1997 Earth, Wind & Fire – In The Name Of Love

Bill Meyers, Bill Reichenbach, Earth Wind and Fire, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Lenny Castro, Maurice White, Paulinho Da Costa, Philip Bailey

In The Name Of Love is the seventeenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in July 1997 on Rhino Records. The album reached No. 19 on the UK R&B Albums chart and No. 25 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart.

Tracks

1 Rock It (Morris Pleasure; Philip Bailey; Sheldon Reynolds; James Bailey; Sonny Emory; Verdine White) 04:27
2 In The Name Of Love (Betty Reynolds; Maurice White; Melanie Andrews; Morris Pleasure; Sheldon Reynolds) 04:48
3 Revolution (Maurice White; Morris Pleasure; James Bailey; Sonny Emory) 05:08
4 When Love Goes Wrong (Alan Glass; Andrew Klippel; Philip Bailey) 04:48
5 Fill You Up (Damian Johnson; Kevin Guillaume; Paul Minor; Ralph Hawkins; Ralph Tresvant) 04:06
6 Right Time (Maurice White; Melanie Andrews; Paul Minor; Sheldon Reynolds) 04:15
7 Round And Round (Scott Mayo; Will Wheaton) 03:55
8 Keep It Real (Maurice White; Melanie White; Morris Pleasure; Paul Minor; Sheldon Reynolds) 04:51
9 Cruising (Morris Pleasure; Philip Bailey; Roxanne Seeman; Sonny Emory) 05:39
10 Love Is Life (Don Whitehead; Maurice White; Wade Flemons) 04:59
11 Avatar (Marcel East; Ralph Johnson) 02:09

Biography

Earth, Wind & Fire

Musicians

1 Rock It

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds
Background Vocals	Sonny Emory
Background Vocals	Ralph Johnson
Background Vocals	James Bailey
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Philip Bailey

2 In The Name Of Love

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Bill Meyers
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Reginald Young
Trumpet	Raymond Lee Brown
Trumpet	Michael Patches Stewart
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Maurice White
Vocals	Philip Bailey
Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds

3 Revolution

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Sonny Emory
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Reginald Young
Trumpet	Michael Patches Stewart
Trumpet	Raymond Lee Brown
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Rap	James Bailey
Talk Box	Morris Pleasure
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Maurice White
Vocals	Philip Bailey
Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds

4 When Love Goes Wrong

Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Andrew Klippel
Programming	Alan Glass
Programming	Andrew Klippel
Background Vocals	JD McCrary
Background Vocals	Howard McCrary
Background Vocals	Leon McCrary
Vocals	Philip Bailey

5 Fill You Up

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Paul Minor
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Keyboards	Paul Minor
Keyboards	Damian Johnson
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Talk Box	Morris Pleasure
Background Vocals	Philip Bailey
Background Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Maurice White

6 Right Time

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Paul Minor
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Keyboards	Paul Minor
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Horns (Synthesizer)	Bill Meyers
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds
Vocals	Philip Bailey

7 Round And Round

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Scott Mayo
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Background Vocals	Philip Bailey
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	Scott Mayo
Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds

8 Keep It Real

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Paul Minor
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Keyboards	Paul Minor
Flugelhorn	Gary Grant
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Maurice White
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds
Vocals	Philip Bailey

9 Cruising

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Drums (programming)	Sonny Emory
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Synthesizer	Bill Meyers
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Sax	Scott Mayo
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Percussion	David Romero
Vocals	Philip Bailey

10 Love Is Life

Bass	Verdine White
Drums	Sonny Emory
Guitar	Sheldon Reynolds
Keyboards	Morris Pleasure
Programming	Jimmy Randolph
Horns (Synthesizer)	Bill Meyers
Sax	Scott Mayo
Trombone	Reginald Young
Trumpet	Raymond Lee Brown
Trumpet	Michael Patches Stewart
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Philip Bailey
Background Vocals	Sheldon Reynolds
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Vocals	Maurice White

11 Avatar

Drums (programming)	Ralph Johnson
Cymbal	Ralph Johnson
Keyboards	Marcel East
Sax	Scott Mayo
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa

Liner Notes

Producer – Maurice White
Producer – Philip Bailey (Tracks 3, 4)
Producer – Alan Glass, Andrew Klippel (Track 4)
Co-producer – Bill Meyers (Track 10)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Howard McCrary (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 5, 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bill Meyers (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bill Meyers (Track 10)
Arranged By (Synth Strings) – Bill Meyers (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Kevin Guillaume, Ralph Hawkins Jr, Ralph Tresvant (Track 5)
Engineer (Additional) – Jerry Jordan, Paul Klingberg
Engineer (Assistant) – Doug Bohem, Tim Boland, Tony Gonzales, Brian Soucy
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Jerry Jordan, Carmen Rizzo
Mixed By – Don Murray (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Don Murray

Art Direction, Design – Hugh Syme

Mastered AtTower Mastering
Mastered At CMS Digital
Mixed At Sunset Sound
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, LA
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, LA
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Andrew Klippel’s House
Phonographic Copyright Pyramid Records Corporation
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