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Another Time
Compilation album by
Earth, Wind & Fire
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1974
Recorded1970-1971
Genre R&B
Length59:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Joe Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Open Our Eyes
(1974) 		Another Time
(1974) 		That's the Way of the World
(1975)

Another Time is the first compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on September 7, 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [1] [2]

Overview

Another Time was issued as a double album with songs compiled from the band's first two albums, Earth, Wind & Fire and The Need of Love. A bonus track, "Handwriting on the Wall", was also included on the album. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Billboard(favourable) [4]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic described the songs on Another Time as "certainly worth hearing again". [3] Billboard called the album "enjoyable". [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fan The Fire" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:59
2."Moment of Truth"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:08
3."Love Is Life"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:02
4."Help Somebody"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."C'mon Children"Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead3:08
6."Handwriting On The Wall"Michael Beale, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead, Verdine Adams4:04
7."This World Today"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead3:33
8."Bad Tune"Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead4:31
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."I Can Feel It In My Bones"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:04
10." I Think About Lovin' You"Sherry Scott5:59
11."Everything Is Everything"R. Evans, Phil Upchurch6:42
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Beauty"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:15
13."Energy"Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead9:40

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Personnel

Credits adapted from album's text. [1]

  • Maurice White - vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion
  • Wade Flemons - vocals
  • Don Whitehead - piano, electric piano and vocals
  • Sherry Scott - vocals
  • Verdine White - bass
  • Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica
  • Yakov Ben Israel - congas, percussion
  • Chet Washington - tenor sax
  • Alex Thomas - trombone

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) [5] 97
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard) [6] 29

References

  1. ^ a b c d Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time. Warner Bros Records. September 1974.
  2. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  4. ^ a b "Recommended LPs". Vol. 86, no. 37. Billboard Magazine. September 14, 1974. p. 61. {{ cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= ( help)
  5. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. October 11, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. October 4, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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