All in the Way

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"All in the Way"
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring the Emotions
from the album The Promise
ReleasedMarch 2003
Genre R&B
Length3:33
Label Kalimba Music
Songwriter(s) Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Wendi Vaughn and Maurice White
Producer(s) Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"September '99"
(1999)
"All in the Way"
(2003)
"Hold Me"
(2003)
The Emotions singles chronology
"If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)"
(1985)
"All in the Way"
(2003)

"All in the Way" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring the Emotions, released as a single in 2003 on Kalimba Music from the album The Promise . [1] The single peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and No. 31 on the UK R&B Singles chart. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

"All in the Way" was written by Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn and Wendi Vaughn, and produced by White.

Critical reception

People described "All in the Way" as a "funky, finger-popping mid-tempo number". [5] David Peschek of The Guardian described the song as "effortlessly feelgood". [6]

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [3] 25
US Billboard Adult R&B Songs [2] 13
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [7] 77
UK R&B Singles [4] 31
UK Independent Singles [4] 45

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