Earth, Wind & Fire - The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire FLAC

1	You And I	3:32
2	That's The Way Of The World	5:46
3	Wait Arranged By [Strings] – Tom Tom 84	3:39
4	Yearnin' Learnin'	3:39
5	Drum Song	5:09
6	Fall In Love With Me Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Bill MeyersWritten-By – W. Vaughn	5:50
7	Devotion	4:49
8	Ponta De Areia (Brazilian Rhyme) / Be Ever Wonderful Arranged By, Conductor – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – M. Nascimento	6:01
9	I'll Write A Song For You Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – S. Beckmeier	5:22
10	Boogie Wonderland Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Ben WrightFeaturing [With] – The EmotionsProducer – Al McKayWritten-By – J. Lind	4:48
11	Getaway Written-By – B. Taylor, P. Cor	3:45
12	Side By Side Written-By – W. Vaughn	5:32
13	September	3:35
14	Let's Groove Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Bill Meyers	5:32
15	Evil	4:57
16	Got To Get You Into My Life Written-By – Lennon-McCartney	4:03
17	Sing A Song	3:24
18	Mighty Mighty	3:02
19	Kalimba Story	4:01
20	Fantasy Written-By – E. Del Barrio	4:37
21	Serpentine Fire Arranged By – Tom Tom 84Written-By – S. Burke	3:50
22	All About Love	5:30
23	Let Me Talk Written-By – R. Johnson	4:08
24	Keep Your Head To The Sky	5:10
25	Can't Let Go Written-By – B. Myers	3:29
26	Can't Hide Love Written-By – S. Scarborough	4:10
27	Shining Star	2:50
28	In The Stone	4:25
29	You Written-By – B. Russell	5:30
30	Open Our Eyes Written-By – L. Lumpkins	5:04
31	Reasons	4:59
32	And Love Goes On Written-By – B. Russell	4:04
33	After The Love Has Gone Written-By – B. Champlin, J. Graydon	4:26
34	Saturday Nite	4:02

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TV2K 86661	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	TV2K 86661	US	2002
88697930002	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music	88697930002	Indonesia	2011
C2K 86661	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	C2K 86661	US	2002
88697 29090 2	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ‎(3xCD, Comp, Ltd)	Columbia, Legacy	88697 29090 2	US	2008
C3K 96488	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Essential Plus ‎(2xCD, Comp, Ltd + DVD-V, NTSC)	Columbia, Legacy, ARC , CMV Enterprises, Kalimba Productions	C3K 96488	US	2005

• Arranged By – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-5), Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 1-16, 1-17, 2-5)
• Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Tom Tom 84 (tracks: 1-15, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-16)
• Arranged By [Horn] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
• Arranged By [Strings] – David Foster (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
• Backing Vocals – Beloyd Taylor
• Cello – Daniel Smith , Delores Bing, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shultz, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevin Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Marie Fera, Miguel Martinez , Ronald Cooper
• Co-producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
• Compilation Producer – Leo Sacks, Maurice White
• Concertmaster – Charles Veal, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower
• Drums, Percussion – Fred White, Ralph Johnson
• Engineer – Craig Widby, Dean Rod, George Massenburg, Mick Guzauski, Richard Goodman, Robert Appere, Robert Spano, Russ Pallone, Steve Crimmel, Tom Perry
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Andrew Woolfolk
• French Horn – Arthur Maebe, Barbara Korn, David Duke, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow
• Guitar – Beloyd Taylor, Marlo Henderson, Roland Bautista, Steve Lukather
• Guitar, Percussion – Johnny Graham
• Harp – Dorothy Jean Ashby
• Horns – The Phenix Horns
• Mastered By – Mark Wilder, Seth Foster
• Percussion – Harvey Mason, Paulinho Da Costa
• Photography By [Additional] – Jeffrey Mayer, Sandy Speiser
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Talamon
• Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Azar Lawrence, Billy Myers, Charles Stepney, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio, George Del Barrio, Jerry Peters, Maxine Lewis, Rick Kelly, Skip Scarborough, Steve Porcaro, Wayne Vaughn
• Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Larry Dunn
• Producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-11 to 1-14), Joe Wissert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-16, 2-5), Maurice White (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-17)
• Producer [Assistant] – Larry Dunn (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4), Verdine White (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4)
• Producer [Associate] – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-16, 2-5)
• Saxophone – Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
• Saxophone [The Phenix Horns] – Don Myrick
• Tabla – Zakir Hussein
• Timpani – Richard Lepore
• Trombone – Benjamin Powell, Bill Reichenbach , Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Maurice Spears
• Trombone [The Phenix Horns] – Louis Satterfield
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Charles Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
• Trumpet [The Phenix Horns] – Elmar Brown
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn [The Phenix Horns] – Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis
• Tuba – Tommy Johnson
• Viola – Barbara Thomason, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Lynn Subotnick, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
• Violin – Anton Sen, Asa Drori, Sherman Bryana, Carl La Magne, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Joy Lyle, Judith Talvi, Ken Yerke, Leena Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clark, Rosmen Torfeh, Sandy Seemore, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson , Winterton Garvey
• Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Verdine White
• Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Philip Bailey
• Vocals, Drums, Kalimba, Timbales – Maurice White
• Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Al McKay
• Written-By – A. McKay (tracks: 1-11, 1-14, 2-1, 2-4, 2-11), A. Willis (tracks: 2-1, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-17), C. Stepney (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-10), D. Foster (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13), L. Dunn (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 1-15, 2-11, 2-12), M. White (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 1-14, 1-15, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-16), P. Bailey (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-14, 2-4, 2-11), V. White (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-11, 2-12), W. Vaughn (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)

Made In Canada / Fabriqué au Canada

• Barcode (text): 6 9699-86661-2 2
• Barcode (scanned): 696998666122

• Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Record Company – ARC