Open Our Eyes

Open Our Eyes　/ Earth, Wind & Fire（1974）



4th albums of Earth,Wind & Fire！

This CD is remastered and released after adding 5 songs to original 10 songs.
We can listen to the popular tune such as "Mighty Mighty","Devotion"”Kalimba Story"


1. Mighty Mighty
by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

2. Devotion
by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

3. Fair But So Uncool
by Charles Stepney & Rick Giles

4. Feelin' Blue
by Kenny Altman

5. Kalimba Story
by Maurice White & Verdine White

6. Drum Song
by Maurice White

7. Tee Nine Chee Bit
by Maurice White ,Charles Stepney　& Philip Bailey

8. Spasmodic Movements
by E Harris

9. Rabbit Seed

10. Caribou
by Charles Stepney & R Giles

11. Open Our Eyes
by Leon Lumkins

12. Ain't No Harm to Moan (Slave Song)

13. Fair But So Uncool

14. Step's Tune

15. Dreams


Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Andrew Woolfolk
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar, Percussion / Johhny Graham

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Bad For Me

Bad For Me  / Dee Dee Bridgewater（1979）



Dee Dee Bridgewater is the Jazz singer and　also musical actress from the United States.
She had got many prize of music and stage.
Tony Award in 1975 , Grammy award for best musical album in 1976,
Grammy Award for the best jazz vocal album in 1998.
Members of Earth, Wind & Fire participated in her 4th album !

1. Bad for Me
2. It's the Falling in Love
3. Tequila Mockingbird
4. Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)
5. Is This What Feeling Gets?
6. Back of Your Mind
7. For the Girls
8. Love Won't Let Me Go
9. Street Singer


3th number ,"Tequila Mockingbird" is well known as an album title song of Ramsey Lewis,
but the vocal version of this Dee Dee also is funky and remarkable!

Keyboards/ Larry Dunn（3,8）
Trombone/　Louis Satisfield（3,8）
Guitar/　Roland Bautista（1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9）
Trumpet, Flugelhone/ Jerry Hey (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9）
Trumpet/ Rhamlee (8)

3. Tequila Mockingbird
Written by L Dunn, Roxanne, J Seeman)

8. Love Won't Let Me Go
Written by L Dunn, Dee Dee Bridgewater)


By the way she recorded a song called "People And Places" by a duet with Philip Bailey as a theme song of a movie as "La Vengeance D'une Blonde" in 1985.
But I could have not find this album yet.
Please tell me if there was the person who has information!


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Head to the Sky

Head to the Sky /　Earth, Wind & Fire　(1973)



Al McKay, Amdrew Woolfolks and Johnny Graham participateｄ from this album.
They got as first time, All-American golden disc acquisition .
The 27th place of chart highest rank.

Even if only the song title is seen, you can guess, but the message color is a strong album.

You may also be able to say this shape of the new gospel by the implication .
" Evil" and " Keep Your Head To The Sky " are the song you can hear well even now!
Keep Your Head To The Sky...
When I'm listening to this song, I think what it's can be positively.


1. Evil
(M White, P Bailey)

2. Keep Your Head To The Sky
( M White)

3. Build Your Nest
( M White, V White)

4. The World's A Masquerade
(S Scarborough)

5. Clover
( M White,L Dunn)

6. Zanzibar
(E Lobo)

 Produced by Joe Wissert
Written & Arrenged by Earth,Wind&Fire
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals / Jessica Cleaves
Guitar, Sitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Clavinet / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Amdrew Woolfolks
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar, Percussion / Johnny Graham



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Christmas

Christmas / Howard Hewett (2008)



I have received a holy Christmas album of Howard Hewett.

Howard Hewett is the artist I like very much
But I did't know that memberｓ of Eatth, Wind& Fire also participated in his new album .

Now, album which consists of these 11 songs.
The album is great and beautiful to hear this season.
He makes the scene of the Christmas with love warm .
His high note is so beautiful。

The standard number everyone learns about much of a filmed song.
He inlaid the essence in the song with which all have an acquaintance and reorganized in the distinctive number.

"Silent Night"is so unique and beautiful!
This song is made of only 2 sounds.
Vocal of Howard Hewett and piano of Myron McKinley.
This reach slowly to our heats like snow flake.

Ｉwill listen to this album every year from now on.


1. O Come All Ye Faithfull
2. The Christmas Song
3. Sleigh Ride
4. That's Christmas
5. Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Jasselle)
6. Christmas Time
7. Christmas On Sunset
8. I Remember Christmas
9. What Child Is This?
10. This Christams
11. Silent Night


6. Christmas Time
Produced by Ralph Johnson
Arranged by Ralph Johnson & Myron McKinley
Piano/ Myron McKinley
Bass/ Verdine White
Guitar/ Greg Moore
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

7. Christmas On Sunset
Produced by Ralph Johnson

8. I Remember Christmas
Written by Ralph Johnson
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

9. What Child Is This?
Produced by Ralph Johnson & Howard Hewett
Piano/ Myron McKinley
Bass/ Verdine White
Guitar/ Greg Moore
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

11. Silent Night
Produced by Ralph Johnson & Myron McKinleyArranged by Myron McKinley
Piano/ Myron McKinley


There are also various guests.
Such as…
Georege Duke, Stevie Wonder, Paul Jackson.Jr, Kirk Whalum………

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Evening Of Fourplay

Evening Of Fourplay (2004)
DVD

The Live Performance of Fourplay filmed at Los Angeles in 93.
It's So excited to see their performance with my eyes.
It's possible to check their magical hands on musical instrument .
It isn't usually possible to check .

I think It is the time to be healed and sigh with the music as well as the audience gathered at a meeting place in the space of the adult mood.



Philip Bailey and Phill Perry participated in a guest back vocal.
Their voices colored these tunes wihh much beauties!
Such as ”After The Dance" and ”Between The Sheets"


Chaka Khan also participated as a lead vocalist in " Between The Sheets"

The live space wasn't so wide , I envy the audience there.

Why don't we enjoy some wine after making the room dark!
You'll be there with Fourplay and Philip Bailey!

Vol.1
1.Chant
2.Monterey
3.101 Eastbound
4.Midnight Stroll
5.After The Dance
6.Bali Run

Vol.2
1.Wish You Were Here
2.Moonjogger
3.A Summer Child
4.Amoroso
5.Between The Sheets
6.Flying East


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Rejoice

Rejoice / Emotions (1977)





I think that person who loves Earth, Wind & Fire also knows Emotions.

They parthicipated in "Boggie Wonderland" with an impressiive deep chorus.
This group consists of 3 sisters of Jeanette Hutchinson,
Wanda Hutchinson and Sheila Hutchinson.
Their the 5th album is this "Rejoice".

Earth, Wind & Fire gave them a complete supporte from these days .
I think their success is because EWF was there.
Members of EWF participated in writing songs and also playing !


We can listen to the voice of Maurice White in the various song of Emotions and also Deniece Williams。
It was so excitnig for the fan of EWF!
This Album was produced by Maurice,ofcourse.

First tune of this album,"Best Of My Love ” got a big hit!
" Key to My Heart" sounds to say a duet of Emotions and Maurice White!
If you have not listened to this album yet, you should listen to!

1. Best of My Love
2. Feeling Is
3. Long Way to Go
4. Key to My Heart
5. Love's What's Happenin'
6. How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
7. Don't Ask My Neighbors
8. Blessed
9. Rejoice

1,4,5,7,8

Gutair/ Al McKay
Base/Verdine White
Drums/ Fred White

1,5
Synthesizer/ Larry Dunn
7,8
Drums/ Maurice White
4
Vocals/ Maurice White

Produced by Maurice White
Sax&Flute/Don Myrick
Trombone/Louis Satisfield


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Last Days and Time

Last Days and Time / Earth, Wind & Fire (1972)



The 3rd album after they transferred the registration to CBS .
All members lchanged except Maurice White and Verdine White.
It was the original member construction of present Earth,Wind&Fire.


The rhythm they made in this album tends to be fond compared with the previous 2 albums, and more audience would be able to accept.
They tried to tell the message with the easy and attractive tune to remember .

EWF covered "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" of Pete Seeger work .
It might be because they found something near of their message in that song.


Whatever I said, a twin vocal of Maurice White and Philip Bailey could be heard from this album.
You may probably say that a probability did essence of EWF by this album.


Ronnie Laws in Sax was participation only of this album.
Unfortunately his EWF enrollment period was very short.


Now, recorded songs.
4 vocalists were replaced/ Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Jessica Cleaves, Verdine White , and the form which takes the lead is luxurious.
EWF in 2000 's is made bearing a close resemblance.


Verdine White did sing these days entirely more than now.
Very nice voice similar to Maurice!

High note of Philip Bailey becomes clear for "Make It With You".
The voice of young Philip Bailey is beautiful like an angel.

Magnificent instrumental tune Power" was over 8 minutes.
Because it's often played in live even now, the fan should be matched with an ear.


9th numbers of "I'd Rather Have You
It sounds like the standard number of the Christmas!
(Though I introduced the same way the song in former album)
The gentle number that heat our hearts slightly.

They're the contents rich in diversity!



1. Time Is on Your Side
(M White, V White, R Bautista)

2. Interlude

3. They Don't See - Earth, Wind & Fire, Davis, M.
(M Davis)

4. Make It with You
(D Gates)

5. Power
( M White)

6. Remember the Children
( M White, V White, R Bautista)

7. Interlude

8. Where Have All the Flowers Gone
(P Seeger)

9. I'd Rather Have You
( S Scarborough)

10. Mom
(M White, V White)






 Produced by Joe Wissert
Written & Arrenged by Earth,Wind&Fire
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals / Jessica Cleaves
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar / Roland Bsutista
Piano, Organ, Clavinet / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Ronnie Laws
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson


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