"The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1" is a 1978 compilation album collecting the charting singles of Earth, Wind & Fire.
The album collected a variety of songs, primarily charting hit singles, previously released by the band between 1975 and 1978. In addition to previously released songs, the album included several tracks which had never been on an Earth, Wind & Fire album before. Among them, a cover of the Beatles' song "Got to Get You Into My Life" recorded by the band for the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band had previously been published on the film's soundtrack, but "September" was new. Both of these songs also became charting singles.
01. "Got to Get You Into My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:03
02. "Fantasy" (Eduardo DelBarrio, Maurice White, Verdine White) - 3:46
03. "Can't Hide Love" (Skip Scarborough) - 4:10
04. "Love Music" (Skip Scarborough) - 3:55
05. "Getaway" (Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor) - 3:46
06. "That's the Way of the World" (Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White) - 5:46
07. "September" (Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis) - 3:36
08. "Shining Star" (Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, M. White) - 2:50
09. "Reasons" (Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, M. White) - 4:59
10. "Sing a Song" (Al McKay, M. White) - 3:23
Released: November 23, 1978
Genre: Soul, Disco
Length: 40:14
Label: ARC/Columbia Records
Producer: Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Personnel
Philip Bailey – vocals, percussion
Roland Bautista – guitar
Jessica Cleaves – vocals
Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Larry Dunn – keyboards
Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
Michael Harris – trumpet, flugelhorn
Alan Hewitt (musician) – keyboards
Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Al McKay – guitar, percussion
Don Myrick – saxophone
Louis Satterfield – trombone
Dick Smith – guitar
Fred White – drums
Maurice White – vocals, drums, percussion
Verdine White – bass
Andrew Woolfolk – saxophone, flute
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