1976 Earth, Wind & Fire – Spirit
Spirit is the seventh studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on September 28, 1976 by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. Spirit has also been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Tracks
1 Getaway (Bernard Taylor; Peter Cor) 03:48
2 On Your Face (Charles Stepney; Maurice White; Philip Bailey) 04:34
3 Imagination (Charles Stepney; Maurice White; Philip Bailey) 05:16
4 Spirit (Larry Dunn; Maurice White) 03:13
5 Saturday Nite (Al McKay; Maurice White; Philip Bailey) 04:02
6 Earth, Wind & Fire (Maurice White; Skip Scarborough) 04:42
7 Departure (Larry Dunn; Maurice White) 00:27
8 Biyo (Al McKay; Maurice White) 03:37
9 Burnin’ Bush (Jerry Peters) 06:44
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Drums | Ralph Johnson |
| Drums | Maurice White |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Guitar | Johnny Graham |
| Moog | Larry Dunn |
| Organ | Larry Dunn |
| Piano | Jerry Peters |
| Piano | Larry Dunn |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Marilyn Robinson |
| French Horn | Sidney Muldrow |
| Sax | Andrew Woolfolk |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Louis Satterfield |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Michael Harris |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Tuba | John Thomas Johnson |
| Congas | Philip Bailey |
| Kalimba | Maurice White |
| Timbales | Maurice White |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Percussion | Andrew Woolfolk |
| Percussion | Philip Bailey |
| Percussion | Verdine White |
| Percussion | Al McKay |
| Percussion | Fred White |
| Percussion | Ralph Johnson |
| Vocals | Verdine White |
| Vocals | Philip Bailey |
| Vocals | Maurice White |
Other Musicians
Cello – Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shlutz, Marie Fera, Ronald Cooper
Harp – Dorothy Ashby
Viola – Barbara Thomason, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, Linn Subotnick, Marilyn Baker, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale
Violin – Assa Drori, Carl LaMagna, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Joy Lyle, Kenneth Yerke, Sandy Seemore, Winterton Garvey
Liner Notes
Producer – Charles Stepney, Maurice White
Arranged By – Charles Stepney (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Tom Tom 84 (Track 4)
Arranged By – Jerry Peters (Tracks 8, 9)
Concertmaster – Charles Veal
Engineer – George Massenburg
Engineer (Assistant) – Richard Goodman, Dean Rod
Remix – George Massenburg
Design, Illustration – Tommy Steele
Photography – Ethan Russell, Jim Shea
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Westlake Audio
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