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In augustus 1970 tekende Maurice White het contract voor Earth Wind & Fire, snel gevolgd door de eerste single en het eerste, gelijknamige album in 1971. De rest is geschiedenis, de band werd een van de succesvolste en invloedrijkste ooit die met hun mix van R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, Afro pop en hun spectaculaire liveoptredens de zwarte muziek blijvend heeft veranderd.
Om dit 50 jarig jubileum te vieren en ter nagedachtenis van “maestro” Maurice White is deze schitterende 5 CD box samengesteld met het volledige chronologische overzicht van alle EWF hoogtepunten zoals “Fantasy”, “September”, “Boogie Wonderland” en “Let’s Groove” aangevuld met materiaal van de meest recente albums en artiesten waar de band op enigerlei wijze nauw bij betrokken was en waarin de sound van EW&F duidelijk hoorbaar is zoals bij The Emotions, Deniece Williams, Deodato en Ramsey Lewis (waarvoor Maurice White ooit drummer was geweest) en de solo hits van Philip Bailey en Maurice White.





















Tracklist:


*CD1

01. Fantasy
02. Jupiter
03. Serpentine Fire
04. I'll Write a Song For You
05. Deniece Williams - Free
06. Magic Mind
07. Love's Holiday
08. The Emotions - Best of My Love
09. Be Ever Wonderful
10. September
11. Got To Get You Into My Life
12. Boogie Wonderland (Ft. the Emotions)
13. Star
14. After the Love Has Gone
15. Let Your Feelings Show
16. In the Stone
17. Can't Let Go
18. Let Me Talk


*CD2

01. And Love Goes On
02. Turn It Into Something Good
03. Pride
04. You
05. Sparkle
06. Let's Groove
07. Wanna Be With You
08. I've Had Enough
09. Fall In Love With Me
10. Spread Your Love
11. Side By Side (Ft. the Emotions)
12. Magnetic
13. We're Living In Our Own Time
14. Maurice White - Stand By Me
15. Philip Bailey - Walking On the Chinese Wall
16. Maurice White - I Need You
17. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover


*CD3

01. System of Survival
02. Thinking of You
03. Every Now and Then
04. Turn On (the Beat Box)
05. Daydreamin'
06. Wanna Be the Man (Ft. Mc Hammer)
07. Sunday Morning
08. In the Name of Love
09. Cruising
10. Why?
11. All In the Way (Ft. Wanda Vaughn From the Emotions)
12. Wonderland (Ft. Angie Stone)
13. Show Me the Way (Ft. Raphael Saadiq)
14. My Promise
15. Sign On
16. September '99 (Phats & Small Remix)
17. Boogie Wonderland (Stretch & Vern Remix)
18. Megamix


*CD4 [early Years]

01. Getaway
02. On Your Face
03. Saturday Nite
04. Sing a Song
05. Can't Hide Love
06. Gratitude
07. Shining Star
08. That's the Way of the World
09. Reasons
10. Sun Goddess (Ft. Ramsey Lewis)
11. Mighty Mighty
12. Devotion
13. Kalimba Story
14. Keep Your Head To the Sky
15. Evil
16. Where Have All the Flowers Gone
17. Time is On Your Side
18. I Think About Lovin' You
19. Moment of Truth


*CD5 [and Friends]

01. The Emotions - I Should Be Dancing
02. Deniece Williams - Cause You Love Me Baby
03. Valerie Carter - So, So, Happy
04. The Mighty Clouds of Joy - Glow Love
05. The Emotions - Flowers
06. Flora Purim - Angels
07. The Pockets - Come Go With Me
08. Deniece Williams - Baby, Baby My Love's All For You
09. The Emotions - Walking the Line
10. Ramsey Lewis - Brazilica
11. Sylvia St. James - Better Things
12. Eumir Deodato - Tahiti Hut
13. The Emotions - I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love
14. Ramsey Lewis - Whisper Zone
15. Jennifer Holiday - Shine a Light
16. Ronnie Laws - All For You
17. The Emotions - Don't Ask My Neighbors
18. Valerie Carter - City Lights
19. Ramsey Lewis - Tequila Mockingbird
20. December (Based On September)