| Sunbeam | ||||
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| Released | April 7, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–78 | |||
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| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Maurice White | |||
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Sunbeam is the fifth studio album by the girl group the Emotions issued in April 1978 on Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 12 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the Billboard 200 chart. [1] [2] Sunbeam has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Kansas City Star | (favourable) [5] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [6] |
John Storm Roberts of High Fidelity stated that "Sunbeam sparkles with good tracks." [7] [8] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review wrote that "Sunbeam is from the same mold as 'Rejoice'—and a very good mold it is—though the outcome here falls just a bit short of the previous opus." Garland also called Sunbeam a "very good" recording with a "polished, but not slick" performance by the Emotions. [9] Glenn Clark of The Morning Call wrote: "The best thing I can say about this LP is that I like it. The Emotions' brand of snappy and upbeat soul is good for my soul. Maurice White, guru of Earth, Wind & Fire, produced this album, and I think he has blended well the talent he has brought together." [10]
Craig Lytle of AllMusic found that, "as White's signature can be detected throughout most of the compositions, he is humble enough to leave room for the Emotions to flourish vocally." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smile" | Maurice White, Al McKay | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Love Is Right On" | Joseph Hutchinson, Jr., Keith Henderson | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Time Is Passing By" | Joseph Hutchinson | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Walking the Line" | Maurice White, Skip Scarborough | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Ain't No Doubt About It" | Sheila Hutchinson Whitt | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Love Vibes" | Jeanette Hawes, Lonnie Reaves | 3:12 |
| 7. | "I Wouldn't Lie" | Jon Lind, Fred Tacker | 4:33 |
| 8. | "My Everything" | Pamela Hutchinson, Wanda Hutchinson, Thomas McClary | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Spirit of Summer" | Eumir Deodato | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Whole Lot of Shakin'" | Maurice White, Al McKay | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Music Box" | Maurice White | 0:40 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak [11] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 12 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B [12] | ||
| 1978 | "Smile" | 6 |
| "Whole Lot of Shakin'" | 44 | |
| 1979 | "Walking the Line" | 58 |
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.
All 'n All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1977 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. All 'n All has also been certified Triple Platinum in the US by the RIAA, Gold in Canada by Music Canada and Silver in the UK by the BPI.
Maurice White was an American musician, 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.
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Faces is the tenth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released on October 14, 1980, on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, number 2 on the Billboard Top Soul albums chart and number 10 on the UK Albums Chart. Faces was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
I Am is the ninth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in June 1979 by ARC/Columbia Records. The LP rose to number one on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart, and number three 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.
Feel My Soul is the debut album by singer Jennifer Holliday, released in October 1983 on Geffen Records. The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 31 on the Top Albums chart. Feel My Soul was Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.
Heroes is the eighth studio album by the Commodores, released in June 1980 by Motown Records. It has been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Rejoice is an album by American vocal group the Emotions issued in June 1977 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Rejoice has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
"Serpentine Fire" is a single by Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued in October 1977 by Columbia Records. The single rose to numbers 1 and 13 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs and Hot 100 charts, respectively.
In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981. It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia. This album contained two hit singles, "Lady " and "Oh No".
Touch the World is the fourteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1987 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Touch the World was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
"Thinking of You" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in January 1988 on Columbia Records as the third single from their fourteenth studio album, Touch the World (1987). It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number three on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.
Electric Universe is the thirteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1983 on Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Electric Universe also reached No. 17 on the Swedish Pop Albums chart, No. 18 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart, No. 20 on the Japanese Pop Albums chart and No. 22 on both the Dutch Pop Albums and Swiss Pop Albums charts.
Song Bird is the second studio album by American singer Deniece Williams. It was produced by Maurice White and released on October 28, 1977, by Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 5 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.
"In the Stone" is a song by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1979 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.
Come into Our World is a studio album by the girl group the Emotions issued in October 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 35 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 36 on the UK Blues & Soul British Soul Albums chart. Come into Our World was produced by Maurice White, who went on to be Grammy nominated in the category of Producer of the Year Non-Classical.
Sunshine is an album by American girl group the Emotions, released in November 1977 by Stax Records. The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
"Cruisin" is a love ballad by American band Earth, Wind & Fire. It is featured in the film Get On The Bus and was released on the soundtrack album by Interscope Records on October 8, 1996. The song features the falsetto singing on the lead vocals of Philip Bailey. It was included on Earth, Wind & Fire's studio album "In The Name Of Love", the following year. The song was written by Philip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Morris Pleasure and Sonny Emory while the production was handled by Maurice White.
"Smile" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions released as a single in 1978 on Columbia Records. The single reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.
