Greatest Hits (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

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Greatest Hits
EarthWind&Fire - Greatest Hits.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
Recorded1973–1981
Genre R&B
Length70:22
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer
CompilerLeo Sacks
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
In the Name of Love
(1997)
Greatest Hits
(1998)
The Ultimate Collection
(1999)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on November 17, 1998, by Columbia/Legacy Records. The album reached No. 40 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [1] [2] The album was re-issued in 2008 by Columbia/Legacy. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Detroit Free Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Terry Lawson of the Detroit Free Press called Greatest Hits a "stellar single disc distillation" and a "shimmering state of sonic funk perfection". [4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the LP as "a terrifically entertaining and valuable disc". [3] Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun Times also described the album as "worth owning". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shining Star" (from That's the Way of the World , 1975) Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White 2:50
2."That's the Way of the World" (from That's the Way of the World) Charles Stepney, M. White, Verdine White 5:43
3."September" (from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 , 1978) Al McKay, M. White, Allee Willis 3:34
4."Can't Hide Love" (from Gratitude , 1975) Skip Scarborough 4:07
5."Got to Get You Into My Life" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , 1978) John Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:10
6."Sing a Song" (from Gratitude)McKay, M. White3:22
7."Gratitude" (from Gratitude)Bailey, Dunn, M. White, V. White3:27
8."Serpentine Fire" (from All 'n All , 1977) Sonny Burke, M. White, V. White3:50
9."Fantasy" (from All 'n All) Eduardo DelBarrio, M. White, V. White4:36
10."Kalimba Story" (from Open Our Eyes , 1974)M. White, V. White4:00
11."Mighty Mighty" (from Open Our Eyes)M. White, V. White3:03
12."Reasons" (from That's the Way of the World)Bailey, Stepney, M. White4:58
13."Saturday Nite" (from Spirit , 1976)Bailey, McKay, M. White4:01
14."Let's Groove" (from Raise! , 1981) Wayne Vaughn, M. White5:35
15."Boogie Wonderland" (with The Emotions)
(from I Am , 1979)
Jon Lind, Willis4:47
16."After the Love Has Gone" (from I Am) Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon 4:24
17."Getaway" (from Spirit)Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor3:55

Personnel

Charts

YearChartPeak
position
1999Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 43
2013US Billboard 200 [2] 40
Italian Albums (FIMI)89
Dutch Midprice Top 50 [7] 6
Dutch Combi Album Top 100 [7] 55
2016 French Albums [8] 56
Swiss Albums (Hitparade)89

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [9] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits. Columbia Records. November 1998.
  2. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  3. 1 2 Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
  4. 1 2 Lawson, Terry (November 22, 1998). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits". newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. p. 62.
  5. DeRogatis, Jim (February 7, 1999). "Mixed bag of `great' hits - Best-of CDs put new slant on careers". Chicago Sun Times . p. 7 via newsbank.com.
  6. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  7. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
  8. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits". lescharts.com.
  9. '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000022-QINU`"' "Japanese album certifications – Earth, Wind and Fire – Greatest hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 12 September 2019.Select 2005年7月 on the drop-down menu