This song is in "Holiday"Album , The first Christmas album that Earth, Wind & Fire released in 2015.
I got disappointed when I first listened to this song.
I expected new song besed on "September", but only difference between 2 was just a word.
September to December.
Moreover September is the great song ,so we can feel so nice when listening. Though how many times I experienced this groove, it takes to fancu world. I found a gorgeous "December" performance video on YouTube."December (September)" Earth, Wind & Fire (Feat Tyler Ward.) - LIVEEWF played this song with Tyler Ward now popurar artist with sweet voice.
I found in the excited video of Earth,Wind & Fire performing their Christmas songs.
Earth,Wind & Fire released their first Christmas album "Holiday" last year, you know. This year, they did add 5songs to that album after renaming the tittle ,"The Classic Christmas Album"
However, these official music video, any member of the EWF has appeared.
Stitched together a Christmas image. This was EXCITED to me. I could check the scene of their playing "Winter Wonderland" and "December" This was recorded at the stage of 33rd Annual Christmas in Washington. Check it out! I wish you a Merry Christmas!
Collaboration with "Cleveland Show"the character of spin-off " Family Guy"broadcast in the United States FOX.
This song was released in only Mp3 download in 2009.
● I Asked For A Miracle (God Gave Me You)
This is the only song that I don't have source in my EWF library.
It was in ” Legendary ” of Full Force in 2007. Beautiful voiceofPhilip Bailey lead holy tune. To have metthis song, I was so happy to buy this album.
The solo single of Maurice White at first time after he released his solo album "Maurice White" After release by Mp3 downloads sales, It was featured in Season album "'Tis The Season"in 1997.
Hit song writers in US and Russia carried out collaboration at first time in 1988.
"Music Speaks Louder Than Word" was full of message of peace.
Earth,Wind & Fire recorded great performance with children's chorus .
1. Joy to the
World
2. Happy Seasons (Based on "Happy
Feelin'")
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. Winter Wonderland
5. What Child Is This?
6. Away in a Manger
7. The Little Drummer Boy
8. Everyday Is Christmas
9. The First Noel
10. Sleigh Ride
11. Snow
12. Jingle Bell Rock
13. December (Based on
"September")
14. Gather Round
15. Get Your Hump on This Christmas (From
The Cleveland Show)
This is the duet album of saxophonist Kenny G who keeps on releasing many hits with instrumental .
He performed many of famous pieces of music with many gorgeous artists in this album. Earth，Wind & Fire participated in ”The Way You Move”originally recorded by Outcast.
Kenny and EWF changed this wild number to the sweet slow love song.
I suppose that you know well this song because it is collected to album (Illumination) of EWF as a bonus track.
It differs little when you compare both "The Way You Move" of the album of EWF and Kenny G.
Kenny's Version is 4.06 minutes while the total of the tune is 4.36 minutes in EWF Version.
The length of the tune is different for as many as 30 seconds.
Give It Check and Sing Like This
It starts with cool instruction at opening in Kenny's version, however, it starts after some measures in EWF version .
Numerical bar has been inserted in the head of the tune .
In the last parts of the song to fade, we can enjoy the voice of EWF longer ｉｎ.EWF Version .
If you want to listen to this "The Way You Move",the edit version,
Even if you are not EWF fan, this album is worthy to have.
Reggie Young and Gary Bias also participated as EWF Horns besides Maurice White and Philip Bailey of Vocal.
Gary Bias of the saxophone firmly rivaled it to Kenny.G!
01. (Everything I Do)I Do It For You Featuring LeAnn Rimes
02. At Last Featuring Arturo Sandoval
03. I Beleive I Can Fly Featuring Yolanda Adams
04. Careless Whisper Featuring Brian McKnight
05. Beautiful Featuring Chaka Khan
06. Pick Up The Pieces Featuring David Sanborn
07. Baby Come To Me Featuring Daryl Hall
08. Misty Featuring Gladys Knight
09. Don't Know Why Featuring Dabid Benoit
10. The Way You Move Featuring Earth Wind & Fire
11. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Featuring Richard Marx
12. Alfie Featuring Burt Bucharach
13. The Music That Makes Me Dance Featuring Barbra Streisand
The soundtrack album which they released after" Earth,Wind & Fire ".
The movie music of the same name which Melvin Van Peebles produced.
This film made a smashing success focusing on a black layer for independence distribution those days.
Though I haven't watched this yet.
It had been criticized severely to the press when a white man wrote an article.
It would be from the color of the work. There was big movement in music. I feel strong energy.
Because most of this music were written and sung by Mel Vin Brer Soul who produced this film,
It cannot be said that this soundtrack is of the Earth,Wind & Fire's work purely.
But their power of sound surely added more power to this story, I guess.
Music had a motion. also strong energy.
This was the 139th place (19 weeks chart in) where as initial work of EWF was the 172nd place in U.S. chart.
The member of EWF was the lover of Prisia ( former secretary of Mel Vin in those days)
（was it Maurice?）.
That was because EWF had a chance to participate to this sound track having been correct him and intellect through her.
But EWF does not seem to matter about this music that the third piece "Come On Feet".
It was recorded in" Aint Supposed To Die A Natural Death" which Mel Vin produced in 69.
It sounds to be the same take.
This item was published in Japan as a set of book with CD.
The precious record which explained the story of a movie, and its background with the photograph.
The dialog of the movie was also in featured by text both in original and in Japanese translation.
① Sweetback Losing His Cherry
② Sweetback Getting It Uptight And Preaching It So Hard The Bourgeols
Reggin Angels In Heaven Turn Around
③ Come On Feet
④ Sweetback's Theme
⑤ Hoppin John
⑥ Mejo Women
⑦ Sanra Z
⑧ Reggin Hanging On In There As Best They Can
⑨ What Blessed Me
⑩ The Man Tries Running His Usual Game But Sweetback's Jones Is So Strong
He Wastes The Hounds
SHINING STAR ~Braving the Elements of EARTH, WIND & FIRE~/ Philip Bailey (Book)
I didn't know that Verdine White was not a good driver.
It was like an adventure film that hero met gradually his powerful friends and
achieves their purpose together.
So exciting especially because Characters in this book were real
and all of them were the super stars everybody who loves EWF knows.
Members of Earth,Wind & Fire and many stars around them.
This book that Philip Bailey wrote was the record of the great history of EWF,and also of himself.
Every topics was so interesting .
I felt so happy to know these stories behind their success.
This long story began at the age when Philip's childhood.
Many episodes were talked both of group and his private life.
Philip Bailey even dared to confess his scandal love affair.
Like his heartbreak about his ex- married wife.
Gradually great members gathered at Maurice White.
It was so exciting to see their names with unknown episode.
Why did Al McKay left the band.
What happened when Earth,Wind & Fire was not in move?
How do they feel when they saw the movie,"That's The Way Of The World"?
Which album jacket they don't like?
How did they think when they knew Maurice's sick?
Rumors of EWF were clarified.
All the traditions are clarified.
There were many emotions above many complications, and a band regained harmony and begian to shine again.
This book also reminds me of holiness of this band that they always send message to people.
With holy and bright concept with the hope of peace.
I thought that was one of main reason that so many people love EWF forever.
When I was reading this sentences , great music of EWF were always echoed in my brain.
It is the album that various artists covered songs of Japanese artist Tatsuo Yamashita . Philip Bailey participated one song each with beautiful voice.
Songs From LA ... "Windy Lady"
Songs From L (2)... "Merry Go Round"
Dianne Reeves also appeared in Songs from LA !
I know most of original songs but those sounded different and fresh.
TATSURO Songs From
LA
① Get Back In Love / Jodeph Williams
② Ride On Time / Gene Miller
③ Merry Go Round / Philip Bailey
④ Kokiatsu Girl / Gene Miller
⑤ Satuday Is For Lovers / Maxine Waters,
Julia Waters & Carmen Twillie
I got this valuable information from my friend who loves Earth,wind & Fire, too.
This CD includes rare version of Brazilian Rhyme that everyone has never listened .
Long version of Brazilian Rhyme with unknown scat melodies.
Melody with lyrics leads before famous chorus.
It makes me happy when I listen to this tune!
EWF Fan can't miss it!
Disc: 1
1. One Step Ahead - Singleton, C.
2. I've Got You on My Mind - Dalto, J.
3. Human - Brief Encounter
4. With You - Asplund, K.
5. Would You Believe in Me - Grusin, D.
6. Love - Jamerson, T. Listen
7. Got Skillz Galore [Grooveman Spot Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] - MargianGang
8. Free Soul - Klemmer, J.
9. Coco Seco - Valentin, B.
10. I Ain't Got No/I Got Live [Live] - McDermott, G. Listen
Disc: 2
1. Comeandgetme - Mr. French Listen
2. I Don't Know Why (I Love You) [DJ Spinna Remix] - Hardaway
3. I Think I'm Falling in Love - Hutson, LeRoy
4. Don't Hide - Kuzma, P.
5. To Prove My Love - Doheny N.
6. Brazilian Rhyme - White, M.
7. Quero Ver Voce No Baile - Jorge, S.
8. Mista President - Chretine, P.
9. Find an Oasis - Anderson, J.
10. The Promise [Bigga Vocal Mix] - Darling, S.
It was the world where human beings got extinct by nuclear explosion .
Angel, the singer with the voice of a miracle were kidnaped.
Her friends got fight in order to save her.
Story moved with many gorgeous music backside performed by EWF, Cheap Trik,
Deborah Ann Harry and more.
Since we can listen to this music at youtube or others,
for me, it is the work already so familiar to my ears .
However, since sound effects were newly added,
I could feel in the mood of fresh.
Kenneth Brian Edmonds won the best R&B song, the best producer and the record of Year
as a composer and a producer by Grammy award many times.
For the musical fan, his achievements is well known.
There is also an impression recognized like God of a ballade in Japan, but his music is colorful.
A tune and a voice of Babyface who shows various expressions always attract us.
Face 2 Face of his the 6th album also meets!
An album with excellent development!
Our Bill Meyers participated in this album!
Strings & Horn Arrengement on 8,9,13,14
Sophisticated arrangement has percentage of completion higher of these nice songs.
1. Outside In/Inside Out
2. There She Goes
3. What If Listen
4. Stressed Out
5. Baby's Mama
6. How Can U Be Down?
7. Work It Out
8. I Keep Callin'
9. With Him
10. Wish U Was My Girl
11. U Should Know
12. Don't Take It So Personal
13. Still in Love With U
14. Lover and Friend
The pianist who attracts attention in the Soul Funk field still now.
The next release work of "Brinnging Back To The Funk" of Brian Culbertson are here.
It is the recording of the studio live where visitors were not there.
Although a spectator's heat is not felt,
We can listen to skilled cool performance!
Songs in this album was recorded on the past album except "Go". Sheldon Reynolds played together with Brian as a guitarist & also background vocalist.
I really Love Sheldon Reynolds 's Voice and Play!
① Get It On
② l Always Remember
③ Do You Really Love Me?
④ Come To Me
⑤ Go
⑥ All About You
⑦ Hookin' Up
⑧ Let's Get It Started
⑨ On My Mind
⑩ Back In The Day
⑪ So Good
⑫ Our Love
The latest album for the first time in seven years!
No matter how much my having longed for this time !
19 pieces of collecting that the Japanese version has more two pieces than an original edition. (a copy control CD)
As for "All In The Way" done single cut of, Wanda Vaughn of Emotions and Maurice is in charge of Lead Vocal.
The collaboration of their voices is so nice!
Latin music "NEVER"(rare for ewf) is the music that was suitable in summer .
Hold Me and" Betcha'" of the love song flutter a heart.
And it is "Suppose You Like Me" to be nicer for me!
There is a name of Jerry Hey as Horn Arrange.
Philip Bailey took lead vocal、and Background Vocals are///
Robert Brookins,Fred White、David Whitworth
The old and the new splendid members performance!
Though Robert and David played an active parts in the as one of the singers; the track on CD of EWF is rare!
Still, I am interested in a person = Gregory Curtis which an indiscriminate name appears in this album.
EWF's first Christmas album!
Winter Wonderland is really cool.
I wish I had released this song as a single ...
I was surprised that the old Japanese song Yuki and Konkon were included.
The Album that a body moves unintentionally
A feeling slightly different from the conventional EWF sound with a guest Hammer and Sly Stone.
Contains singles,"”For The Love Of You""Wanna Be The Man"
International version of "AVATAR"released in 1996 from AVEX,Japan.
Music order, the number of the music are different, and there is the track which is not recorded in each.
When Love Goes Wrong" is not collected in "Avatar".
This is a beautiful ballad to remind of "After The Love Has Gone".
In one another "Avatar", two pieces of" Change Your Mind" and "Take You To Heaven"are only as for this album.
Love Is Life is re-recording of music recorded in debut album" EARTH, WIND &FIRE" .
I think that they chose the music of the debut album being aware of new life EWF daringly.
Sheldon Reynolds works with several pieces as a lead singer for the first time
All first group of two pieces album ... 15 songs.
Let Me Talk was done single cut of, but did not do it by such the hit.
However ・ ・ I think all of them is so splendid music!; ...
As for "Faces" of the title music,I was glad that a motif such as the Japanese Bon festival dance gives glory to introduction .
A feeling of the megaflick
The album which begins in "Let's Groove" of a knowing super hit !
Contains such as essesal songs in live,”Kalimba Tree"”Wanna Be With You".
It is an album of the wonderful result!
That let sound and Horne of the tip of those days fuse!
I love”Fall In Love With Me"”Side By Side"、"Miracles"are also my fovorite！
One piece that is the ecstasy that a feeling of speed and presence of mind are provided at the same time.
In fact, I love it though it may not be a good album of much reputation among the Japanese EWF fans!
The reason is because an image of Maurice to a newer sound differed to some extent that a past EWF fan expects it, and quality does not have the problem at all!
Though it is unprecedented futuristic melody, the voice of Maurice goes along with it well.
Because I had bought this album carelessly, I have fallen.
A black hole to EWF CRAZY!
This is the best album for me.
A new work for the first time in those days six years. These ten pieces of all is messages to the modern society for adult .
Contains "Thinking Of You""System Of Survival""Evil Roy"
The fourth piece "You And I" has a heart numb.
A voice of Philip lets people knowing all love melt away.
2nd Best album!
Turn On which is a movie sound track appears as album non-collecting music this time
However, because, as for three pieces, there was non-collecting last time.
The hits on parade that were not recorded in last best album!
The debut album that you should memorialize!
”Love Is Life” of this inside is registered in" In The Name Of Love" again in 1997 .
It is only this that the same music was recorded except the best album of EWF.
A member joins from this album.Philip Bailey ,Ralph Johnson.
After all the voice of Philip is beautiful!
Power is well used in live, it is happy and strong music!
It is a sound track CD of movie "That's The Way Of The World"! This album which begins in first No. 1 single "Shining Star".
Though the movie did not make a hit, this album makes a big hit!
It is the famous tune full loading that is sung in live even now.
The first LIVE album. The new song records it abundantly, besides, too!
You can listen to the EWF version of such songs!
Ramsey Lewis's”Sun Godness"and Emotions's ”Sunshine"
The album which was given to Charles Stepney which supported late EWF in this year.
Spirit recalls a solemn impression.
Contains the big hit"Getaway"
There is a number named "Earth,Wind & Fire"in this album.
There will be many people putting up this album for EWF work No. 1.
”Fantasy""Runnin'"”Love's Holiday"”Jupitar"……
It is an album with much music that it knows without with a fan.
The EWF first BEST version!
Contains "Got To Get To Into Your Life""Love Music""September" which is not collected in an original album.
The best album having a new song is fun!
Contains famous ballad "”After The Love Has Gone"written by David Foster, Jay Gradon ,Bill Champlin.
Also contains ”Boggie Wonderland "with Emotions""In The Stone"
The album which wears well even if I listen to it how many times.
Firstly ,when I knew this news that Earth,Wind & Fire was going to release a Christmas album.
Secondly, when I hear some Japanese sentence from the standard for kids"Yukiya konnkonn"
Thirdly , when my soul was so moved to dance with funky cover "Winter Wonderland "
Anyway this is the historical issue of EWF.
Who imagined that EWF released season album?
EWF arranged traditional tunes in the style of EWF and added holy and funky.
Special Event starts with "Joy to the World " full of the live feeling featuring a shout of Philip.
"Somebody Clap Your Hands"
I felt like being in front of stage covered with Christmas Illumination.
There included 2 songs of EWF.
"Happy Seasons "(Happy Feelin') and "December (September)
I wondered how these great songs change before I listened to...
But I got disapointed.
They only put the portion of "Happy Season' into "Happy Feelin'" as the portions of September were changed into December.
These 2 songs should not be featured, I thought.
The CM music which changed "System of Survival" into the Coca Cola,
That was further fresher.
However, I really got satisfied with other songs.
They were beautiful and surprising enough to spend wonderful season.
Especially. "Winter Wonderland "
During the season last year, this song was always on played in my brain.
1. Joy to the World
2. Happy Seasons
3. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
4. Winter Wonderland
5. What Child Is This?
6. Away In a Manger
7. The Little Drummer Boy
8. Every Day Is Like Christmas
9. The First Noel
10. Sleigh Ride
11. Snow
12. Jingle Bell Rock
13. December
Produced by Philip Bailey & Myron McKinley
Excective Producer / Philip J Bailey
Album Sequenced / Verdine White
Horn Arrenger / Jerry Hey & Bill Meyers
Bass/ Verdine White
Piano, Keys, Syths/ Myron McKinley
Rhodes/ Bill Meyers
Drums/ John Paris
Guitar/ Morris O'Connor & Steg Dimitrijevic
Percussion/ Stacey Lamont Sydnor
Organ/ Jerry Peters
Trumpet/ G Grant & W Bergeron
Alto.Tenor Sax/ Gary Bias
Alto,Tenor Trombone/ Reggie Young
Lead Vocal/ Philip J Bailey, Philip Doron Bailey
Background Vocal/
Philip J Bailey, Philip Doron Bailey, B David Whitworth, Daniel McClain
Tim Kepler, Valerie Bailey, Lynne Fiddmont, Sherri Bryant
