The Eternal Dance

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Volume 1, 1971-1975
#TitleRatingLength
1Fan the Fire
recording of:
Fan the Fire
writer:
Wade Flemons, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Don Whitehead
4:58
2Love Is Life
recording of:
Love Is Life
writer:
Wade Flemons, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Don Whitehead
5:02
3I Think About Lovin' You
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
I Think About Lovin’ You
writer:
Sherry Scott
5:58
4Interlude
0:53
5Time Is on Your Side
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Time Is on Your Side
writer:
Roland Bautista, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3:39
6Where Have All the Flowers Gone
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
4:52
7Power
recording of:
Power
composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
8:12
8Keep Your Head to the Sky
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Keep Your Head to the Sky
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.255:11
9Evil
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Evil
writer:
Philip Bailey and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
44:59
10Mighty Mighty
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Mighty Mighty
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.253:03
11Feelin' Blue
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Feelin’ Blue
writer:
Kenny Altman (musician, aranger, writer)
44:25
12Hey Girl (interlude)
0:36
13Open Our Eyes
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Open Our Eyes
writer:
Leon Lumpkins
45:06
14Shining Star (alternate version)
3:24
15Happy Feeling
recording of:
Happy Feelin’
lyricist:
Larry Dunn and Verdine White
composer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
3:18
16Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.74:59
17Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
42:50
18That's the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
3.355:44
2▼CD: Volume II, 1975-1977
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1Kalimba Story / Sing a Message to You (live in Long Island, 1975)
7:24
2Head to the Sky / Devotion (live in Atlanta, 1975)
6:28
3Sun Goddess (live in Baltimore, 1975)
live recording of:
Sun Goddess
composer:
Jon Lind and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
7:38
4Mighty Mighty (live in Atlanta, 1975)
live recording of:
Mighty Mighty (in 1975)
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
5:02
5Interlude #2
0:27
6Can't Hide Love
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love
lyricist and composer:
Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Alexscar Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
34:08
7Sing a Song
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
samples from:
Gratitude by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975)
recording of:
Sing a Song
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
33:25
8Sunshine
4:16
9Getaway
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) and Peter Cor
33:57
10Saturday Nite
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Saturday Nite
writer:
Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2.94:04
11Spirit
3:14
12Ponta de Areia - "Brazilian Rhyme" (interlude)
2:11
13Fantasy
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Fantasy (in 1977-08)
writer:
Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Criga Music, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Saggifire Music
3.754:40
14Serpentine Fire
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 77)
recording of:
Serpentine Fire (in 1977-08)
writer:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
3.93:53
15I'll Write a Song for You
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Eumir Deodato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
I'll Write a Song for You (in 1977-08)
writer:
Philip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier and Al McKay
2.855:25
16Be Ever Wonderful
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Be Ever Wonderful (in 1977-08)
writer:
Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
45:22
17Beijo - "Brazilian Rhyme" (interlude)
engineer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
samples from:
All 'n All by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1977)
recording of:
Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo) (in 1977-08)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:22
18Got to Get You Into My Life
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
34:10
3▼CD: Volume III, 1978-1989
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1September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1975, in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.553:36
2Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland (in 1979)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.24:50
3After the Love Is Gone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3.24:28
4In the Stone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
live recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
54:25
5Dirty (interlude)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Dirty
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
0:53
6Let Me Talk
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
Let Me Talk
writer:
Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer), Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:08
7And Love Goes On
recording of:
And Love Goes On
writer:
Larry Dunn, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
4:07
8Pride
4:12
9Demo
1:32
10Let's Groove
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recording of:
Let’s Groove
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
4.45:33
11Wanna Be With You
4:35
12Little Girl (interlude)
0:18
13Night Dreamin'
3:00
14Fall in Love With Me
recording of:
Fall in Love With Me
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
5:25
15Magnetic
recording of:
Magnetic
lyricist and composer:
Martin Page
4:22
16System of Survival
recording of:
System of Survival
lyricist and composer:
Skylark (Doobie Brothers support artist)
publisher:
Maurice White Music and Sputnik Adventure Music
25:01
17Thinking of You
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4:43
18Gotta Find Out
4:07
19That's the Way of the World (live on HBO, 1982)
7:37