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In the Name of Love (1997)

Where the lyrics of In the Name of Love take you, and where it was really made.

This album had already come out in Japan in 1996 under another title, Avatar, before its 1997 international release.

Key places

Recording at Sony Music Studios (1997)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — Sony Music Studios in Los Angeles is listed among the recording locations for In the Name of Love, together with Sunset Sound Recorders. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Sunset Sound Recorders (1997)

Recording site Sunset Sound — Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood is listed as a recording location, along with Andrew Klippel's house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• In the Name of Love: seventeenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
• Released July 1997 on Rhino Records
• Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
• Originally released in Japan during 1996 as Avatar
• Reached No. 19 on the UK R&B Albums chart and No. 25 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart

Background

• Maurice White, the leader of EWF, produced the album
• Kalimba Productions was the company behind the production
• The album first appeared in Japan in 1996 under the title Avatar

Recording

• Sony Music Studios in Los Angeles is listed as a recording location
• Sunset Sound Recorders and Andrew Klippel's house in Hollywood are also listed as recording locations
• Mastering was done by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios in Hollywood
• Additional mastering and digital editing took place at CMS Digital in Pasadena

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Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Maurice White, originating out of the Salty Peppers.
• Known for a kalimba sound, a dynamic horn section, elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Philip Bailey's falsetto and Maurice White's tenor.
• Music spans jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop.

Members

• Prominent members include Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds and Andrew Woolfolk.
• Maurice White, the founder, died on February 4, 2016.

Career

• Among the best-selling bands ever, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
• Won six Grammy Awards out of 17 nominations and four American Music Awards out of 12 nominations.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
• Received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019, becoming the first Black group to be inducted.
• Had a hiatus from mid-1984 to mid-1987.

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Reception

At release

• The Guardian's Dan Glaister gave it 4 out of 5 stars and called the album "a scorching album"
• Vibe's Omoronke Idowu described revisiting the record as meeting a fresh yet familiar face
• Vox's Al Rasheed Dauda gave it 6 out of 10 and said the album proves the band is as potent as ever
• USA Today's Steve Jones noted that EWF still has an edge to its funk
• Uncut's David Stubbs gave it 3 out of 5 and wrote that the album is never less than good, always less than vital
• AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave it 3.5 out of 5 and called the CD unapologetically retro
• Stereo Review's Phyl Garland gave it 4 out of 5 and remarked that White positioned the band to move into the next century

Records

• Reached No. 19 on the UK R&B Albums chart and No. 25 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart
• Reached No. 50 on the US Top R&B Albums chart
• US Billboard Adult R&B Songs: "Change Your Mind" No. 26, "When Love Goes Wrong" No. 33
• Oricon Singles Chart: title track No. 9

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• EWF covered "Love Is Life" on the album, a song first heard on the band's 1971 self-titled debut LP
• EWF contributed "Cruisin'" to the soundtrack of the 1996 feature film Get On the Bus
• Mastering took place at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, with Wally Traugott credited

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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