba Productions logo on label.
On the back cover of some pressings, the track list isn't the same order as on the label.
Recorded Wally Heider Studios 3; Burbank Studios; Hollywood Sound Recorders; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles.
Publishing:
A1: Kalimba Music (ASCAP)
A2, A3, B1 to B5: Saggifire Music (BMI)
Includes Kalimba Productions logo on label.
On the back cover of some pressings, the track list isn't the same order as on the label.
Recorded Wally Heider Studios 3; Burbank Studios; Hollywood Sound Recorders; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles.
Publishing:
A1: Kalimba Music (ASCAP)
A2, A3, B1 to B5: Saggifire Music (BMI)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code (Spine): X698
- Rights Society (Track A1): ASCAP
- Rights Society (Tracks A2 to B5): BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 34241
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 34241
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 1): PAL 34241 1D TML-S K
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 1): PBL 34241 1E TML-S c B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched & stamped - Variant 2): PAL 34241 1E TML M
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched & stamped - Variant 2): PBL 34241 1D TML-5
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched & stamped - Variant 3): PAL 34241 1D TML-S
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched & stamped - Variant 3): PBL 34241 1D TML-S
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped - Variant 4): PAL 34241 1D; TML-S
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped - Variant 4): PBL 34241 1C; JML -M
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 5): PAL 34241 1A TML-M B4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 5): PBL 34241 1K TML-M A8
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 6): PAL 34241 1A TML-M
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 6): PBL 34241 1A TML-M
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Spirit (LP, Album, 54 Price Code) | CBS | CBS 81451 | Europe | 1976 | ||
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Spirit (Cassette, Album) | CBS | 40-81451 | UK | 1976 | ||
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Spirit (LP, Album) | CBS | S 81451 | Spain | 1976 | ||
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Spirit (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 234864 | Australia | 1976 | ||
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Spirit (LP, Album) | CBS | CBS 81451 | UK | 1976 |
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Reviews
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Edited 11 months agoAlbum Revolution #5:
Riding high on success can't stop real life from happening ....That's what happened to "Earth Wind & Fire"....Just in the mist of recording "Spirit", co-producer and mentor, "Charles "Step" Stepney" took ill and suddenly ed away....Even with that sad situation, "Maurice White" and Co. bravely finished this classic....
The album starts with the upbeat and Crown Jewel, "Getaway"...
The 2nd Crown Jewel, "On Your Face", is another thought provoking jam....
"Saturday Nite" (another Crown Jewel) holds this album down nicely...
And for those that thought that the group lost their "Jazz" roots at this time (sorry can't let that go), there is the Instrumental t,"Biyo" and the "Interlude" "Departure" (I have the long version of this on 45, I wish it was on here).....
The last 4 songs are just Ultimate Crown Jewels...
"Imagination" is another "Philip Bailey" performance that just STUNS your brain, and is another "Isaac D. Body Sway" t!!!
That also goes for the "Title Track" (dedicated to "Step")...
Their theme song, "Earth, Wind & Fire" took a "Maurice" performance to the next level....The Music is SOOOO inviting, and again "Reese's" Vocals takes you into OUTSPACE!!!!!!
That goes double for him with "Burnin' Bush"...This t makes my spine SHIVER every time I hear it, especially with its "Larry Dunn" Keyboard finish....
There was no filler here and each song really took a meaning of their own (even though this was a concept album)....I am pretty sure this one was tough for the group, but when you listen to this, you find out how close of a unit this group really was....It's been like that since "Open Our Eyes, and you could tell that they had each others backs....
PS: 7/5/2024.....Again, "Sony/Legacy" NEEDS to GET ON THEIR JOB!!!!! A 2 LP Re-Issue NEEDS to happen with these "Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks" from a 2001 CD Re-Issue:
"Saturday Nite (Alternate Mix)"
"Seraphim" (An OUTSTANDING FUNKY JAZZY JAM)
"Imagination (Angels Mix)"
"Departure (The Traveler)" (which I mentioned earlier about having it on 45)
"African Symphony" (which on extension of "Departure", in fact I would FUSE those together)
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This is a really nice album overall. In particular Imagination, Spirit, and Burnin' Bush are great tracks. This marks the end of the Charles Stepney era of EWF and is definitely worth a listen.
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