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Phyl Garland of Stereo Review noted that the song is "laced with unexpected Wonder-ful progressions". [17] [18] Cash Box said it is an "easy, smooth ballad, with...lush horn and vocal arrangements," "superb harmonies and jazzy sax work." [19] Record World called it a "lovely ballad." [20] Totland, Colton (June 20, 2012). "Congressional medals awarded to community-driven youths". The Washington Times. Baird, Emerys. "REVIEW EARTH, WIND & FIRE: NOW, THEN & FOREVER (SONY)". bluesandsoul.com. Blues & Soul. a b c d e f Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. British boy band Damage covered the song on their 2001 album Since You've Been Gone, as did Donny Osmond on his 2002 album Somewhere in Time. Martes 8:30, a Latin jazz group, covered the song on their 2002 album Sinceramente; this version is noted for having a female lead vocal and an extended sax solo by Ed Calle. Mint Condition's version appeared on their 2007 album Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire. Kurt Elling covered this song on his 2011 LP The Gate. Eric Benet's rendition featured on his 2014 album From E to U: Volume 1. [24] Personnel [ edit ]

a b Hunt, Dennis (November 30, 1980). "EARTH, WIND & FIRE FACES THE MUSIC". Los Angeles Times. p.324 – via newspapers.com. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. The album that puts all the elements together". Jet. 55 (12): 15. December 7, 1978. ISSN 0021-5996. Dukes, Howard (August 8, 2002). "Earth, Wind & Fire - The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (2014)". popmatters.com. PopMatters.J.D., Considine (February 16, 1990). "The Baltimore Sun". Newspapers.com . Retrieved June 28, 2023.

Anderson, Trevor (September 16, 2021). "Earth, Wind & Fire Return to Adult R&B Airplay Top 10 for First Time in 28 Years". Billboard . Retrieved September 17, 2021.Comedian Demi Adejuyigbe is known for creating annual videos of himself dancing to the song on September 21; he began this tradition in 2016 and each year receives millions of YouTube views. [27] [24] [28] He concluded the annual events in 2021 with a video that featured Earth, Wind & Fire. [29] Renewed popularity in the song led the city of LosAngeles to declare September21 "Earth, Wind & Fire Day" in 2019 and the band celebrated the following year's event by releasing an EP of remixes by Eric Kupper. [30] Graham, Renee (October 21, 1993). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Reprise)". The Boston Globe. p.108 – via newspapers.com. On October 13 of that year, former lead vocalist Wade Flemons died from cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan. [252] Earth, Wind & Fire star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame The boundary between these two areas is called a front. The complex relationships between fronts cause different types of wind and weather patterns.

The band appeared on Wu Tang Clan offshoot Sunz of Man's 1998 debut album The Last Shall Be First. [266] [267] [268] EWF gave an encore performance at the 1997 and 1998 Montreux Jazz Festivals. [269] [270]Live satellite images are updated every 10 minutes from NOAA GOES and JMA Himawari geostationary satellites. EUMETSAT Meteosat images are updated every 15 minutes.

Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 25 July 1999 – 31 July 1999". officialcharts.com. Official Charts. In September 1974, a compilation double album titled Another Time, comprising songs from EWF's first two studio albums, was released by Warner Bros. The album got to No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [64] [65] Top 100 Year End Charts: 1979". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25 . Retrieved 2016-04-12.

With Stepney's death, White went on to produce the band's new LP, Spirit, which was issued in October 1976. The album's title paid tribute to Stepney. [93] [94] The LP rose to No. 2 on both the Billboard Top Pop Albums and Top Soul Albums charts. [95] [96] Music Week commented "With a more spiritual, ethereal feel than the six albums they had already cut to that point, it really marks a turning point in their career and is crammed with excellent tunes." John Abbey of Blues & Soul described Spirit as "a mighty, mighty album" which shows "the power of the nine-piece Earth Wind & Fire conglomeration." [97] [98] Spirit was certified US double platinum. [99] Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have been covered by artists including Incognito, D'Angelo, Dave Koz, Patti LaBelle, Mint Condition, Taylor Swift, Olly Murs, Kirk Franklin, [405] [406] [407] Donny Osmond, Brian Culbertson, Wynonna Judd, Yolanda Adams, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Marcia Hines, Najee, Miki Howard, Chicago, Chaka Khan and 112. [406] [407]