The Columbia Masters

Earth, Wind & Fire

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The Columbia Masters Review

by Andy Kellman

Available exclusively from Sony's Pop Market website, The Columbia Masters is a compact, 16-disc box set that includes Earth, Wind & Fire's 15 Columbia albums -- from 1972's Last Days and Time through 1990's Heritage -- individually packaged in mini-LP replica sleeves. A 16th disc, dubbed Constellations: The Universe of Earth, Wind & Fire, collects rarities and several of leader Maurice White's outside productions for the likes of Ramsey Lewis, Neil Diamond, and Barbra Streisand. There's also a thick booklet with notes penned by White. Since EW&F's Columbia releases were remastered/reissued in 2004, a fair portion of the group's devout fans will see this as redundant; part of that faction will also covet disc 16, unavailable elsewhere. Those who had been waiting for a comprehensive box finally get one, with a price that should average out to less than 10.00 U.S. dollars per disc.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Time Is On Your Side
R. Bautista / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:41 SpotifyAmazon
2
Interlude #
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:23 SpotifyAmazon
3
They Don't See
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:30 SpotifyAmazon
4
Interlude #2
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:23 SpotifyAmazon
5
Make It With You
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:23 SpotifyAmazon
6
Power
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire 08:11 SpotifyAmazon
7
Remember the Children
R. Bautista / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:03 SpotifyAmazon
8
Interlude #3
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:52 SpotifyAmazon
9
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Pete Seeger
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:53 SpotifyAmazon
10
I'd Rather Have You
Skip Scarborough
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:39 SpotifyAmazon
11
Mom
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:49 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Evil
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:02 SpotifyAmazon
2
Keep Your Head to the Sky
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:11 SpotifyAmazon
3
Build Your Nest
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:18 SpotifyAmazon
4
The World's a Masquerade
Skip Scarborough
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:48 SpotifyAmazon
5
Clover
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:41 SpotifyAmazon
6
Zanzibar
Edú Lobo
Earth, Wind & Fire 13:37 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Mighty Mighty
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:03 SpotifyAmazon
2
Devotion
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:50 SpotifyAmazon
3
Fair but So Uncool
R. Giles
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:39 SpotifyAmazon
4
Feelin' Blue
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:27 SpotifyAmazon
5
Kalimba Story
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:02 SpotifyAmazon
6
Drum Song
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:10 SpotifyAmazon
7
Tee Nine Chee Bit
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
8
Spasmodic Movements
E. Harris
Earth, Wind & Fire 01:50 SpotifyAmazon
9
Rabbit Seed
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:31 SpotifyAmazon
10
Caribou
R. Giles
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:25 SpotifyAmazon
11
Open Our Eyes
L. Lumkins
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:05 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Shining Star
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
2
That's the Way of the World
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:45 SpotifyAmazon
3
Happy feelin'
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:35 SpotifyAmazon
4
All About Love
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 06:35 SpotifyAmazon
5
Yearnin' Yearnin'
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:39 SpotifyAmazon
6
Reasons
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:59 SpotifyAmazon
7
Africano
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:09 SpotifyAmazon
8
See The Light
Philip Bailey
Earth, Wind & Fire 06:18 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Introduction by MC Perry Jones
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:22 SpotifyAmazon
2
Africano/Power Medley: Africano/Power
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:43 SpotifyAmazon
3
Yearnin' Learnin'
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:16 SpotifyAmazon
4
Devotion
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:52 SpotifyAmazon
5
Sun Goddess
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 07:40 SpotifyAmazon
6
Reasons
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 08:23 SpotifyAmazon
7
Sing a Message to You
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 01:19 SpotifyAmazon
8
Shining Star
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:55 SpotifyAmazon
9
New World Symphony
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 09:28 SpotifyAmazon
10
Interlude #1
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:15 SpotifyAmazon
11
Sunshine
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:16 SpotifyAmazon
12
Sing a Song
A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:23 SpotifyAmazon
13
Gratitude
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:27 SpotifyAmazon
14
Celebrate
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:06 SpotifyAmazon
15
Interlude #2
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:27 SpotifyAmazon
16
Can't Hide Love
Skip Scarborough
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:10 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 6

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Getaway
B. Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:47 SpotifyAmazon
2
On Your Face
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:33 SpotifyAmazon
3
Imagination
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:15 SpotifyAmazon
4
Spirit
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:12 SpotifyAmazon
5
Saturday Nite
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:02 SpotifyAmazon
6
Earth, Wind & Fire
Skip Scarborough / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:41 SpotifyAmazon
7
Departure
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:27 SpotifyAmazon
8
Biyo
A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:37 SpotifyAmazon
9
Burnin' Bush
J. Peters
Earth, Wind & Fire 06:45 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 7

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Serpentine Fire
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:50 SpotifyAmazon
2
Fantasy
Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:37 SpotifyAmazon
3
In the Marketplace (Interlude)
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:43 SpotifyAmazon
4
Jupiter
Philip Bailey / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:11 SpotifyAmazon
5
Love's Holiday
Skip Scarborough / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
6
Beijo (AKA Brazilian Rhyme) (Interlude)
Earth, Wind & Fire 01:20 SpotifyAmazon
7
I'll Write a Song For You
Philip Bailey / S. Beckmeier / A. McKay
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:23 SpotifyAmazon
8
Magic Mind
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / F. White / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:38 SpotifyAmazon
9
Runnin'
Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:50 SpotifyAmazon
10
Brazilian Rhyme (AKA Ponta de Areia)
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:53 SpotifyAmazon
11
Be Ever Wonderful
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:07 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 8

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Got To Get You Into My Life
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:03 SpotifyAmazon
2
Fantasy
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:46 SpotifyAmazon
3
Can't Hide Love
Skip Scarborough
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:08 SpotifyAmazon
4
Love Music
Skip Scarborough
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:55 SpotifyAmazon
5
Getaway
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
6
That's the Way of the World
Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:43 SpotifyAmazon
7
September
A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:35 SpotifyAmazon
8
Sining Star
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
9
Reasons
Philip Bailey / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:59 SpotifyAmazon
10
Sing a Song
A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:23 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 9

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
In the Stone
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:48 SpotifyAmazon
2
Can't Let Go
B. Meyers / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:28 SpotifyAmazon
3
After the Love Has Gone
Bill Champlin / David Foster / Jay Graydon
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
4
Let Your feelings Show
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:12 SpotifyAmazon
5
Boogie WOnderland
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:48 SpotifyAmazon
6
Star
Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:24 SpotifyAmazon
7
Wait
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:39 SpotifyAmazon
8
Rock That!
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:07 SpotifyAmazon
9
You and I
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:32 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 10

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Let Me Talk
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:08 SpotifyAmazon
2
Turn It Into Something Good
V. Carter / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
3
Pride
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / F. White / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:11 SpotifyAmazon
4
You
David Foster / B. Russell / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:30 SpotifyAmazon
5
Sparkle
Philip Bailey / Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:50 SpotifyAmazon
6
Back on the Road
A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:32 SpotifyAmazon
7
Song in My Heart
G. Glenn / B. Russell / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:16 SpotifyAmazon
8
You Went Away
Philip Bailey / R. Vannelli
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:26 SpotifyAmazon
9
And Love Gones On
David Foster / B. Russell / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:04 SpotifyAmazon
10
Sailaway
Philip Bailey / Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:06 SpotifyAmazon
11
Take It to the Sky
G. Glenn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:20 SpotifyAmazon
12
Win or Lose
J. Peters
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:52 SpotifyAmazon
13
Share Your Love
G. Glenn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
14
In Time
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:47 SpotifyAmazon
15
Oriental (Interlude)
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:27 SpotifyAmazon
16
Faces
Philip Bailey / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 07:37 SpotifyAmazon
17
Pipe Organ (Interlude)
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:25 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 11

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Let's Groove
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:39 SpotifyAmazon
2
Lady Sun
B. Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:40 SpotifyAmazon
3
My Love
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:39 SpotifyAmazon
4
Evolution Orange
David Foster / Nan O'Byrne / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
5
Kalimba Tree
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:25 SpotifyAmazon
6
You Are a Winner
B. Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:09 SpotifyAmazon
7
I've Had Enough
Philip Bailey / Greg Phillinganes
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
8
Wanna Be With You
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:40 SpotifyAmazon
9
The Changing Times
B. Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:58 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 12

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Fall in Love With Me
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:54 SpotifyAmazon
2
Spread Your Love
A. Lawrence / B. Taylor / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:51 SpotifyAmazon
3
Side by Side
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:57 SpotifyAmazon
4
Straight from the Heart
Philip Bailey / Eddie Del Barrio
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:42 SpotifyAmazon
5
The Speed of Love
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:36 SpotifyAmazon
6
Freedom of Choice
A. Lawrence / B. Taylor / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
7
Something Special
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:24 SpotifyAmazon
8
Hearts to Heart
A. Lawrence / B. Taylor / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
9
Miracles
Eddie Del Barrio / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:57 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 13

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Magnetic
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
2
Touch
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:55 SpotifyAmazon
3
Moonwalk
D. O'Connor / David Porter
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:09 SpotifyAmazon
4
Could It Be Right
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:14 SpotifyAmazon
5
Spirit of a New World
B. Fairweather / David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:30 SpotifyAmazon
6
Sweet Sassy Lady
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:12 SpotifyAmazon
7
We're Living in OUr Own Time
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:24 SpotifyAmazon
8
Electric Nation
B. Fairweather / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:31 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 14

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
System of Survival
Skylark
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:00 SpotifyAmazon
2
Evil Roy
Philip Bailey / A.Z. Giles
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:52 SpotifyAmazon
3
Thinking of You
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:41 SpotifyAmazon
4
You and I
M. Mueller
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:04 SpotifyAmazon
5
New Horizons (Musical Interlude)
Earth, Wind & Fire 02:03 SpotifyAmazon
6
Money Tight
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:37 SpotifyAmazon
7
Every Now and Then
B. Walsh
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
8
Touch the World
Rev. Oliver Wells
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:16 SpotifyAmazon
9
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
Philip Bailey / Glen Ballard / M. Sharon
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:00 SpotifyAmazon
10
Victim of the Modern Heart
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:48 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 15

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Interlude: Soweto
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:35 SpotifyAmazon
2
Takin' Chances
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:30 SpotifyAmazon
3
Heritage
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:05 SpotifyAmazon
4
Good Time
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:05 SpotifyAmazon
5
Interlude: Body Wrap
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:23 SpotifyAmazon
6
Anything You Want
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:46 SpotifyAmazon
7
Interlude: Bird
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:36 SpotifyAmazon
8
Wanna Be the Man
MC Hammer / Maurice White / Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:20 SpotifyAmazon
9
Interlude: Close to Home
Earth, Wind & Fire 01:35 SpotifyAmazon
10
Daydreamin'
B. Spears / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:03 SpotifyAmazon
11
King of Groove
M. Stewart
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:21 SpotifyAmazon
12
I'm In Love
B. Spears / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:02 SpotifyAmazon
13
For the Love of You
MC Hammer / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:27 SpotifyAmazon
14
Motor
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:44 SpotifyAmazon
15
Interlude: Faith
Earth, Wind & Fire 01:01 SpotifyAmazon
16
Welcome
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:03 SpotifyAmazon
17
Soweto
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 00:38 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 16

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Getaway
B. Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire 05:27 SpotifyAmazon
2
Boogie Wonderland [Instrumental Mix]
Earth, Wind & Fire 06:15 SpotifyAmazon
3
Saturday Nite [Alternate Mix]
Philip Bailey / A. McKay / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:34 SpotifyAmazon
4
Hot Dawgit
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Ramsey Lewis 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
5
Brazilian Rhyme (AKA Ponta De Areia) (Extended Interlude)
Earth, Wind & Fire 02:08 SpotifyAmazon
6
I Am Love
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Jennifer Holliday 04:35 SpotifyAmazon
7
Let's Groove [Instrumental Mix]
Wayne Vaughn / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:59 SpotifyAmazon
8
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey / Phil Collins / Nathan East
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Philip Bailey / Phil Collins 05:05 SpotifyAmazon
9
Time Machine
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Barbra Streisand 04:51 SpotifyAmazon
10
Kalimba Tree
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 03:48 SpotifyAmazon
11
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Maurice White 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
12
Eyes of Hope
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
13
Insensitive
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:23 SpotifyAmazon
14
Turn On (The Beat Box)
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 06:19 SpotifyAmazon
15
Sand Up for Love
Greg Phillinganes / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire feat: Neil Diamond 02:47 SpotifyAmazon
16
In the Stone
David Foster / Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire 04:27 SpotifyAmazon
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