Earth,Wind &Fire are an American musical group. Their style and sound span various music genres such as jazz,R&B,soul,funk,disco,pop,Latin,and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling music artists of all time,with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
The Emotions are an American soul/R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time.
Maurice White was an American singer,musician,songwriter,bandleader,and record producer. He was best known as the founder,leader,main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth,Wind &Fire,also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
"After the Love Has Gone" is a single by Earth,Wind &Fire released in 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The song reached No. 2 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart,No. 4 on the UK Pop Singles chart,and No. 3 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. "After the Love Has Gone" was certified gold in the US by the RIAA and silver in the UK by the BPI.
Spirit is the seventh studio album by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,released on September 28,1976,by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. Spirit has also been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
I Am is the ninth studio album by the American band Earth,Wind &Fire released in June 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The LP rose to number 1 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. I Am has been certified Double Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA,Platinum in the UK by the BPI and Platinum in Canada by Music Canada.
"September" is a song by the American band Earth,Wind &Fire released as a single in 1978 on ARC/Columbia Records. Initially included as a track for The Best of Earth,Wind &Fire,Vol. 1,"September" was very successful commercially and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart,No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100,and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song remains a staple of the band's body of work and has been sampled,covered,remixed,and re-recorded numerous times.
"Best of My Love" is a song by American band the Emotions from their fourth studio album Rejoice (1977). It was composed by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth,Wind &Fire,and produced by White and Clarence McDonald.
"Fantasy" is a song by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,which was issued as a single in 1978 by Columbia Records.
"Let's Groove" is a song by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,released as the first single from their eleventh studio album,Raise! (1981). It is written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn,and produced by White. The song was a commercial success,and was the band's highest-charting single in various territories. It peaked inside the top 20 in countries including the United States,New Zealand,United Kingdom,Canada and other component charts in America. In 1979 and the early 1980s,there was a severe backlash against disco music. In spite of this,the band decided to revive the disco sound that was included on their previous works and later records. Musically,"Let's Groove" is post-disco,pop and funk which includes instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards along with live electric guitars.
"Getaway" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth,Wind &Fire released in 1976 on Columbia Records. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Getaway" also peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Dance Singles charts. A remixed version also appears on the soundtrack for Gran Turismo 4.
The Best of Earth,Wind &Fire,Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits album by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,which was released in November 1988 upon Columbia Records. The Best of Earth,Wind &Fire,Vol. 2 has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Earth,Wind &Fire is an American musical group. Their style and sound span over various music genres such as jazz,R&B,soul,funk,disco,pop,Latin,and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling music artists of all time,with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
The Best of Earth,Wind &Fire,Vol. 1 is the first greatest hits album by the American band Earth,Wind &Fire issued in 1978 by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 3 &6 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively. The album has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the US by the RIAA,as well as Platinum in the UK and Canada,by the BPI and Music Canada,respectively.
Millennium is the sixteenth studio album by American band Earth,Wind &Fire released in September 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart,No. 39 on the US Billboard 200,No. 18 on the Japanese Pop Albums chart and No. 29 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Millennium has also been certified Gold in Japan by the RIAJ.
"Fall in Love with Me" is a song by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,released in November 1982 upon Columbia Records as the first single from their twelfth album,Powerlight (1983). It rose to No. 4 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart,No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,and No. 14 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. "Fall In Love With Me" was Grammy nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
"Sunday Morning" is a song recorded by the R&B band Earth,Wind &Fire for their album Millennium,and was released as a single by Warner Bros. Records in August 1993. The song reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart,No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 35 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. Sunday Morning also reached No. 26 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart and No. 33 on the RPM Canadian Pop Singles chart.
"Wanna Be with You" is a song by R&B band Earth,Wind &Fire issued as a single in December 1981 by ARC/Columbia Records. The single rose to No. 15 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart,No. 7 on the UK Blues &Soul Top British Soul Singles chart and No. 40 on the RPM Canadian Pop Singles Chart.
"Star" is a song by the R&B/funk band Earth,Wind &Fire,released as a single in September 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The single reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/soul group The Emotions.
