Gratitude (album)
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| Live album by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||
| Released | Original: December 1975 Re-issued: May 9, 2000 |
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| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 66:22 | |
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |
| Producer(s) | Leo Sacks, Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Joseph Wissert | |
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| Earth, Wind & Fire chronology | ||
| That's The Way Of The World (1975) |
Gratitude (1975) |
Spirit (1976) |
Gratitude is an album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and re-issued on May 9, 2000 (see 2000 in music).
[edit] Track listing
- "Introduction by MC Perry Jones" (Jones) – 0:21
- "Africano/Power" (Dunn, M, White) – 5:56
- "Yearnin' Learnin'" (Bailey, Stepney, White) – 4:16
- "Devotion" (Bailey, White) – 5:07
- "Sun Goddess" (Lind, White) – 7:41
- "Reasons" (Bailey, Stepney, White) – 8:23
- "Sing a Message to You" (White) – 1:19
- "Shining Star" (Bailey, Dunn, White) – 4:55
- "New World Symphony" (Maurice White, Verdine White) – 9:28
- "Musical Interlude #1" – 0:15
- "Sunshine" (Bailey, Dunn, McKay, White) – 4:16
- "Sing a Song" (McKay, White) – 3:23
- "Gratitude" (Bailey, Dunn, White, White) – 3:27
- "Celebrate" (Bailey, Stepney, White) – 3:06
- "Musical Interlude #2" – 0:27
- "Can't Hide Love" (Scarborough) – 4:10
- "Live Bonus Medley: Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can't Hide Love/Reason" (Bailey, Burke, McKay, Scarborough, Stepney, White, White) – 6:13
[edit] Personnel
- John Graham - guitar
- Al McKay - guitar, percussion
- Verdine White - bass, percussion, vocals
- Don Myrick - saxophone
- Michael Harris - trumpet
- Louis Satterfield - trombone
- Larry Dunn - organ, piano, Moog synthesizer
- Andrew Woolfolk - percussion, saxophone
- Fred White - percussion, drums
- Ralph Johnson - percussion, drums
- Maurice White - drums, timbales, vocals, kalimba, producer, mixing, original recording producer, remix producer, original album producer
- Philip Bailey - percussion, conga, vocals
Additional personnel
- Joseph Wissert - producer, original recording producer, original album producer
- Charles Stepney - producer, original recording producer, original album producer
- Leo Sacks - producer, reissue producer, mixing
- Joy Gilbert - project director
- Richard Salvato - director, direction
- Art Macnow - direction
- Howard Fritzson - art direction
- Steve Hall - mastering
- Mark Wilder - mastering
- Paul Klingberg - mixing, remix producer
- George Massenburg - engineer, mixing
- Cameron Marcarelli - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Shusei Nagaoka - artwork
- Steve Newman - design
- David Redfern - photography, inlay photography
- Michael Cimicata - packaging manager
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Black Albums | 1 |
| 1976 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "Sun Goddess" | Black Singles | 20 |
| 1975 | "Sun Goddess" | Disco Singles | 5 |
| 1975 | "Sun Goddess" | Pop Singles | 44 |
| 1976 | "Can't Hide Love" | Black Singles | 11 |
| 1976 | "Can't Hide Love" | Pop Singles | 39 |
| 1976 | "Sing a Song/Gratitude" | Club Play Singles | 1 |
| 1976 | "Sing a Song" | Black Singles | 1 |
| 1976 | "Sing a Song" | Pop Singles | 5 |
