Routes

Routes / Ramsey Lewis (1980)
                                                      feat. Earth,Wind & Fire


This is one of historical album that Ramsey Lewis and EWF got together .
From the bigginning, electro piano of Ramsey Lewis lightly pursue scats of Maurice White and John Lind in "Whisper Zone" .
And It easily takes us to the world of them.

Larry Dunn took part in writting in 5 songs.
Among them "Colors In Space"was really like the one of EWF.
I was excited!

Precious sound source in which Earth,Wind & Fire members of those days have participated !
Fan of EWF have to have it!

personals


Ramsey Lewis / Steiway Concer Piano & Fender Rhodes
Larry Dunn / Synthesizer, Piano, Fender Rhodes & Synthesizer Programming
Al McKay / Guitar
Byron Miller / Bass
Ndugh Chancler/ Drums
Kenny Burke/ Bass
Roland  Bautista/ Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa, Philip Bailey, Fred White/ Percussion
Don Myrick / Saxphone
Louis Satterfield / Saxphone
Rahmlee / Flugihom
Michale Davis / Trumpet
James Godson /Drums
Maurice White & <strong>John Lind</strong>/ Vocal
<strong>Warren Weiberg</strong>/ Vocals



1. Whisper Zone
(J Lind, L Dunn, A Mckay)

2. High Point
(L Dunn, A Mckay D Mckay,)

3. Tondelayo
(L Dunn, L White)

4. Caribbean Blue
(L Dunn)

5. Looking Glass
(R Lewis)

6. Come Back Jack
(T Poref)

7. Colors In Space
(M White, L Dunn)

8. Crystals 'n Sequence
(A R Toussaint)

9. You Are The Reason
(J L Mack)

10. Hell On Wheels
(A R Toussaint)

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Feat.Fred White

Albums feat.Fred White


★　This Is Niecy /　Deniece Williams （1976）　


★　Rejoice / Emotions (1977)


★ Just A Stone's Throw Away / Valerie Carter (1977)


★　Love Island/ Deodato(1978)


★　Come Into Our World /The Emotions (1979)


★　Tender Togetherness/Stanley Turrentine　（1981）


★　Feel My Soul/ Jennifer Holliday (1983)



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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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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".

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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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Feel My Soul

Feel My Soul / Jennifer Holliday (1983)




Jennifer Holiday got many prizes by Broadway musical "DREAMGIRLS" and built the place by the musical star up then.

This is her solo debut album of such force party includes hit song " I Am Love " written by Maurice White and David Foster!
The powerful and certain singing ability matches with a song of every kind of style tightly.
This Album was produced by Maurice White !
Members of Earth,Wind & Fire also participated in this album!
Especially I love this song inside, "Shine A Light "!
This song starts with vocoder of Larry Dunn just like biginning of "Let's Groove"
A chorus of Maurice White and Emotions gave this song more of delight and funk.
A melody may also be slightly similar to "Let's Groove".
You must have this album!


1. Just Let Me Wait
(J Lind, B Meyers)

2. I Am Ready Now
(D Lasley, W Wileox)

3. This Game Of Love (I'm Never Coming Down)
(N Ashfold, V Simpson)

4. I Am Love
(M White, D Foster, A Willis)

5. Shine A Light
(M White, W Vaughn, W Vaughn))

6. Just For A While
(R Vannelli, G Vannelli)

7. My Sweet Delight
(M White, D Foster, T Haynes)

8. Change Is Gonna Come
(M White)

9. This Day

Produced by Maurice White
Horn & Strings Arrangements/ Bill Meyers (1,2,3,6,8)
Horn Arrangements/ Jerry Hey (4,5,7)
Guitar Solo/ Rouland Bautista (3)
Synthesizer Solo/ Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards/ Bill Meyers, Wayne Vaughn, David Foster, Edwin Hawkins
Bass/ Nathan East
Drums/ Ricky Lawson , Fred White
Percussion/ Paulinho Da Costa
Vocoder/ Larry Dunn
Additional vocals/ Wanda Vaughn, Jeanette Hawes, Crystal Wilson, Maurice White


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Tender Togetherness

★　Tender Togetherness　/ Stanley Turrentine　（1981）



When I checked the leaflet in this album, I nearly mistook and thought this was album of Earth,Wind&Fire!

The tenor sax player Stanley Turrentine was called the most expensive jazz musician with the highest guarantee after super hits of "Sugar"and"Cherry "

Many members of EWF paticipated in his album "　Tender Togetherness".
This is really exciting album with full funk under the producion of Larry Dunn!
Let me intoduce the pesonals in this album as below.
Don't you think it's essense item that EWF fan must have?

Philip Bailey participated with back vocal and percussion in "Only You and Me".
This song futured lead vocal of Diann Reeves,
But if possible ,Ｉ　wanted to listen with the lead vocal of Philip!
But if it was so, this sound like an album of EWF perfectly.

Famous tune "After the Love Is Gone " of Earth,Wind&Fire also recorded in this!.
The touch of tune is little different from the original , and it may be fun.



1. Hermanos
Arrange ｂｙ Larry Dunn ,Eddie Del BarrioRal
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ acoustic piano, synthesizers
Eddie Del Bario/ fender Rhodes,p iano
Fred White/ drums
Nathan East/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ electric guitar
Paulinho Da Costa/ percussion
Ralph Johnson/ percussion
Steve Dunn/ percussion
Jeff Johnson/ synthesizer, computer synthesizer

2. I'll Give You My Love
Arrange ｂｙ Larry Dunn ,Rouland Bautista
Horns arranged by Phonix Horns
Strings arranged by George Del Bario
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ moog, bass, percussion
Denzil A Miller,Jr/ fender rhodes, clavinet
Leon Chancier/ drums
Byron Miller/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Marlena Jeter/ vocals
Gwen Matthews/ vocals
Louis Satterfield/ trombone
Don Myrick/ alto sax
Ramlee Michale Davis/ trumpet
Mike Harris/ trumpet
Andrew Woolfolk/ tenor sax

3. Tamarac
Arrange by Larry Dunn ,Steve Dunn
Horns arranged by Phonix Horns
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ fender Rhodes, noog bass, synthesizers
Byron Miller/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Fred White/ percussion
Philip Bailey/ percussion
Don Myrick/ alto sax
Louis Satterfield/ trombone
Ramlee Michale Davis/ trumpet
Mike Harris/ trumpet
Andrew Woolfolk/ tenor sax
Steve Dunn/ moog bass, percussion, drums

4. After the Love Is Gone
Vocal Arranged ｂｙ Larry Dunn ,Steve Lynn Davis
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ fender rhodes, synthesizers
Fred White/ drums
Nathan East/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Steve Dunn/ percussion
Lynn Davis/ vocals
Louis Satterfield/ trombone
Don Myrick/ alto sax
Ramlee Michale Davis/ trumpet
Andrew Woolfolk/ tenor sax
Wiiliam Reichenback/ bass, trombone,
Mike Harris/ trumpet
Jerry Hey/ trumpet
Sidney Muldaow/ french horn
David Duke/ french horn

5. Cherubim
Arranged ｂｙ Larry Dunn
Strings arranged by George Del Bario
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ fender rhodes, synthesizers
Leon Chancier/ drums
Nathan East/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ electric guitar
Tom Piggott/ crumar synthesizers
Paulinho Da Costa/ percussion
Ralph Johnson/ percussion
Steve Dunn/ percussion

6. Only You and Me
Strings arranged by George Del Bario
Background vocals arranged by Larry Dunn. Philip Bailey
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ moog synthesizers, vibes
Eddie Del Bario/piano
Leon Chancier/ drums
Fred White/ percussion
Byron Miller/ buss guitar
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Dianne Reeves/ lead vocal
Philip Bailey/ background vocal, percussion

7. World Chimes
Horn and strings arranged by George Del Bario
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ fender rhodes, synthesizers
Steve Dunn/ drums
Nathan East/ bass guitar
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Andrew Woolfolk/ tenor sax
Don Myrick/ alto sax
Ramlee Michale Davis/ trumpet
Wiiliam Reichenback/ bass, trombone,
Jerry Hey/ trumpet
Sidney Muldaow/ french horn
David Duke/ french horn

8. Pure Love (Interlude)
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Denzil A Miller,Jr/ piano

9. Havin' Fun With Mr. T.
Arrange ｂｙ Larry Dunn ,Denzil A Miller
Vocals arranged by Larry Dunn. Denzil A Miller,Jr
Leon Chancier/ tenor sax, drums
Byron Miller/ tenor sax, bass
Stanley Turrentine/　tenor sax
Larry Dunn/ moog synthesizers, vibes
Denzil A Miller,Jr/ piano, clavinet
Roland Bautista/ guitar
Marlene Jeter/ vocals
Gwen Matthews/ vocal


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Just A Stone's Throw Away

Just A Stone's Throw Away / Valerie Carter (1977)



The 2nd solo album of Valerie Carter who had made many collaboration with various artists!

She's learned about by a category of a rock'n'roll, but the songs recorded in this album is expressive in various way!
She heal our ears and hearts with suitable way of singing from a ballade ,blues as well as a good song of up tempo tune.
I think it was from the relationship of the contest with the former artists, many big artists participated in this album !

Our Earth,Wind&Fire also participated in ２songs of this album.
They gave a happy groove to this album under Maurice White's produce.

Produce&Back Vocal/ Maurice White
Base/ Verdine White
Gutar/ Al McKay
Keyboard/ Larry Dunn
Drums/ Fred White
Sax/ Andrew Woolfolk
Sax/ Don Myrick


"So, So, Happy" is a light and fun song.
When you listen to this,your heart soon gets to skip!

”City Lights”is really the sound of EWF!
The song was writtten by EWF member and plyed with the beats of EWF on 70's!
If it was recorded in an album of EWF, it's so natural.

If there is any fan of EWF who has not checked yet → should listen by all means!


1. Ooh Child
2. Ringing DoorbellsIn The Rain
3. Heartache
4. Face Of Appalachia
5. So, So, Happy
6. A Stones's Throw Away
7. Cowboy Angel
8. City Lights
9. Back To Blue Some More



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