| The Very Best | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Versailles Records | |||
| Producer | Maurice White | |||
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The Very Best is a compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1994 on Versailles Records. [1] The album was certified Double Gold in France by the SNEP. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Groove" | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Boogie Wonderland" | Jon Lind, Allee Willis | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Fantasy" | Eduardo DelBarrio, Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:47 |
| 4. | "September" | Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Fall In Love With Me" | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Shining Star" | Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Serpentine Fire" | Maurice White, Verdine White, Reginald "Sonny" Burke | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Got to Get You Into My Life" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:01 |
| 9. | "After The Love Has Gone" | David Foster, Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Reasons" | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey | 4:55 |
| 11. | "In The Stone" | Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Let Me Talk" | Maurice White, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Phillip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Magnetic" | Martin Page | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Getaway" | Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky | 3:42 |
| 15. | "I've Had Enough" | Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes, Brenda Russell | 4:32 |
| 16. | "Thinking of You" | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn | 4:38 |
| 17. | "Heritage feat. The Boys" | Maurice White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue | 4:05 |
| 18. | "Megamix: September, Let's Groove, Rock That, Boogie Wonderland" | 5:42 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP) [2] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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