Another Time (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
| Another Time | ||||
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| Released | September 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1971 | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 63:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Joe Wissert | |||
| Earth, Wind & Fire chronology | ||||
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Another Time is the first compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in September 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2][3]
Overview
Another Time was issued as a double album that reissues the band's first two albums, Earth, Wind & Fire (1971) and The Need of Love (1971) in their entirety, albeit in a different running order, and adds the previously unreleased track, "Handwriting on the Wall".[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Billboard | (favourable)[5] |
Ron Wynn of Allmusic described the songs on Another Time as "certainly worth hearing again".[4] Billboard called the album "enjoyable".[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side one | ||||
| 1. | "Fan The Fire" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Moment of Truth" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Love Is Life" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Help Somebody" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3:37 |
| Side two | ||||
| 5. | "C'mon Children" | Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Handwriting On The Wall" | Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead | Previously unreleased | 4:04 |
| 7. | "This World Today" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Bad Tune" | Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead | Earth, Wind & Fire | 4:31 |
| Side three | ||||
| 9. | "I Can Feel It In My Bones" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | The Need of Love | 5:04 |
| 10. | "I Think About Lovin' You" | Sherry Scott | The Need of Love | 5:59 |
| 11. | "Everything Is Everything" | Richard Evans, Ric Powell, Phil Upchurch | The Need of Love | 6:42 |
| Side four | ||||
| 12. | "Beauty" | Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | The Need of Love | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Energy" | Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead | The Need of Love | 9:40 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's text.[2]
- Maurice White - vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion
- Wade Flemons - vocals
- Don Whitehead - piano, electric piano and vocals
- Sherry Scott - vocals
- Verdine White - bass
- Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica
- Yakov Ben Israel - congas, percussion
- Chet Washington - tenor sax
- Alex Thomas - trombone
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[6] | 97 |
| US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[7] | 29 |
References
- ↑ "Great Rock Discography". p. 255.
- 1 2 3 4 Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time. Warner Bros Records. September 1974.
- ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com.
- 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- 1 2 Recommended LPs. Vol. 86. Billboard Magazine. September 14, 1974. p. 61.
- ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. October 11, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. October 4, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
