Earth Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise! (1981)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 18, 2024
Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise! (1981)

Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise! (1981)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 259 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 87 Mb | Scans ~ 58 Mb
Funk, Soul, Quiet Storm, Disco | Label: CBS/Sony | # 35DP 15 | Time: 00:38:21

Raise! is the eleventh studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, Released on November 14, 1981 by CBS Records, it was produced by the band's leader Maurice White for Kalimba Productions. Raise! was the bestselling R&B album of 1982. The album featured the #1 R&B and # 3 Pop hit "Let's Groove". The single "Wanna Be With You" won EWF a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group. Raise! also marked the return to the band of guitarist Roland Bautista, last heard from on 1972's Last Days and Time. Ken Tucker of Rolling Stone describes Raise! as a reflection of "street-gritty black pop" and that on "Let's Groove" and the fast, cutting "Lady Sun", the horn section screams like a car running a red light". Music critic Robert Christgau says that on the album, he felt "a show of strength was due".
Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. II (1988)

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Volume 2 (1988)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 290 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans included
Funk, Quiet Storm, Disco, Soul | Label: Columbia | # CK 45013 | Time: 00:43:28

The second collection covering hit singles from the '70s top funk and soul band, Earth, Wind & Fire. This anthology has recently been supplanted by a box set covering virtually all of their big Columbia singles and some early Warners material. If you enjoyed their disco and late '70s cuts more than the early tracks, this anthology is worth getting.

Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits (1998)  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 22, 2023
Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits (1998)

Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 511 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 199 Mb | Scans included
Funk, Soul, Quiet Storm, Disco | Label: Columbia/Legacy | # CK 65779 | 01:10:29

Columbia's 1998 collection of Earth, Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits in many ways stands as the group's definitive compilation. Even though there have been more extensive overviews of the group's work, such as the triple-disc set The Eternal Dance, this is the first collection to contain all of the group's biggest hits on one disc. All but one ("Love Music") of the ten songs from 1978's The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire are included, while six of the ten songs from The Best Of, Vol. 2 are featured; the remaining two cuts on the 17-track collection are the minor early single "Kalimba Story" and the album cut "Gratitude." These are fine additions to the album, but the true meat of the collection lies in the hits – "Shining Star," "That's the Way of the World," "Sing a Song," "Getaway," "Got to Get You Into My Life," "September," "Boogie Wonderland," "After the Love Has Gone," "Let's Groove," and so many others. They might not be presented in chronological order (the only flaw in this otherwise flawless collection), but it's a sheer delight to have all of the hits on one terrifically entertaining and valuable disc.
Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit (1976) [2014, Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit (1976) [2014, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Smooth Soul, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 01:05:45 | 441,94 Mb
Label: Big Break Records (UK) | Cat.# CDBBRX0185 | Released: 2014-06-16 (1976)

"Spirit" is the 7th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in September 1976 by Columbia Records. The album rose to #2 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. "Spirit" has also been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA. As Charles Stepney died in the midst of its recording sessions, Maurice White went on to mostly arrange and produce the album. The LP was thus entitled "Spirit" in dedication to Stepney. "Getaway" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. The single also rose to #12 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Disco Action Top 30 chart. "Saturday Nite, peaked at #4 & 21 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs and Hot 100 charts, respectively. It also reached #12 on Billboard's Disco chart and #17 on the UK Singles chart.

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Dutch Collection (1999)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 6, 2024
Earth, Wind & Fire - The Dutch Collection (1999)

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Dutch Collection (1999)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,12 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 429 Mb
Full Scans | 01:15:05 + 01:17:19 | RAR 5% Recovery
R&B, Funk, Soul, Disco | Sony Music Media #494765 2 / 17-494765-100

34 of the hit '70s soul/ funk/ disco group's very best, plus updated mixes of three different smashes added as bonus tracks, 'September '99' (Phats & Small Remix), 'Boogie Wonderland' (Stretch & Vern Remix) and 'Let's Groove' (Merchant Of Menace Remix). Also includes the original versions of these three, plus classics like 'After The Love Has Gone', 'Got To Get You Into My Life', 'Fantasy', 'Getaway', 'Sing A Song', 'Shining Star' and 'That's The Way Of The World'. 37 tracks total. Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Rolling Stone called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop".
Earth, Wind & Fire - Head to the Sky (1973) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2016]

Earth, Wind & Fire - Head to the Sky (1973) [Remastered 2016]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 208 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 104 Mb | Scans included
Funk, Soul, Jazz-Funk | Label: Audio Fidelity | # AFZ5 236 | 00:37:02
Mastered by Stephen Marsh & Steve Hoffman

As phenomenally popular as Earth, Wind & Fire was from the mid-'70s to the early '80s, it's easy to forget that the band was hardly an overnight success. With Head to the Sky – EWF's fourth album overall, second with Philip Bailey, and second for Columbia – Maurice White's very spiritual and ambitious brand of soul and funk was starting to pay off commercially. The Latin-influenced "Evil" became the soulsters' biggest hit up to that point, and material ranging from the hauntingly pretty title song (which boasts one of Bailey's finest performances ever) to the jazz fusion gem "Zanzibar" is just as rewarding. The lineup White unveiled with Last Days and Time was working out beautifully; Bailey was clearly proving to be a major asset. Also worth noting is the presence of singer Jessica Cleaves, who left after this album and, several years later, resurfaced in George Clinton's eccentric female group the Brides of Funkenstein.
Earth, Wind & Fire - Playlist: The Very Best Of Earth Wind & Fire (2008)

Earth, Wind & Fire - Playlist: The Very Best Of Earth Wind & Fire (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log,) -406 MB | MP3 CBR 320kbps -139 MB
01:01:00 | Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Sony Legacy

Playlist: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire focuses on the group’s peak mid-‘70s to early-‘80s years. It features most of EW&F's Top Ten R&B hits; it’s missing “Mighty Mighty,” “Kalimba Story,” “Got to Get You into My Life,” and “Let Me Talk.” This is an adequate option for those who want the biggest hits and nothing else, but the EW&F catalog is so deep that serious soul fans should strongly consider a more extensive overview, such as the two-disc The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 2002. -AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1978/2012) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1978/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:07 minutes | 958 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1" is a 1978 compilation album collecting the charting singles of Earth, Wind & Fire. In addition to collecting previously charting songs, the album also included three new tracks for the band: a cover of The Beatles' song "Got to Get You Into My Life" and the original track "September", both of which also became charting singles, the former also winning a Grammy Award, and "Love Music". "The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1" is ranked numbers 30 and 44 on AllMusic's list of the Top urban and R&B albums of all time respectively.

Earth, Wind & Fire - Gold (2020) {3CD Box Set}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 28, 2020
Earth, Wind & Fire - Gold (2020) {3CD Box Set}

Earth, Wind & Fire - Gold (2020) {3CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,44 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 499 Mb
Full Scans ~ 304 Mb | 03:26:54 | RAR 5% Recovery
Funk, Disco | Crimson Productions #CRIMCD678

The popularity of Earth, Wind & Fire's biggest hits - 'September', 'Boogie Wonderland', 'Let's Groove', 'Got To Get You Into My Life', 'Fantasy' and 'After The Love Has Gone' - will never diminish! Formed in Chicago in 1969 by Maurice White, with a blend of soul, funk, R&B, pop, rock, jazz and ultimately disco, they had hits in the US and UK through the '70s and '80s. Aside from the unique combination of White's baritone and Philip Bailey's falsetto vocals, the ensemble also featured the tightest horn section ever, playing the most exciting arrangements. The band won six Grammys, and sold over 90 million records. This 45-track compilation contains their 17 UK hits and 38 US hits, and features extended 12" versions of 'Boogie Wonderland' and 'Let's Groove'.
Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude (1975) {1999 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude (1975) {1999 Columbia Legacy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 558 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 183 mb
Genre: R&B, soul

Gratitude is the 1975 live album by Earth, Wind & Fire. The album also features studio cuts on Side 4, including the hit song "Can't Hide Love". This remaster was done by Columbia Legacy in 1999 and features a "Live Bonus Medley" from a television show featuring Natalie Cole.