1979 Earth, Wind & Fire – I Am
I Am is the ninth studio album by the R&B band Earth Wind & Fire, released in June 1979 on CBS Records. The album features the singles “Boogie Wonderland” with The Emotions and “After the Love Has Gone”. I Am has been certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA and platinum in the UK and in Canada by the British Phonographic Industry and Music Canada.
Tracks
1 In the Stone (Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster) 4:47
2 Can’t Let Go (Bill Meyers, Maurice White, Allee Willis) 3:29
3 After the Love Has Gone (David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin) 4:26
4 Let Your Feelings Show (Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster) 5:24
5 Boogie Wonderland (Jon Lind, Allee Willis) 4:48
6 Star (Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis) 4:24
7 Wait (Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster) 3:39
8 Rock That! [Instrumental] (Maurice White, David Foster) 3:07
9 You and I (Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster) 3:31
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Maurice White |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Guitar | Johnny Graham |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Eduardo Del Barrio |
| Piano | Larry Dunn |
| Synthesizer | Larry Dunn |
| Programming | Steve Porcaro |
| French Horn | Barbara Korn |
| French Horn | Marilyn Robinson |
| French Horn | Richard Perissi |
| French Horn | Sidney Muldrow |
| Sax | Andrew Woolfolk |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Sax | Fred Jackson |
| Sax | Herman Riley |
| Sax | Jerome Richardson |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Louis Satterfield |
| Trombone | Benny Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Maurice Spears |
| Trumpet | Rahmlee Michael Davis |
| Trumpet | Bobby Bryant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Michael Harris |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Kalimba | Maurice White |
| Timpani | Richard Lepore |
| Congas | Philip Bailey |
| Percussion | Ralph Johnson |
| Percussion | Philip Bailey |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Philip Bailey |
| Vocals | Maurice White |
Other Musicians
8 Rock That! [Instrumental]
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
Strings
Cello – Daniel Smith, Delores Bing, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez
Harp – Dorothy Jeanne Ashby
Viola – James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Anton Sen, Sherman Bryana, Carl LaMagna, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Judith Talvi, Leeana Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pam Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clarck, Rosmen Torfeh, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson
Liner Notes
Producer – Maurice White
Producer – Al McKay (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Foster (Tracks 1, 3, 8)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Tom Tom 84 (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Benjamin Wright (Track 5)
Concertmaster – Janice Gower
Engineer – Tom Perry
Engineer (Assistant) – Craig Widby, Ross Pallone
Engineer – George Massenburg
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Design – Roger Carpenter
Illustration – Shusei Nagaoka
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc