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Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 27, 1979". Archived from the original on February 14, 2015 . Retrieved October 24, 2017. Lewis, Randy (November 26, 2014). "Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more". LA Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Jones, Steve (June 19, 2007). "Various Artists: Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind and Fire". USA Today. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014 . Retrieved October 24, 2017.

With this came the studio album Touch the World which was issued in November 1987. [211] Touch the World rose to No. 3 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart. [212] [213] Touch the World was also certified US Gold. [214] Macpherson, Robert (December 8, 2014). "Sting, Tom Hanks, Al Green feted at Kennedy Center Honors". Yahoo! News. In 2006, Maurice worked with Maurice Hines, brother of famed entertainer Gregory Hines, to release the Broadway play Hot Feet. This was a jukebox musical with the theme of the music of Earth, Wind & Fire. Maurice co-wrote with Allee Willis several new songs for the play. [329] On February 11, 2007, EWF performed " Runaway Love" alongside Mary J. Blige and Ludacris at the 49th Grammy Awards held at Los Angeles's Staples Center. [330] Earth, Wind & Fire performing at the opening ceremony of the 2008 U.S. Open August 25, 2008 Kirk Franklin released a cover of "September" in 2007 on Stax Records. [90] The song reached No. 17 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. [91] [92] Frankin's rendition was produced by Maurice White and appears on the 2007 tribute album Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire, [1] and was released as the lead single to promote the album. [93] Critical reception [ edit ] American single certifications – Earth, Wind & Fire – September". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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Maurice's astrological sign, Sagittarius, has a primary elemental quality of fire and seasonal qualities of earth and air, according to classical triplicities. Sagittarius in the northern hemisphere occurs in the autumn, whose element is earth, and in the southern hemisphere, it is spring, whose element is air. Hence the omission of Water, the fourth classical element. Based on this, he changed the band's name, to "Earth, Wind & Fire". Maurice held further auditions in L.A, adding Michael Beal on guitar, Chester Washington on reeds, and Leslie Drayton on trumpet. Maurice was a percussionist and lead vocalist. Drayton served as the group's arranger. Trombonist Alex Thomas completed the then ten-man lineup. Warner Bros designated Joe Wissert to be the band's producer. [6] [12] [20] Earth, Wind & Fire [ edit ] Skylark penned " System of Survival" for the album. It became a hit single, going to number one on both the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. "System of Survival" was nominated for a Soul Train Award in the category of Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo. [211] [218] [219] " Thinking of You" got to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [211] [220] [221] The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 [ edit ]

Myers, Marc (September 3, 2019). "Do You Remember? The Message in Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' ". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved September 20, 2019. 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] Barnett, Laura (June 19, 2012). "Portrait of the Artist: Erykah Badu, Singer". The Guardian. London. Guest artists such as Angie Stone, The Emotions and Gerald Albright appeared on the album. [296] " All in the Way", featuring The Emotions, got to No. 13 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart and No. 31 on the UK R&B Singles chart. [301] [302] [303] Another single, " Hold Me" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. "Hold Me" earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. [13] [304] a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Earth, Wind & Fire". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. June 28, 2023.

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Smith, Patricia (December 16, 1993). "The Year's Top 10 Recordings". The Boston Globe. p.140 – via newspapers.com. EWF has influenced artists such as Alicia Keys, [408] Usher, [409] will.i.am, [410] Janelle Monáe, [411] Mary J. Blige, [412] Prince, [413] Kelly Rowland, [414] India Arie, [265] Jon Secada, [415] and Wyclef Jean. [265] They have also been influential to musical acts like Angie Stone, [416] Patrice Rushen, [417] Pharrel Williams, [418] The All-American Rejects, [419] Nelly [420] Teena Marie, [421] Musiq Soulchild, [265] Solange Knowles, [422] Babyface, [423] Taylor Dayne, [424] Will Gregory of Goldfrapp, [425] Outkast, [426] and Gloria Estefan. [427] a b c d e f g h i j "British certifications – Earth Wind and Fire". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 26, 2023. Type Earth Wind and Fire in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. During September 1993, came the release of the band's 16th studio album, Millennium issued on Warner Bros. Records. Artists such as Ronnie Laws and Prince appeared on the LP. The album also rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200 chart. [239] [240] [241] Millennium was certified Gold in Japan by the RIAJ. [242]