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".

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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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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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The Piano Player

The Piano Player / Ramsey Lewis (1969)



An album in 1969 of Ramsey Lewis which Charles Stepney participated completely.
This excellent record was CD-ized.

A drummer was Maurice White!.
After this album, Maurice Jenings joined as a drummer instead of Maurice White,
This album was the last one that featuterd Maurice White as a member.

Music by Charles Stepney work is included much, and a delicate piano of Ramsey tuneful handed down to our hearts.
We can be healed and also flooded with luxurious feeling.


1 The Distant Dreamer
2 A Rainy Day In Centerville
3 Everybody's Talkin'
4 Didn't We
5 Whenever , Whenever
6 Close Your Eyes And Remember
7 You've Made Me So Very Happy
8 The Love I Feel For You
9 Time And Space
10 Golden Slumber
11 Do I Love Her

Personals
Ramsey Lewis/ piano
Cleveland J Eaton/ bass
Maurice White/ drums,



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Always You

Always You / James Ingram (2007)



As well as James Ingram is famous as a soul music singer.
He is also known as a songwriter , producer and the musical craftsman who can handle many musical instruments by himself.
”Just Once”　and "One Hundred Ways" in the album "The Dude" of Quincy Jones which he participated vocally won R&B best vocal performance of a Grammy , his celebrity spread quickly...
He was producing many hit songs after that.
He also deal with a theme song of a movie in 90 's.

Maurice White produced １ song in his 5th album.
Too Much for This Heart
We can listen to Maurice's voice in backyard.
His voice is just piled up on rust, and a melody rises more refreshingly.
Bill Meyers also participated with keyboards.
A comment of Maurice White to James appears on a jacket.

James Ingram has a voice that I have admired for a long time-
a marvelous instrument coupled with a soulful delivery.
It was indeed a pleasure to work and create with you my dear friend.

1. Someone Like You
2. Let Me Love You This Way
3. Always You
4. Treat Her Right
5. A Baby's Born
6. This Is the Night
7. You Never Know What You Got
8. Too Much for This Heart
9. Sing for the Children
10. Any Kind of Love

Trumpet/ Jerry Hey , Gary Grant, 5.9,10

Too Much for This Heart
Produced by Maurice White
Arranged by Bill Meyers & Maurice White
Keyboards/ Bill Meyers
Background Vocals/ Maurice White




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