tracks

Mighty Mighty
Evil
Devotion
Keep Your Head To The Sky
Kalimba Story
Shining Star
That's The Way Of The World
Yearnin' Learnin'
All About Love
Reasons
Sing A Song
Can't Hide Love
Getaway
Saturday Nite
Ponta De Areia (Brazilian Rhyme) / Be Ever Wonderful
Open Our Eyes
Got To Get You Into My Life
September
Serpentine Fire
Fantasy
I'll Write A Song For You
Drum Song
In The Stone
Can't Let Go
After The Love Has Gone
Wait
You And I
Let Me Talk
And Love Goes On
You
Let's Groove
Fall In Love With Me
Side By Side
Boogie Wonderland (With The Emotions)

credits

Arranged By – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-5), Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 1-16, 1-17, 2-5)
Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Tom Tom 84 (tracks: 1-15, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-16)
Arranged By [Horn] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Arranged By [Strings] – David Foster (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Backing Vocals – Beloyd Taylor
Cello – Daniel Smith (4), Delores Bing, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shultz, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevin Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Marie Fera, Miguel Martinez (2), Ronald Cooper
Co-producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
Compilation Producer – Leo Sacks, Maurice White
Concertmaster – Charles Veal, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower
Drums, Percussion – Fred White, Ralph Johnson
Engineer – Craig Widby, Dean Rod, George Massenburg, Mick Guzauski, Richard Goodman, Robert Appere, Robert Spano, Russ Pallone, Steve Crimmel, Tom Perry
Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Andrew Woolfolk
French Horn – Arthur Maebe, Barbara Korn, David Duke, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow
Guitar – Beloyd Taylor, Marlo Henderson, Roland Bautista, Steve Lukather
Guitar, Percussion – Johnny Graham
Harp – Dorothy Jean Ashby,
Horns – The Phenix Horns
Mastered By – Mark Wilder, Seth Foster
Percussion – Harvey Mason, Paulinho Da Costa
Photography By [Additional] – Jeffrey Mayer, Sandy Speiser
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Talamon
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Azar Lawrence, Billy Myers, Charles Stepney, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio, George Del Barrio, Jerry Peters, Maxine Lewis, Rick Kelly, Skip Scarborough, Steve Porcaro, Wayne Vaughn
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Larry Dunn
Producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-11 to 1-14), Joe Wissert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-16, 2-5), Maurice White (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-17)
Producer [Assistant] – Larry Dunn (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4), Verdine White (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4)
Producer [Associate] – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-16, 2-5)
Saxophone – Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
Saxophone [The Phenix Horns] – Don Myrick
Tabla – Zakir Hussein,
Timpani – Richard Lepore
Trombone – Benjamin Powell, Bill Reichenbach (2), Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Maurice Spears
Trombone [The Phenix Horns] – Louis Satterfield
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Charles Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
Trumpet [The Phenix Horns] – Elmar Brown,
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [The Phenix Horns] – Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis
Tuba – Tommy Johnson,
Viola – Barbara Thomason, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Lynn Subotnick, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Anton Sen, Asa Drori, Sherman Bryana, Carl La Magne, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Joy Lyle, Judith Talvi, Ken Yerke, Leena Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clark, Rosmen Torfeh, Sandy Seemore, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson (2), Winterton Garvey
Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Philip Bailey
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba, Timbales – Maurice White
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Al McKay
Written-By – A. McKay, (tracks: 1-11, 1-14, 2-1, 2-4, 2-11), A. Willis, (tracks: 2-1, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-17), C. Stepney, (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-10), D. Foster, (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13), L. Dunn, (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 1-15, 2-11, 2-12), M. White, (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 1-14, 1-15, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-16), P. Bailey, (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-14, 2-4, 2-11), V. White, (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-11, 2-12), W. Vaughn, (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)
Arranged By – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-5), Earth, Wind & Fire (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 1-16, 1-17, 2-5)
Arranged By [Horn & Strings] – Tom Tom 84 (tracks: 1-15, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-16)
Arranged By [Horn] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Arranged By [Strings] – David Foster (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13)
Backing Vocals – Beloyd Taylor
Cello – Daniel Smith (4), Delores Bing, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shultz, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevin Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Marie Fera, Miguel Martinez (2), Ronald Cooper
Co-producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
Compilation Producer – Leo Sacks, Maurice White
Concertmaster – Charles Veal, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower
Drums, Percussion – Fred White, Ralph Johnson
Engineer – Craig Widby, Dean Rod, George Massenburg, Mick Guzauski, Richard Goodman, Robert Appere, Robert Spano, Russ Pallone, Steve Crimmel, Tom Perry
Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Andrew Woolfolk
French Horn – Arthur Maebe, Barbara Korn, David Duke, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow
Guitar – Beloyd Taylor, Marlo Henderson, Roland Bautista, Steve Lukather
Guitar, Percussion – Johnny Graham
Harp – Dorothy Jean Ashby,
Horns – The Phenix Horns
Mastered By – Mark Wilder, Seth Foster
Percussion – Harvey Mason, Paulinho Da Costa
Photography By [Additional] – Jeffrey Mayer, Sandy Speiser
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Talamon
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Azar Lawrence, Billy Myers, Charles Stepney, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio, George Del Barrio, Jerry Peters, Maxine Lewis, Rick Kelly, Skip Scarborough, Steve Porcaro, Wayne Vaughn
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Larry Dunn
Producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-11 to 1-14), Joe Wissert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-16, 2-5), Maurice White (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-17)
Producer [Assistant] – Larry Dunn (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4), Verdine White (tracks: 2-2 to 2-4)
Producer [Associate] – Charles Stepney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-16, 2-5)
Saxophone – Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
Saxophone [The Phenix Horns] – Don Myrick
Tabla – Zakir Hussein,
Timpani – Richard Lepore
Trombone – Benjamin Powell, Bill Reichenbach (2), Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Maurice Spears
Trombone [The Phenix Horns] – Louis Satterfield
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Charles Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
Trumpet [The Phenix Horns] – Elmar Brown,
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [The Phenix Horns] – Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis
Tuba – Tommy Johnson,
Viola – Barbara Thomason, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Lynn Subotnick, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Anton Sen, Asa Drori, Sherman Bryana, Carl La Magne, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Joy Lyle, Judith Talvi, Ken Yerke, Leena Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clark, Rosmen Torfeh, Sandy Seemore, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson (2), Winterton Garvey
Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Philip Bailey
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba, Timbales – Maurice White
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Al McKay
Written-By – A. McKay, (tracks: 1-11, 1-14, 2-1, 2-4, 2-11), A. Willis, (tracks: 2-1, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-17), C. Stepney, (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-10), D. Foster, (tracks: 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13), L. Dunn, (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 1-15, 2-11, 2-12), M. White, (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 1-14, 1-15, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-16), P. Bailey, (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-14, 2-4, 2-11), V. White, (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-11, 2-12), W. Vaughn, (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment

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