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The Need of Love (1971)
Where the lyrics of The Need of Love take you, and where it was really made.
This was Earth, Wind & Fire's last album for Warner Bros. for more than twenty years, until Millennium on Reprise in 1993.
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Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood (1971)
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Album story
Overview
- The Need of Love: second studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire
- Released November 1971 by Warner Bros. Records
- Reached No. 35 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart
- Final album for Warner Bros. until Millennium on Reprise Records in 1993
Background
- Produced by Joe Wissert
- Jean Carne sang on the album
- 'Everything Is Everything' is a cover of a Donny Hathaway song
- 'I Think About Lovin' You' reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart
Recording
- Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood
Cover
- Artwork by Roland Charles
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Tracklist
| 1 | Energy | 9:41 |
| 2 | Beauty | 4:16 |
| 3 | I Can Feel It in My Bones | 5:08 |
| 4 | I Think About Lovin’ You | 6:00 |
| 5 | Everything Is Everything | 6:47 |
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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
- Al Rudis of the Chicago Sun-Times calls the second album unusual music, avant garde yet melodic and entrancing
- Rudis says the nine-member group mixes jazzy instrumentals with harmony singing and chanting, big band sounds, free-form parts and solid soul beats
- Rudis finds the mix works beautifully and calls the blend a unique sound, even though the elements are not new
- John Bush of AllMusic gives 3 out of 5 stars and says the album lacks the exuberance and the solid songs of the debut
- Bruce Lindsay of Jazz Journal gives 3.5 out of 5 stars and calls it a worthwhile album from a tight, stylish band early in its career
- Billboard says the lead voice of Sherry Scott shows good potential, soul and pop
Records
- Billboard Top Soul Albums chart: No. 35
- Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, 'I Think About Lovin' You': No. 44
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Trivia
- Mixed by Al Schmitt, with Doug Botnick credited as recording engineer
- Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders and mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders
- A 2008 Japanese digital remaster using DSD mastering was released in the SUPER FUNK 1800 series
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