The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Volume 1

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Got to Get You Into My Life
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 4:03
2 Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire 3.5 3:46
3 Can’t Hide Love
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 4:08
4 Love Music
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 3:55
5 Getaway
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 3:46
6 That’s the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 5:44
7 September
Earth, Wind & Fire 4.8 3:35
8 Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire 4 2:50
9 Reasons
Earth, Wind & Fire 2 4:59
10 Sing a Song
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 3:24
11 Megamix 2000
Earth, Wind & Fire 7:38
12 Megamix (radio edit)
Earth, Wind & Fire 3:51

Credits

CD 1

arranger:
Charles Stepney (tracks 6, 8–9)
Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks 6, 8–9)
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (tracks 6, 8–9)
composer:
Jon Lind (track 12)
Skip Scarborough (tracks 3, 3, 3)
engineer:
George Massenburg (tracks 6, 8–9)
lyricist:
Skip Scarborough (tracks 3, 3, 3)
Allee Willis (track 12)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) (tracks 6, 8–9)
writer:
Philip Bailey (tracks 8–9, 12, 12)
Peter Cor (tracks 5, 12)
Eduardo Del Barrio (track 2)
Larry Dunn (tracks 8, 12)
John Lennon (Beatle) (track 1)
Paul McCartney (track 1)
Al McKay (tracks 7, 10, 12)
Charles Stepney (tracks 6, 9, 12, 12)
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) (tracks 5, 12)
Wayne Vaughn (track 12)
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) (tracks 2, 6–10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12)
Verdine White (tracks 2, 6, 12)
Allee Willis (tracks 7, 12)
phonographic copyright by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (1975) (tracks 6, 8–9)
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (1975) (tracks 3, 10)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004; operated worldwide except in JP) (1978 –) (track 1)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004; operated worldwide except in JP) (1978) (track 7)
publisher:
Criga Music (track 2)
EMI April Music Inc. (tracks 8, 12)
EMI Songs Ltd. (tracks 7, 12, 12)
Northern Songs Ltd. (track 1)
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (tracks 7, 12)
Saggifire Music (track 2)
The International Music Network (tracks 7, 12)
sampled by:
Kobiety są gorące by Norbi (track 7)
To Me You’re Everything by 98° (track 2)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329) (track 6)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life (track 1)
You Can’t Hide Love (track 3)
is the basis for:
I’m Alive (track 12)
later parody versions:
Child of God (tracks 8, 12)
later translated parody versions:
A Kapella (tracks 7, 12)
later translated versions:
Je veux te graver dans ma vie (track 1)
Kaikki yhtä ympyrää (track 1)
live cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love (track 3)
live recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love (track 3)
medley including a recording of:
Boogie Wonderland (track 12)
Getaway (track 12)
Let's Groove (track 12)
Reasons (track 12)
September (track 12)
Shining Star (track 12)
That's the Way of the World (track 12)
recording of:
Fantasy (track 2)
Getaway (track 5)
Reasons (track 9)
September (track 7)
Shining Star (track 8)
Sing a Song (track 10)
That's the Way of the World (track 6)
referred to in medleys:
Megamix: September, Let's Groove, Rock That!, Boogie Wonderland (tracks 7, 12, 12, 12)
The Music of The Beatles (track 1)