Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire | |
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Studio album by Devoted Spirits | |
Released | Nov 2, 2004 |
Genre | R&B |
Label | Thump Records |
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Allmusic |
Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire is a tribute album to the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire by the band Devoted Spirits which consists of former EWF members Larry Dunn, Sheldon Reynolds and Morris Pleasure. The album was released in 2004 on Thump Records. [2]
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Rolling Stone called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". VH1 has also described EWF as "one of the greatest bands" ever.
Larry Dunn is an American keyboardist, musical director and one of the early members of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire. Dunn, along with other members of Earth, Wind & Fire, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Sheldon Reynolds is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Reynolds is a former member of bands Sun, The Commodores and Earth, Wind & Fire.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Devoted Spirits Intro" | Philip Bailey, Maurice White | 0:21 |
2. | "September/Mighty Mighty" | Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White | 4:40 |
3. | "Sunshine" | Philip Bailey, Al McKay, Maurice White | 4:34 |
4. | "Serpentine Fire" | Sonny Burke, Maurice White, Verdine White | 4:49 |
5. | "All About Love (Interlude)" | Larry Dunn, Maurice White | 1:46 |
6. | "Smooth/Can't Hide Love" | Skip Scarborough | 4:18 |
7. | "Fantasy" | Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White, Verdine White | 4:05 |
8. | "Brazilian Rhyme/In the Name of Love (Interlude)" | 1:28 | |
9. | "Alpha/After the Love Has Gone" | Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon | 4:30 |
10. | "Stand Up Now (Interlude)" | Sheldon Reynolds | 0:22 |
11. | "That's the Way of the World" | Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White | 4:20 |
12. | "Devotion" | Philip Bailey, Maurice White | 1:52 |
13. | "Runnin'" | Eduardo Del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Skip Scarborough, Maurice White | 1:58 |
14. | "Sunday Morning (Interlude)" | Sheldon M. Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 0:35 |
15. | "Serpentine Fire (Interlude)" | Sonny Burke, Maurice White, Verdine White | 1:49 |
16. | "Sunday Morning" | Sheldon M. Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 4:32 |
17. | "Rhythm of Love" | Derek Clark, Sheldon M. Reynolds | 4:25 |
18. | "See the Light" | Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Louise Hardy | 4:57 |
19. | "Light of Day (Interlude)" | Sheldon Reynolds | 1:48 |
20. | "Loves Holiday" | Skip Scarborough, Maurice White | 3:55 |
21. | "Rock That" | David Foster, Maurice White | 4:38 |
22. | "Faces" | Larry Dunn,Maurice White, Verdine White | 5:49 |
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