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The song features the falsetto singing on lead vocals of Philip Bailey. [1] [2] The ballad is considered a love song by listeners and fans and as such, is often played at weddings - a fact that surprised band members, since the song and lyrics tell a story about a one-night stand ("Longing to love you, just for a night").
Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song) S. Sailaway; Saturday Nite; September (Earth, Wind & Fire song) Serpentine Fire; Shawty (Plies song) Shining Star (Earth, Wind ...
Alex Henderson of AllMusic called Gratitude "uplifting." [4] Record World said that "With vocal parlays reminiscent of early Sly & the Family Stone and a horn section that is as tight as Chicago's, the group should soon be back on top.'" [5] Cliff White of NME exclaimed "Particularly good is a hybrid from Curtis Mayfield's Impressions and The Blackbyrds called "Sing A Song".
Variety exclaimed "Earth, Wind & Fire turn their multi-voiced big soul sound loose on eight solid numbers". [18] Daryl Easlea of the BBC wrote "Seen as a meditation on the rules of living, the album is nothing less than a spiritual soul masterpiece." He added "leader Maurice White synthesised all the elements of the group so far – straight-up ...
With the LP came "Sing a Song" which rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 chart. [6] [7] Another single, "Can't Hide Love", got to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [8] "Can't Hide Love" was also nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Arrangement For Voices. [9]
Heritage is the fifteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in February 1990 on Columbia Records, and was their final release of new music for the label. The album reached No. 19 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No.18 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.
"Saturday Nite" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued as a single in 1976 by Columbia Records. [1] The song reached numbers 4 and 21 on Billboard Hot Soul Songs and Hot 100 charts, respectively. [2] [3] "Saturday Nite" also rose to No. 17 on the UK Singles chart - their first hit in the United Kingdom. [4]
Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone wrote "The lyrics of 'Fantasy' (“Come to see, victory, in the land called fantasy”) may be hard to swallow, but the music is as close to elegance as any funk song has come. Voices and a light touch of strings suddenly appear over a choppy, propulsive track, swell and swoop, only to disappear at the snap of a ...