The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (Limited Edition 3.0)
08/26/2008 | Sony Legacy
Lyrics from The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (Limited Edition 3.0)
All Music Guide Review
Columbia/Legacy's double-disc set The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire lives up to its title by offering 34 tracks of the groundbreaking funk band at its peak. All of the hits, whether they're R&B or tunes that crossed over to the pop charts, are here, along with important album tracks that capture the range and depth of EWF. Since this focuses on their peak of the '70s and early '80s, there's very little here that doesn't qualify as "essential," which makes it a better bet than their box set. The single-disc Greatest Hits remains the choice for the casual and the curious listener due to its concise concentration of classics, but anybody who wants a thorough retrospective should choose this. [Columbia/Legacy's Limited Edition 3.0 appeared in 2008 and included a bonus CD - in addition to the original, two-CD set.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (Limited Edition 3.0) Track Listing
Credits of The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (Limited Edition 3.0)
- Al McKay
- Guitar, Percussion, Group Member, Vocals
- Don Myrick
- Saxophone
- Louis Satterfield
- Trombone
- Charles Stepney
- Arranger, Associate Producer, Producer
- Tom Tom 84
- Arranger, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements
- Verdine White
- Bass, Percussion, Production Assistant, Group Member, Vocals
- Mark Wilder
- Mastering
- Joseph Wissert
- Producer
- Andrew Woolfolk
- Flute, Percussion, Sax (Soprano), Group Member, Sax (Tenor)
- Leo Sacks
- Compilation Producer
- Clark Duval
- Product Manager
- Jeffrey Mayer
- Photography
- Urve Kuusik
- Photography
- Richard Salvato
- Direction
- Seth Foster
- Mastering
- Bruce W. Talaman
- Cover Photo
- Ben Wright
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Ralph Boyd Johnson
- Percussion, Group Member, Drums
- Art Macnow
- Direction
- Michael A. Harris
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Sandy Spieser
- Photography
- Roland Bautista
- Guitar, Group Member
- Steven Berkowitz
- A&R
- Rahmlee Michael Davis
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Eumir Deodato
- Arranger, Conductor
- Preston Glass
- Producer
- Johnny Graham
- Guitar, Group Member, Percussion
- Jerry Hey
- Horn Arrangements
- Philip Bailey
- Percussion, Conga, Vocals, Collaboration, Group Member
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Arranger
- Maurice White
- Timbales, Vocals, Kalimba, Producer, Compilation Producer, Collaboration, Rums, Group Member
- Bill Meyers
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements















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