The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
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Released | November 1992 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Telstar Records | |||
Producer | Maurice White | |||
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The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire is a compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1992 on Telstar Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 40 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] It was reissued in 1996 as Boogie Wonderland: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, reaching No. 29 on that same chart. [1] [3]
British soul singer Gabrielle listed The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire at No. 18 on a list of her top 20 albums of all time. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Boogie Wonderland" | Jon Lind, Allee Willis | 4:52 |
2. | "Let's Groove" | Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White | 5:39 |
3. | "September" | Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 3:36 |
4. | "Fantasy" | Eduardo DelBarrio, Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:47 |
5. | "Got to Get You into My Life" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:05 |
6. | "Saturday Nite" | Maurice White, Phillip Bailey, Al McKay | 4:05 |
7. | "In the Stone" | Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster | 3:32 |
8. | "Mighty Mighty" | Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:05 |
9. | "I've Had Enough" | Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes, Brenda Russell | 3:51 |
10. | "Love's Holiday" | Skip Scarborough, Maurice White | 4:26 |
11. | "Star" | Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis | 4:26 |
12. | "Reasons" | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 4:58 |
13. | "Getaway" | Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor | 3:47 |
14. | "System of Survival" | Skylark | 4:26 |
15. | "Spread Your Love" | Azar Lawrence, Beloyd Taylor, Maurice White | 3:53 |
16. | "Let Me Talk" | 3:57 | |
17. | "After the Love Has Gone" | David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin | 4:34 |
18. | "Let Your Feelings Show" | Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster | 5:19 |
Year | Chart [2] | Position |
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1992 | UK Albums Chart | 40 |
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