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Track Listing
1. Introduction - (with MC Perry Jones)
2. Africano / Power
3. Yearnin' Learnin'
4. Devotion
5. Sun Goddess
6. Reasons
7. Sing a Message to You
8. Shining Star
9. New World Symphony
10. Interlude #1
11. Sunshine
12. Sing a Song
13. Gratitude
14. Celebrate
15. Interlude #2
16. Can't Hide Love
17. Live Bonus Medley: Serpentine Fire / Saturday Nite / Can't Hide Love / Reasons
| Details | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
Earth, Wind & Fire: Maurice White (vocals, kalimba, drums, timbales); Verdine White (vocals, bass, percussion); Philip Bailey (vocals, congas, percussion); Al McKay (guitar, percussion); Johnny Graham (guitar); Andrew Woolfolk (saxophone, percussion); Larry Dunn (piano, organ, synthesizer); Ralph Johnson, Fred White (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Don Myrick (saxophone); Michael Harris (trumpet); Louis Satterfield (trombone).
Producers: Joe Wissert, Charles Stepney, Maurice White.
Principally recorded at Wally Heiders, Los Angeles, California. Live bonus tracks recorded at Hollywood Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California on February 11, 1978. Includes liner notes by William C. Rhoden.
GRATITUDE, recorded during Earth, Wind & Fire's 1974-1975 American tour, is an impeccably recorded live album. Given the band's knack for improv jamming and altered songs, you can be sure you won't be hearing studio tracks with a crowd dubbed in.
From the supersonic rumblings of "Africano/Power" to the soul sing-along "Devotion" to the percussive party jam "Sun Goddess," all the signs of a classic live album are here. An almost nine-minute version of "Reasons" shows the soloing talents of the musicians. "New World Symphony" is an epic jazz number. Studio tracks recorded after the tour are also included, such as the perfect pop ditties "Sing a Song" and "Can't Hide Love." This re-release also contains a live bonus medley from a 1978 Natalie Cole TV special. With a running time of over 70 minutes, R&B lovers should give GRATITUDE for this release.
Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...mixes live favorites with sparkling studio tracks such as 'Sing A Song' and 'Can't Hide Love'...
Q (11/01/1999)
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