"Reasons" | |
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Song by Earth, Wind & Fire | |
from the album That's the Way of the World | |
Recorded | Autumn 1974 |
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Length | 4:59 |
Label | Columbia |
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"Reasons" is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth studio album, That's the Way of the World . The song features the falsetto singing on lead vocals of Philip Bailey. [1] [2]
The ballad is considered a love song by listeners and fans and as such, is often played at weddings - a fact that surprised band members, since the song and lyrics tell a story about a one-night stand ("Longing to love you, just for a night"). After the couple makes love, disillusionment strikes. ("After the love game has been played / All our illusions were just a parade / And all our reasons have to fade.") [3]
Alex Henderson of AllMusic called Reasons "a gorgeous ballad". [4] When reviewing the album, Rolling Stone's Gordon Fletcher described the song as among their ballads cut from The Four Tops/Tavares mold. [5] Over twenty years later, one album guide described it as one of the group's seminal hits. [5] The song was also in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
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Single by Reel Tight | ||||
from the album Back to the Real | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:30 | |||
Label | G-Funk Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey | |||
Producer(s) | Warren G (exec.), Larry Dunn | |||
Reel Tight singles chronology | ||||
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During 1999 R&B group Reel Tight released a cover of "Reasons" as a single on G-Funk Records. The song reached No. 22 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. [6] [7]
Reel Tight's version of "Reasons" was produced by Larry Dunn and executively produced by Warren G. [8]
"Reasons" has also been covered by artists such as The Manhattans on The Manhattans (1976), Miki Howard on Love Confessions (1987), Maxi Priest on Maxi , and Nelson Rangell on Far Away Day (2000). Musiq Soulchild also covered the song on the 2007 Earth, Wind & Fire tribute album, Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire and Omarion on his 2017 album Reasons. [9] [10]
"Reasons" has been sampled by Master P on "Intro/17 Reasons" featured on his album 99 Ways to Die and by Shabba Ranks on the song "Muscle Grip" from his album X-tra Naked . The song was also sampled by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on "Budsmokers Only" from their LP E 1999 Eternal , by Cam'ron on "More Reasons" from his album Purple Haze , and by E-40 on "Seasoned" from his album Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire . [11]