Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album

Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album (2004)




The Olympic holding system of Beijing was gorgeous, wasn't it?
I just judged by news, since letting it through, I'm not seeing....

A formal album including the theme song was sold in case of last Olympics in Athens.
Artists of the world competed.
Luxury like the Olympics!
Destiny's Child and will. I am, Moby and Pubulic Enemy...
Surprising conbination in usual were achived!

The person who doesn't listen to this album ,you should get by all means!

Earth,Wind& Fire also participated in among these.
" Love Together" Earth Wind & Fire - Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva is a rapper in London.
A chorus of EWF and his rap sounds so good and cool!
Tension of the person who hears is livened!

Because this song was also recorded in "Illumination" of a Japanese edition, the person from whom it itself learns about this song thinks it's a lot, this is EWF independent Version
Scat of Philip Bailey decorates instead rap Roots Manuva.


For The EWF fan, I think both version are nesessary to be listened!

1. 　Knocking On Heaven's Door - Avril Lavigne

2.　 I Know - Destiny's Child - will.i.am

3. 　By Your Side - Timbaland - Kiley Dean - Utada

4. 　Universal Prayer - Tiziano Ferro - Jamelia

5. 　Thousand Years - Sting - Maritza

6. 　All The Way - Beres Hammond - Les Nubians

7. 　Issues - Mr. G 8. Love Together - Earth Wind & Fire - Roots Manuva

9. Eyes On The Prize - Wayne Wonder - Neneh Cherry

10. We Want Peace - Lenny Kravitz - Kadim Al Sahir

11. Oh Yeah - Macy Gray - Keziah Jones

12. MKLVFKWR - Moby - Public Enemy

13. Stand - Alice Cooper - Xzibit

14. Everlasting - Hernert Groenemeyer - Cheb Mami - George Dalaras

15. Still Standing - Brian Eno - Skin - Rachid Taha

16. Pass The Flame - Trevorn Horn - Yiannis Kotsiras - Tarkan




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As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets /　Deniece Williams（1988）



Though the voice of Deniece Williams is magnificent, why will it be so pretty?

An expression of voice changes variously by a song.
Even this album 、we can enjoy such her allure fully.

" I Can't Wait ", this album starts with this catchy song.

Philip Bailey participated in the slow number of 5 programs by the back vocal.

" Where did the memories go?" a high note of Philip Bailey livens feeling behind words and melody which expressed the painful thought that the person who loves was lost.

Back Vocal was constructed with George Duke, Carl Carwell, Mark Wiiliamson in addition to Philip Bailey.
So luxurious!


1. I Can't Wait
2. This Is as Good as It Gets
3. We Are Here to Change the World
4. All I Need
5. Memories
6. There's No Other
7. I Am Sure
8. It's You I'm After
9. Don't Stop the Love
10. Hold Me Tight



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Bringing Back The Funk

Bringing Back The Funk / Brian Culbertson（2008）

   
 This is the album that every EWF fan have to have!
 10th solo album of smooth jaz artist, Brian Culbertson. Ｉwas so surprised when I saw the participation member of this album!

Many members of Earth,wind & Fire are in!

Ｉ was so surprised again when I listened the sounds of this album!

So Funky and cool! The melodies which makes dear feel at the same time.

Those beats have the magic sinking in in mind comfortably.

Brian Culbertson also shows a vocal in addition to a keyboard and a trumpet.

The refreshing interesting vocal quality. 10tｈ numbers 、 "Let's Stay in Tonight" is the song which develops in the motif of the tarnish of the "September" of EWF.

You have to listen to it! Maurice White is an excective Producer of this album!
The participation member is luxurious, but here on this blog, I introduce the members of Earth,Wind & Fire at the inside.

1 Funkin' Like My Father (Album Version)

2 Always Remember (Album Version)

3 Hollywood Swinging

4 The House Of Music

5 You Got To Funkifize

6 The Groove

7 The World Keeps Going Around

8 Excuse Me... What's Your Name?

9 Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)

10Let's Stay In Tonight

 Sheldon Reynolds　1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10 Guitar,Vocals,Writing

Maurice White 1,3,4,7 Claps,Vocals,Writing

Ronnie Laws 4 Sax

Bill Meyers 4,6,10 Horn Arrangement

Sonny Emory 6,10 Drums

Larry Dunn 4,10 Claps,Fender Rhodes

Morris Plesure 6,10 Bass&Synth Bass




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Ultimate Earth, Wind & Fire

Ultimate Earth, Wind & Fire （2008）



This is the set of CD & DVD.
CD contains many famous tunes of Earth, Wind & Fire,And DVD is "Live By Request"that I introduced before.


I already had this DVD .
I didn't know that live DVD was this when I orderd this item.
I regerted at first!

But I got so happy when I found the valuable tune in this CD !
Earth Wind & Fire Megamix!

This is Megamix2000, I've never listened this Mix before!
It has been listened to this many times repeatedly.
It starts from the place where a phrase of "Let's Groove" is piled up on a chorus of September.
There is a sudden repeat, and there is a flashy grace note, and it's a mixture of the club specification.
Mixed famous tunes were 4 songs and rather little amount, but Mix into which "Rock That" is incorporated heard for the first time.

These are fused in 1 song excellently.
Megamix2000 is also good, but I also recommend this Mix fairly!

1. Let's Groove
2. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions
3. Fantasy
4. September
5. Fall in Love with Me
6. Shining Star
7. Serpentine Fire
8. Got to Get You into My Life
9. After the Love Has Gone
10. Reasons
11. In the Stone
12. Let Me Talk
13. Magnetic
14. Getaway
15. I've Had Enough
16. Thinking of You
17. Heritage - The Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire
18. Earth Wind & Fire Megamix: September/Let's Groove/Rock That/Boogie Wonderland



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Music as Medicine

Music as Medicine / Preston Glass (2008)



2nd Album of Preston Glass !
He is well known as a priducer and as a songwritter with many hit songs.

Maurice White participated　with lead vocal and writing song in "Panic Button "!　
It has been the number I love for up tempo cool music to the fullest.

In this album each song was sung by different vocalist .
Rich contents in a variety !
When it's compared with a previous work, new work has different atmosphere.
Ｉ　think you would be surprised at the size of the musicality of Preston Glass .


1 Love Will Get Us Through The Times - Glass, Preston & LaToya London

2 Groove Injection - Glass, Preston & Seabron

3 Blackberry - Glass, Preston & Ali Woodson

4 Save The Streets For Last - Glass, Preston & Brian Culbertson/Rebbie Jackson

5 Feel No Pain - Glass, Preston & Keni Jackson

6 Calming The Beast - Glass, Preston & Dave Koz

7 Panic Button - Glass, Preston & Maurice White

8 Good For Me (Good For You) - Glass, Preston & Wilton Felder/Larry Graham/Amy Keys

9 Burn It - Glass, Preston & Silver Turtle

10 Ready To Mend The Breaks - Glass, Preston & Oya

11 Everybody Let's Dance - Glass, Preston & Lyndon Carter

12 Healing Touch - Glass, Preston & Kellie Blaise/Craig Thomas

13 In Small Doses - Glass, Preston & Carlos

14 Something You Can Bounce To Without The Music - Glass, Preston & Ali Woodson/Punkin

15 Music As Medicine - Glass, Preston & Gem




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Street Corner Prophecy

Street Corner Prophecy / Preston Glass (2006)



Preston Glass is well known as a producer and as a songwritter.
He had sent works of more than 35 in within TOP10 !

This is the first alubum of Preston Glass with much abilities of music.
I was surprised to listen to this album!

What a wonderful songs are there in the album!
Every song of this alubum is suitable for single cut release!
So Cool And Sometimes So Hot with many variation!

What a unique and charming voice Preston Glass has!
This is so stylish and amazing album that you have to have!

In this brilliant album, Maurice White participated with writthing song and in back vocal in "Breakin' in a Brand New Heart"!

Peculiar voice of Maurice heaps on a melody of beautiful rust.
Cool...... !
Because there were songs those guests took part of lead vocal ,I wanted Maurice White to join with lead!

Maurice White And Preston Glass are the good conbination in writting songs/

"Love Me All Over" of J- Friends which Earth, Wind&Fire participated was also writing the words and composition of this combination, wasn't it?



Even" Touch The World" and "Promise" ,we can find his name by credit as an author and a producer.

He must be the one important partner for EWF... I think.
By the way, Maurice White also participated in the 2nd album of Preston Glass in 2008!
This is participation with a lead vocal of Maurice!
Next time I'll introduce that album .


1. But You Don't Hear Me Though
2. Think Twice
3. Breakin' in a Brand New Heart
4. Ghetto Legacy
5. Hookup at the Heart
6. Street Corner Prophecy
7. Rekindle the Flame (Interlude)
8. Music Is My Heart & Soul
9. Snowball Effect
10. Hit 'Em High
11. Unwind (Interlude)
12. Deeper You Go
13. Cream Rises to the Top
14. Welcome Home
15. Weight of the World
16. One Wonderful Day


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Ronnie Laws

Solp Albums of Ronnie Laws



American jazz, blues and funk saxophonist.
He was in Earth, Wind & Fire, playing saxophone and flute on their album Last Days And Time.
Ｉreally like his saxophone and music!
Famous tune" Always There" that Incognito made hit is his work.


★ Pressure Sensitive (1975)


★ Fever (1976)
　

★　Friends and Strangers (1977)


★　Flame (1979)


★　Every Generation (1980)
　

★　Solid Ground (1981)


★　Mr. Nice Guy (1982)


★　Classic Masters (1984)


★　Mirror Town (1986)


★　All Day Rhythm (1987)


★　True Spirit (1989)


★　Identity (1990)


★　Deep Soul (1992)


★　The Best Of Ronnie Laws (1992)


★　Brotherhood (1995)


★　Pressure (1995)


★　Natural Law (1995)
　

★　Tribute to Legendary Eddie Harris (1996)


★　Portrate of the Isley Brothers Harvest for the World（1998)


★　Dream A Little (2000)


★　Ronnie Laws Live (2001)


★　Everlasting (2004)







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The Dutch Collection

The Dutch Collection (DVD 2006)



2DVDS Set.
Now let me introduce each!

The Collections
This disc contains many video clips of Earth,Wind & Fire!
It's really fan to exoerience the music with the scene of EWF!

1. Serpentine Fire
2. Boogie Wonderland
3. September
4. Let Me Talk
5. Let's Groove
6. Magnetic
7. Fall in Love With Me
8. System of Survival
9. Thinking of You
10. Evil Boy
11. Heritage
12. September '99
13. Fantasy[Live]
14. Reasons [Live]
15. Sing a Song [Live]
16. I've Had Enough [Live]
17. After the Love Has Gone [Live]

Live By Request

The program broadcasted in July 17th by an American A&E channel in 1999 .
The live broadcast which gathered audience in Sony studio in New York.
Something EWF plays at the place according to the audience's telephone request.

It's very gorgeous and is a luxurious performance.
Maurice White was not there but other members showed the great performance.
(There was a situation Maurice requests by telephone.)
The lead vocal of Sheldon Reynolds is also fresh and attractive.
A dancer livens and goes out.
An arrangement of" Let's Groove" is fresh and exciting!
It's So Cool when the dancer's movement agrees with a tune in interlude,!
Boggie Wonderland is in a Latin arrangement.
A base confrontation of Verdine White and Morris Plesure rises again.
The live broadcasting which is the freshness which is highlight filling!
3 people ofEWF , Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Verdine White are answering an interview at a center, but I think I wanted other members to turn more spotlights, too....

1 PROGRAM START
2 SHINING STAR
3 FANTASY
4 LET'S GROOVE
5 DEVOTION
6 September
7 SING A SONG
8 REASON
9 BOOGIE WONDERLAND
10 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD
11 MIGHTY MIGHTY
12 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
13 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
14 GETAWAY
15 IN THE STONE
16 I'LL WRITE A SONG FOR YOU
17 SERPENTINE FIRE
18 CREDIT
Bonus Track KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY


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Hitch

Hitch （2005）



This is sound track album, of Hitch staring Will Smith!

Earth,Wind&Fire participated in this album with"This is How I Feel"

I really love this song !
When this song is being heard, my body naturally build wave.
This song is also recorded in illuminations, so I think thinks everybody who loves EWF knows this tune,.

When Ｉ　comare two versions of this song, total time is different like " I Like The Way You Move "in Kenny G.

This is How I Feel (Illumination ) 421Minutes
This is How I Feel (Hitch) 4.11Minutes

The difference is that weather The Rap of Sleepy Brown of the beginning .
And this Rap is so Cool!

When a word"EWF" appears in the rap, I get even happier !
Anyway even fan of EWF doesn't have to buy this sound track,
But for me, when it's even a little different, it's the regrettable nature of EWF Crazy to think I have to buy it.
The harmony of Kelly Rolland of Destiny's Child and Philip Bailey is so comfortable and evciting!

This soundtrack album itself is so amazing!
We can enjoy the many famous and new song of various artists!
"Reason"of Earth, Wind & Fire is also contained.

1. Amerie “1 Thing”

2. John Legend "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"

3. Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Kelly Rowland and Sleepy Brown "This Is How I Feel"

4. Mark Ronson featuring Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife Da God and Saigon "Ooh Wee"

5. Heavy D & The Boyz "Now That We Found Love"

6. Meleni Smith "Happy"

7. The O'Jays "Love Train"

8. The Temptations "I Can't Get Next To You"

9. Jimmy Cliff “You Can Get It If You Really Want”

10. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas "It's Easy To Fall In Love *(With A Guy Like You)"

11. Earth, Wind & Fire "Reasons"

12. Omarion "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's A Keepa)

13. Kevin Lyttle "Turn Me On (Low Tide Remix)"




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I Won't Break Your Heart

I Won't Break Your Heart / Hiromi Iwasaki　(1984)


 This is the album of Japanese talented singer Hiromi Iwasaki,recorded in LA.
So Briiliant Album she made with gorgeous guests!
Ralph Johnson and Al McKay participated in this album!
David Foster also joined with keyboard.
We can listen to the duet of Hiromi Iwasaki & Bill Camplin in the song "The Both Of Us"
Anyway,this album is really worty to listen!

1.Sticky Situation (Eric Bulling, Al Mckay, Doris Pride)
2.Come Softly (Eric Bulling, Al Mckay, Tony Haynes)
3.Passion Is (Eric Bulling, Ralph Johnson,Yvonne Scott) 4.Secret Eyes (Eric Bulling, Tony Haynes)
5.I Do (Eric Bulling, Alex Costandinos,Tony Haynes)
6.Both Of Us (Bill Champlin,Carmen Grillo)
7.Could You Be The One (Eric Bulling, Yvonne Scott)
8.Here We Are (Eric Bulling, Al Mckay, Yvonne Scott)
9.Every Now And Then (Bill Champlin, Billy Katt)
10.I Won't Break Your Heart (Eric Bulling, Al Mckay, Yvonne Scott)

Ralph Johnson: percussions on sideA-1,3,4,5, sideB-2,4
　　　 background vocal on sideA-1, sideB-4


7 more songs of Hiromi Iwasaki were containd in this CD .

11・２０歳の恋
12・眠りの船
13・未完の肖像
14・二時に泣かせて
15・橋
16・逃亡者
17・そばに置いて


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