Come On Up

Come On Up / Brian Culbertson （2003）



I go so eased with his expressive of piano .
Brian Culbertson is a pianist,composer and music producer in the smooth jazz ,world fusion.

Album In the year 2009 "Bringing Back the Funk" ,many EWF members participated.

→Bringing Back the Funk

This is his seventh album, he covered EWF classic tune ,"Serpentine Fire 2!

Wow nice !

It noticed me again that piano was a tool with so much expression.
Arrangement of this tune was close to the original ,but a piano melody was so fresh !

Former EWF Horns, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Bill Reichenbach joined as well!

For adults to listen to other songs too!
Possible intoxication MUSIC with many guests!

1. Intro

2. Say What? (Featuring Steve Cole)

3. Midnight (Album Version) (Featuring Marcus Miller and Steve Cole)

4. Playin' (Album Version)

5. Days Gone By

6. What Up B?

7. Serpentine Fire

8. Fly High

9. Last Night(Featuring Rick Braun)

10. Come On Up (Featuring Norman Brown)

11. Our Love

12. Funky B




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Kiss Me With The Wind

Kiss Me With The Wind　/　Brenda Russel　(1990）
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Brenda Russell is a songwriter　with so much talent that was offering songs to the various artists such as Earth,Wind & Fire or Stevie Wonder, Sting.

All songs in this album were the compositions of her own writing .
(Alyhough There are several songs written with Narada Micheal Walden. )

Her lyrics and the melodies were so confortable to remember!
I feel like get healed with her voice.

Philip Bailey participated in her fifth album by the backing vocal.
The third tune of this album,"All American"

It says they are all same American though there have different histories respectively and circumstances, too.
It is peaceful music of grandeur
The guest was so gorgeous probably because of that meanning!

Background vocal/ Phil Perry, Philip Bailey, James Ingram,
Sharon Robinson, Stephane Spruill, Brenda Russele


As for Phil Perry and Philip Bailey, the casting is often done together.
Though it was really cool and wonderful chorus ･･･
I was not able to confirm the voice of Philip Bailey.
Duets are gladder than choruses for the fan.

1. Kiss Me With The Wind

2. Stupid Love

3. All American

4. Stop Running Away

5. Waiting For You

6. Justice In Truth

7. Dinner With Gershwin

8. Good For Love

9. Night Train To Leningrad

10. Drive My Car ('til Sunset)

11. On Your Side



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The Carnival

The Carnival / Wyclef Jean (1997)



I found this CD by the result I did net retrieval of by a word and phrase of Earth,Wind & Fire.

Because EWF participated in his album "The Ecleftic -2 Sides II A Book", I also expected it this album.

But voice or performance of Earth,Wind & Fire didn't appear.

" A song called To All The Girls" is using a backing phrase of "Sunshine" of EWF.

Rap jumps in good on this striking rhythm.
In Cool and Hot Rap tune.

The cheerful contents makes us listen the melodies matched with our ears besides this song .
Wyclef Jean has added new essence to a famous tune in the past.

This album filled in diversity very much.


1. Intro/Court/Clef/Intro (Skit/Interlude)
2. Apocalypse
3. Guantanamera
4. Pablo Diablo (Interlude)
5. Bubblegoose
6. Prelude To 'All The Girls' (Interlude)
7. To All The Girls
8. Down Lo Ho (Interlude)
9. Anything Can Happen
10. Gone Till November
11. Words Of Wisdom (Interlude)
12. Year Of The Dragon
13. Sang Fezi
14. Fresh Interlude
15. Mona Lisa
16. Street Jeopardy
17. Killer M.C. (Interlude)
18. We Trying To Stay Alive
19. Gunpowder
20. Closing Arguments (Interlude/Skit)
21. Enter The Carnival (Interlude)
22. Jaspora
23. Yele
24. Carnival



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Modern Drummer August'90

Modern Drummer August'90



An interview of Sonny Emory appears on the drum magazine which represents the world "Modern Drummer" and a cover of August in 90 !
Sonny Emory did the gig with various big artists. Even if I'm not a drum fan, such inside story is dragged.
These episodes attracted and interested me so much!
The episode when he speaked by telephone at first time with Philip Bailey and David Samborn.
The episode when he took a tour of Earth,Wind & Fire
I suppose that EWF fan would like to check this article .




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Pathway To Your Heart

Pathway To Your Heart /　B. Dave Whitworth　（1992）

Pathway To Your Heart

I found solo of B David Witworth!
I was so excited to see that!
Coz I like his voice and dance so mch!
This recored featured 4 versions of 1 song.

A1 Pathway To Your Heart (Stop N Go Mix) 7:15
A2 Pathway To Your Heart (Reacing Heart Mix) 6:53
B1 Pathway To Your Heart (Pathway To Your House Mix) 7:17
B2 Pathway To Your Heart (Radio Mix) 3:38

Impressive song with cool choir!



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Rapture

Rapture　/ Anita Baker (1984)



Anita Baker was a lead singer of Chapter 8・
But belonging recordmaker went bankrupt, in 1983, from Beverly Glenn, she got solo debut!
She became famous as the force party singer who has remarkable singing ability, you know!
EWF members participated in her second solo album .

Gary Bias participated in song production in the single "Sweet Love" that a hit was recorded.
It's catchy and asleep!
I really recommend this album.
Works of EWF members participation were such below.

Gregg Moore / Guitar on ①,②,⑦,
Don Myrick/ Saxphone on ②
Pauilinho da Costa / Percussion on ①,②,⑥,⑦,⑧,
Gary Bias/ Writing on ①




1. Sweet Love
2. You Bring Me Joy
3. Caught Up In The Rapture
4. Been So Long
5. Mystery
6. No One In The World
7. Same Ole Love
8. Watch Your S




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The Lady Killer

The Lady Killer / Cee-Lo Green (2010)



Philip Bailey did participate in the album of Cee-Lo Green .
Cee-Lo Green is American singer , rapper, songwritter.

I didn't know his name.
Songs of this album was indeed melodious though I expected that hard rap was
unfolded.
"I have license to kill" dialogue of 007 is quoted and it was humorous ...

Nostalgic funk sound feeling in the 90's unexpectedly at the center ･･･

Well, it is a wonderful number of slow "Fool For You"
that our Philp Bailey participated with vocal.

However, it was regrettable for the fan that the volume of his voice was restrained.

Sweet love song !

I like this best in this album!

1. Lady Killer Theme (Intro)

2. Bright Lights Bigger City

3. Forget You

4. Wildflower

5. Bodies

6. Please (feat. Selah Sue)

7. Satisfied

8. I Want You

9. Cry Baby

10. Fool For You (feat. Philip Bailey)

11. Its Ok

12. Old Fashioned

13. Lady Killer Theme (Outro)

14. F**k You




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In The Night

In The Night (Expanded Edition)/　Robert Brookins　(1986）



The first album of Robert Brookins becomes a CD at last!
I bought that record and it's made a CD by processing by a PC.
This album was revalued after he dies.
Moreover 2 songs of bonus sound track were added as to the 10 songs of a record.
The number that added was familiar to RB fans , but I think this CD is a mast item .
The ability of his music was so wonderful !
The best RB album!
"Are You Bad Enough", is self cover of the music offered to ISLEY BROTHERS.

1. Our Lives
2. If You Only Knew
3. In the Beginning
4. You Got Me Runnin'
5. I'm Holding on to You
6. Sensuality
7. Be My Weakness
8. Are You Bad Enough
9. Come to Me
10. In the Night
11. Our Lives (Extended Club Mix)Bonus Tracks
12. Incredulous (Non Album Track)Bonus Tracks




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Spiritually Speaking

Spiritually Speaking (then and now)/ Blaze (2003)



Blaze　is the band of house-music tracks with heavy gospel, soul and afrobeat .
I imajgin that this aｌbum was contained with quiet gospel songs ,but It was the happy musical pieces that body moved unconsciously.

Our Philip Bailey participated with vocal in "Breath"!
High-pitched tone of Philip Bailey did give much impact to the electronic,!
If you were a PB fan ,You'd better listen to it.


1. Melodies of Love

2. Breathe (featuring Philip Bailey)

3. Gloria Muse (the Yoga Song)

4. Do You Remember House

5. Sweeter than the Day Before

6. Where You are

7. I Think of You

8. Black Byrd Interlude-Spiritually Speaking

9. One World

10. Roots Interlude

11. Black Byrd

12. Black Byrd Flying Free

13. World Peace

14. If You Should Need A Friend

15. All that I Should Know

16. So Special

17. Good Life

18. Wishing You were Here

19. How Deep is Your Love

20. Elevation

21. Elements of Life

22. We are One

23. Change the World




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In The Name Of Luv

In The Name Of Luv　/　Tom Glide & The Luv All Stars　(2010）



A friend of mine，Kim gave this information!

Members of EWF participated in the album.
Rahmlee Michael Davis, Larry Dunn, Greg Moore participated


To me I never heard the name of this group, But they played really funky sound!
You may remaind the sound of EWF in Age of 80's !
Horns and scat vocals sounds like it!
My body started to shake at the first listen!

I think that EWF fan have to have it!

1 Get It Off (feat. Tio)
2 What's Your Fantasy (feat. Tio)
3 I'm Crazy (feat. Orlando Johnson)
4 I'm Not The Same Man (Every Since Then I) [feat. Orlando Johnson]
5 Overture
6 Can U Feel It (feat. Tio)
7 Kool Party (feat. Tio)
8 Luv Is Comin Up (feat. Tio)
9 Come To Me (feat. Tio)
10 Love Me Like U Do (A Night In Tlv) [feat. Rahmlee]
11 In The Name Of Luv (feat. Orlando Johnson)




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