The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1

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

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
# Title Rating Length
A1 Got to Get You Into My Life
3 4:04
A2 Fantasy
3.5 3:46
A3 Can’t Hide Love
3 4:10
A4 Love Music
3 3:55
A5 Getaway
3 3:48
B1 That’s the Way of the World
3 5:46
B2 September
4.8 3:37
B3 Shining Star
4 2:50
B4 Reasons
2 5:00
B5 Sing a Song
3 3:23

Credits

12" Vinyl 1

arranger:
Charles Stepney (tracks B1, B3–B4)
Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks B1, B3–B4)
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (tracks B1, B3–B4)
composer:
Skip Scarborough (tracks A3, A3, A3)
engineer:
George Massenburg (tracks B1, B3–B4)
lyricist:
Skip Scarborough (tracks A3, A3, A3)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) (tracks B1, B3–B4)
writer:
Philip Bailey (tracks B3–B4)
Peter Cor (track A5)
Eduardo Del Barrio (track A2)
Larry Dunn (track B3)
John Lennon (Beatle) (track A1)
Paul McCartney (track A1)
Al McKay (tracks B2, B5)
Charles Stepney (tracks B1, B4)
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) (track A5)
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) (tracks A2, B1–B5)
Verdine White (tracks A2, B1)
Allee Willis (track B2)
phonographic copyright by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (1975) (tracks B1, B3–B4)
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 A3, B5)
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 A1)
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 B2)
publisher:
Criga Music (track A2)
EMI April Music Inc. (track B3)
EMI Songs Ltd. (track B2)
Northern Songs Ltd. (track A1)
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (track B2)
Saggifire Music (track A2)
The International Music Network (track B2)
sampled by:
Kobiety są gorące by Norbi (track B2)
To Me You’re Everything by 98° (track A2)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329) (track B1)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life (track A1)
You Can’t Hide Love (track A3)
later parody versions:
Child of God (track B3)
later translated parody versions:
A Kapella (track B2)
later translated versions:
Je veux te graver dans ma vie (track A1)
Kaikki yhtä ympyrää (track A1)
live cover recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love (track A3)
live recording of:
You Can’t Hide Love (track A3)
recording of:
Fantasy (track A2)
Getaway (track A5)
Reasons (track B4)
September (track B2)
Shining Star (track B3)
Sing a Song (track B5)
That's the Way of the World (track B1)
referred to in medleys:
Megamix: September, Let's Groove, Rock That!, Boogie Wonderland (track B2)
The Music of The Beatles (track A1)