Live in Velfarre

Live in Velfarre (1998)



This is a Live source of the legend performed in Roppongi Velfarre on April 20th in 1995!
Roppongi Velfarre was the big disco in Japan.

There was live in Nippon Budokan on the next day, so it was EWF enjoyment by continuation for 2 days for me.



2 days were same mostly, but the played number was very different in audience's aerial sense.
Even though it was in huge disco , we could feel Earth,Wind & Fire around here right now more than usual ,my tension went up .

It was a luxurious experience that Ｉ　could shake my body according to the groove of hit songs of EWF.

These CDs are the same contents, and something with the different title is sold a lot
such as Plugged in & Liveor Greatest Hits Live.


Plugged in and Live

1. In the Stone
2. September
3. Let Your Feelings Show
4. Let's Groove
5. Sun Goddess
6. Can't Hide Love
7. Boogie Wonderland
8. Fantasy
9. Reasons
10. That's the Way of the World
11. Africano
12. I'll Write a Song for You
13. Be Ever Wonderful
14. After the Love Is Gone
15. Shining Star
16. System of Survival
17. Sing a Song
18. Devotion


Maurice White/ Lead Vocals,kalimba, Percussion
Philip Bailey/ Lead Vocals, Percussion
Verdine White/ Bass
Ralph Johnson/ Vocals, Percussion
Sheldon Reynolds/ Vocals, guitar
Sonny Emory/ Drums
Morris Plesure/ Musical Director, Keyboards
Mike McKnight/ Keyboards
David Romeo/ Percussion
Carl Carlwell/ Vocals
Ray Brown/ Trumpets
Scott Mayo/ Saxphones
Reggie Young/ Trombone
Dee Dee Weathers/ Dancer
Kyausha Simpson/ Dancer


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３

３　/　Stanley Clarke & George Duke （1989）




The 3rd album by a project of bassist Stanley Clarke and keyboard player George Duke with the deep friendship .

The ability of 2 people was crashed to 1 of some sophisticated thick contents!
This album is like jewelry box with beautiful melody and funky grooves!

The members of Earth,Wind&Fire were in the luxurious guests who participated.

The famous tune "Oh,Oh" was written by Robert Brookins with these 2 people.
Robert Brookins also participated in a keyboard.

Once listening, it's the simplicity you'll feel like humming immediately, but it's the powerful striking number.

Philip Bailey participated in "Mothership Connection" with vocal.

The fun work by which voices of luxurious guests intersects in a funky motif for this song.

Jerry Hey participated with a trumpet!
Anyway this song featured the voices of artists as follows///


Stanley Clarke,George Duke, Nduge Chancler, Philip Bailey,Darrel Cox, Carl Carwell,Phil Perry.

We can easily confirm the voice of Philip Bailey!


1. Pit Bulls (An Endangered Species)
2. Oh Oh
3. No Place to Hide
4. Somebody Else
5. Mothership Connection (Star Child)
6. Right by My Side
7. From the Deepest Corner of My Heart
8. Lady
9. Find Out Who You Are
10. Quiet Time
11. Fingerprints
12. Always



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Singles III

Singles III / Noriko Sakai　（2000）



This is the best album of Japanese 90's Idol singer Noriko Sakai .
There is a song Maurice White and Bill Meyers did write!
OH OH OH~We are the Winners~
OH OH OH～We are the winners


This song was produced and released as the campaign song of J-League ,soccer association.
This song was written by Maurice White, Bill Meyers and Kumi Misawa.
Yasushi Akimoto took part of writing Japanese words.

The music is powerful and beautiful!
It's full of the uplifting feeling of running and passion.
The vicinity where a sub-melody is piled up on a back of the main melody.
The approach sounds like EWF..

They didn't participate in a performance, but this song must be listened for the EWF fan!

1. あなたが満ちていく
2. 笑顔が忘れられない
3. 誘われて…
4. OH OH OH~We are the Winners~
5. 碧いうさぎ
6. Here I am~泣きたい時は泣けばいい~
7. 鏡のドレス
8. 涙色
9. 横顔
10. PURE
11. 恋人たちのカレンダー
12. あなたと見た空
13. 蝶々
14. おはようの風景
15. ミルク ティー



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This Is Niecy

This Is Niecy /　Deniece Williams （1976）　



This is the album of Deniece Williams featring menbers of Earth, Wind & Fire!
Famous tune "Free"in this album was also featured in EWF's best album as Deniece Williams　With EWF.

We can listen in some songs to Maurice White's vocal .
”Watching Over ”is really like the funk of EWF.
Cause this song was written by D Williams, M White, F White, V White, J Peter, Al McKay.
I really love this album!


1. It's Important to Me
2. That's What Friends Are For
3. How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
4. Cause You Love Me, Baby
5. Free
6. Watching Over
7. If You Don't Believe

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney


Maurice White (v)
Verdine White (b)
Al McKay (g)
Fred White (d)



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Tribute To Earth,Wind & Fire

Tribute To Earth,Wind & Fire　/ Lenny White（2004）



This is the great cover album of Earth,Wind & Fire performed by jazz drummer Lenny White.
Gorgeous participation member make us softly listen the famous piece of music of EWF.
To a considerably heavy jazz taste absent-mindedly.
It is a wonderful album that expresses the charm of the tune to its maximum by an air feeling different from the original.
Especially, we are so hearld with slow" After the Love Has Gone" that Vanessa Rubin sings.

1. Evil
2. Fantasy
3. Earth, Wind & Fire
4. After the Love Has Gone
5. See the Light
6. Runnin'
7. Spirit
8. Getaway


Lenny White (ds)
Ron Carter (b)
Patrice Rushen (b)
Bireli Lagrene (g)
Wallace Roney (tp)
Antoine Roney (sax)
Vanessa Rubin (vo)
Christopher Sholar (g)




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Frontier

Frontier / Kahoru Kohiruimaki (1995)


FRONTIER

Maurice White produced two songs of the ninth album of Japanese feamale singer Kaoru Kohiruimaki.
"Danjerin Moonlight"and "Frontier".

All these two pieces are absolutely cool in these albums!

Tangerine moonnight　thrill us with the danceable melody .
Though "Frontier" is the magnificent number with beautiful melody ,Japanese words does not come enough nicely.
Anyway, this album is the one that all EWF fan must have.



Bill Meyers and Sheldon Reynolds also participated in this two songs..

1. コントロール Control
2. レッツ・シェア・ラヴ Let's Share Love
3. ティアーズ・オブ・ジョイ Tears Of Joy
4. タンジェリン・ムーンナイト Danjerin Moonnight
5. グッドバイ・キス Good-Bye Kiss
6. ガラスのメリーゴーランド Merry Go-Round Of Glasses
7. ハートのスペース Space Of Heart
8. 探してエンジェル Angel, Please Look For Him
9. フロンティア Frontier
10. スマイル・フォー・ミー Smile For Me


4 produces by Maurice wihte & Bill Meyers
Written By Maurice White, Bill Meyers, Sheldon Reynolds,Kahoru Kohiruimaki
Sound Design And Programming / Mike McKnight, Bill Meyers
Horns Arrangement / Bill Meyers

9 produces by Maurice wihte & Bill Meyers
Written By Branda Russeli, Billy Young ,Kahoru Kohiruimaki
Sound Design And Programming / Mike McKnight, Bill Meyers
Horns Arrangement / Bill Meyers

Guitar/ Sheldon Reynolds/4,9
Horns/ Gerald Albright, Georege Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Michael Stewart/4,9

Trumprts /Jerry Hey And Gary Grant/1,2,5,7,8,
Trombone/ Bill Reichenbach/1,7,8,
Saxphone/ Dan Higgins



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Come Into Our World

Come Into Our World / The Emotions (1979)



The 8th album of The Emotions produced by Maurice White .

These songs sounds like EWF because of participation of members of Earth,Wind & Fire!
Exciting beat force me to dance when I listen to this.

" What's the Name of Your Love?" records a 30th place of US R&B chart.
Duet of Maurice White and The Emotions can be enjoyed with "The Movie".

I'm sorry that i couldn't find the store where you could get this item at present.


1. What's The Name Of Your Love?
(M White, D Foster, A Willis)

2. Cause I Love You
(G Glen, D Pruitt)

3. Come Into My World
(W Hutchinson, W Vaughn)

4. On & On
(M White, D Foster, S Whitt)

5. I Should Be Dancing
(M Henderson)

6. Where Is Your Love?
(R Vannelli)

7. The Movie
(M White, D Foster, D Paich,A Willis)

8. Layed Back
(W Hutchinson, W Vaughn)

9. Yes, I Am
(R Vannelli)

Produced by Maurice White

Keyboards / Tennyson Stevens, Wayne Vaughn, David Foster, David Paich, Gary Glenn
Guitars/ Marlo Henderson, Roland Bautista
Bass/ Keni M Burke, Charles Hosch, Verdine White
Drums/ Steve Ferrone, Ricky Lawson, Fred White
Percussion/ Paulinho da Costa
Syndrums/ Leon Chandler
Trumpets/ Rahmlee Micheal Davis, Bobby Bryant, Nolan A Smith, Steve Madaio, Elmer Brown
Trombones/ Louis Satterfield, Garnett Brown, Maurice Spears, Lew McCreay




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Souljazzz

Souljazzz / Rahmlee Michael Davis（1985）



Solo album of Rahmlee、former member of horn section of Earth,Wind　&　Fire.

He took charge to Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion as well as Trumpet.
And he also make us hear to his vocal.

He made us listened some famous toun such as 2,4,9 by a futuristic mood while leaving a taste of the original.
I love ”Love Zone”originally recoreded by Billy Ocean.

Larry Dunn participated in Co-Produse and Drum Programming in "Another Day in Paradise".


1. Heaven
Written by Keith Thomas and BeBe Winans

2. Love Zone
Written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond and Billy Ocean

3. Gemini
Written by Rahmlee

4. Another Day in Paradise
Written by Phil Collins

5. Mandela
Written by Rahmlee and Sonya Muhammed

6. Tru Luv
Written by Rahmlee and Dale Harrell

7. Poinciana
Written by Buddy Bernier and Nat Simon

8. Stop
Written by Rahmlee, Tameron Gennae and Sonya Muhammed

9. My Favorite Things
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers

10. All in a Day
Written by Rahmlee and Sonya Muhammed

1. Blues Fa Don
Written by Rahmlee


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Truly For You

Truly For You / Temptations　（1984）



The chorus group which has debuted in 1961.
Famous song ”My girl ”was covered by various artists .
This album of Temptations featuring Alli Ollie Woodson with a new lead vocal.
Single "Treat Her Like a Lady " recorded the smash hit which enters about 2 of R&B chart.

Al McKay and Ralph Johnson of Earth,Wind & Fire participated as producers of this album!

They gatherd a beautiful chorus of Temptations and a light tune excellently.
Johnny Graham aiso participated with gitar.


01. Running
02. Treat Her Like a Lady
03. How Can You Say That It's Over
04. My Love Is True (Truly for You)
05. Memories
06. Just to Keep You in My Life
07. Set Your Love Right
08. I'll Keep My Light in My Window


Al McKay/ Guitar
Jonny Graham/ Guitar
Ralph Johnson/ Percussion
Paulinco Da Costa/ Percussion



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A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire

A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire　/ Devoted Spirits（2005）



This is Debut album of Devoted Spirits!
Collaboration of these 3 people enrolled in Sheldon Reynolds, Larry Dunn, Morris Plesure.

It consists of it forcusing on the numbers of the famous tune of Earth Wind and Fire.

Everything is speedy and fresh for a sophisticated arrangement.

It's as far as I'm happy, that it can be satisfied with a vocal of Sheldon Reynolds to the fullest.
There was songs Sheldon Reynolds took a lead vocal for an album of Earth,Wind & Fire, but... the album we can listen to his vocal all the while was the first .


Maurice White also participated with vocal in "Stand Up Now "!
A picture of Maurice and Sheldon also appeared on a jacket of the album.

There was a new song for this album "Rhythm of Love "
It us so cool!

You must listen to it!


1. Devoted Spirits Intro

2. September/Mighty Mighty

3. Sunshine

4. Serpentine Fire

5. All About Love (Interlude)

6. Smooth/Can't Hide Love

7. Fantasy

8. Brazilian Rhyme/In the Name of Love (Interlude)

9. Alpha/After the Love Is Gone

10. Stand Up Now


11. That's the Way of the World

12. Devotion

13. Running

14. Sunday Morning (Interlude)

15. Serpentine Fire (Interlude)

16. Sunday Morning

17. Rhythm of Love

18. See the Light

19. Light of Day (Interlude)

20. Loves Holiday

21. Rock That

22. Faces




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