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It must be disappointing to create an album like this, and have it fall on deaf ears. Earth, Wind & Fire's mentor, Maurice White, gives an excellent account on this solo debut. His vocal ability, overshadowed by Philip Bailey in EWF, is out front here with a potpourri of songs that showcases his versatility. "Switch on Your Radio" has a happy Caribbean feel, similar to an EWF recording, but somehow different. The infectious "Jamboree" is not country but another hand-clapping, good times tune that toddlers try to sing. White's rendition of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" has a herky, jerky beat; the backing vocals fill in spaces like horns. It charted but not very high, and gave people the wrong impression of this album; it's the only remake, and Maurice's sole attempt at nostalgia. Everything else is fresh as a morning shower, like "I Need You," a classy ballad tenderized by White's crafty read. Side two opens with "Believe in Magic," an upbeat, banging jam that has EWF stamped on it. The only thing missing is Philip Bailey's sweet falsetto, but even without Bailey it sounds like a hit, yet it didn't bust a grape. You get the feeling White tried to duplicate Lionel Richie's success, especially on "The Lady Is Love," a lilting mid-tempo love declaration. The robotic "Invitation" reminds you of Midnight Star and similar strobe-light bands. White locks the vocal down so tight, you'd think he performed songs like this all the time. His kalimba playing accents "Children of Afrika," a joyous tribute with an assembly of backing vocalists, including the Neighborhood Choir. White's limited range holds up well over the course of this album, and the razor-sharp productions never become boring. The 2001 CD reissue on Columbia/Legacy adds four bonus tracks, including "Life," a one-minute previously unreleased "freedom mix" of "Life," the previously unissued 20-second "Sam the Jam," and the previously unavailable demo "Adventures of the Heart."
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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B. Fairweather, Composer - B. Fairweather, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Synthesizer - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Percussion - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Background Vocal - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Martin Page, Arranger - Martin Page, Bass - Marlon McClain, Guitar - M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Background Vocal - Brian Fairweather, Drum Programmer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Martin Page, Co-Producer - A. Echols, Composer - A. Echols, Lyricist - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - Dean Gant, Drum Programmer - Dean Gant, Arranger - Dean Gant, Synthesizer - D. Gant, Composer - D. Gant, Lyricist - Maxine Willard, Background Vocal - Marva Holcolm, Background Vocal - K. Echols, Composer - K. Echols, Lyricist - Jeff Lorber, Synthesizer - Donald Griffin, Guitar - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Julia Tillman, Background Vocal - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion - Gerald Albright, Saxophone
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Martin Page, Co-Producer - Martin Page, Background Vocal - Martin Page, Vocal Arranger - Brian Fairweather, Background Vocal - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Drum Programmer - Brian Fairweather, Vocal Arranger - John Robinson, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Ben E. King, Composer - Ben E. King, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Synthesizer - Marlon McClain, Guitar - Abraham Laboriel, Bass - Rupert Greenall, Synthesizer - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Vocal Arranger - Maurice White, Arranger - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Percussion - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. Fairweather, Composer - B. Fairweather, Lyricist - Peter Wolf, Keyboards - Peter Wolf, Composer - Peter Wolf, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - John Robinson, Drums - Mary Unobsky, Composer - Mary Unobsky, Lyricist - Maxine Willard, Background Vocal - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Synthesizer - Marva Holcolm, Background Vocal - Abraham Laboriel, Bass - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar - P. Collidge, Composer - P. Collidge, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Julia Tillman, Background Vocal - William Smith, Composer - William Smith, Lyricist - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Martin Page, Co-Producer - Martin Page, Performer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Drum Programmer - Brian Fairweather, Performer - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion - Maurice Page, Background Vocal - R. Buchanan, Composer - R. Buchanan, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Drum Programmer - Robbie Buchanan, Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Percussion - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Paul Leim, Drum Programmer - Michael Landau, Guitar
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - John Robinson, Drums - Maxine Willard, Background Vocal - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Synthesizer - Marva Holcolm, Background Vocal - Abraham Laboriel, Bass - M. Colombier, Composer - M. Colombier, Lyricist - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Julia Tillman, Background Vocal - Michel Colombier, Keyboards - Michel Colombier, Arranger - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - Brain Fairweather, Background Vocal - Jerry Hey, Horns - Ricky Lawson, Drums - Bill Reichenbach, Horns - Sheldon Reynolds, Guitar - Peter Wolf, Synthesizer - Maxine Willard, Background Vocal - Gerald Brown, Bass - G. Brown, Composer - G. Brown, Lyricist - W. Vaughn, Composer - W. Vaughn, Lyricist - Wanda Vaughn, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Percussion - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Julia Tillman, Background Vocal - Wayne Vaughn, Synthesizer - Wayne Vaughn, Arranger - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Peter Wolf, Keyboards - Peter Wolf, Synthesizer - Peter Wolf, Arranger - Peter Wolf, Composer - Peter Wolf, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - Martin Page, Background Vocal - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Martin Page, Arranger - Martin Page, Performer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer - The Neighborhood Choir, Background Vocal - Peter Wolf, Drum Programmer - Peter Wolf, Arranger - Peter Wolf, Keyboards - Peter Wolf, Synthesizer - Peter Wolf, Performer - Peter Wolf, Composer - Peter Wolf, Lyricist - Maxine Willard, Background Vocal - Marva Holcolm, Background Vocal - Abraham Laboriel, Bass - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - David Williams, Guitar - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Julia Tillman, Background Vocal
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Buchanan, Composer - R. Buchanan, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Diane Warren, Composer - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
E. Bolling, Composer - E. Bolling, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - F. Golde, Composer - F. Golde, Lyricist - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
E. Bolling, Composer - E. Bolling, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - F. Golde, Composer - F. Golde, Lyricist - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Fairweather, Composer - B. Fairweather, Lyricist - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - M. Page, Composer - M. Page, Lyricist - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Performer - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Martin Page, Co-Producer - Brian Fairweather, Co-Producer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Chronique
It must be disappointing to create an album like this, and have it fall on deaf ears. Earth, Wind & Fire's mentor, Maurice White, gives an excellent account on this solo debut. His vocal ability, overshadowed by Philip Bailey in EWF, is out front here with a potpourri of songs that showcases his versatility. "Switch on Your Radio" has a happy Caribbean feel, similar to an EWF recording, but somehow different. The infectious "Jamboree" is not country but another hand-clapping, good times tune that toddlers try to sing. White's rendition of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" has a herky, jerky beat; the backing vocals fill in spaces like horns. It charted but not very high, and gave people the wrong impression of this album; it's the only remake, and Maurice's sole attempt at nostalgia. Everything else is fresh as a morning shower, like "I Need You," a classy ballad tenderized by White's crafty read. Side two opens with "Believe in Magic," an upbeat, banging jam that has EWF stamped on it. The only thing missing is Philip Bailey's sweet falsetto, but even without Bailey it sounds like a hit, yet it didn't bust a grape. You get the feeling White tried to duplicate Lionel Richie's success, especially on "The Lady Is Love," a lilting mid-tempo love declaration. The robotic "Invitation" reminds you of Midnight Star and similar strobe-light bands. White locks the vocal down so tight, you'd think he performed songs like this all the time. His kalimba playing accents "Children of Afrika," a joyous tribute with an assembly of backing vocalists, including the Neighborhood Choir. White's limited range holds up well over the course of this album, and the razor-sharp productions never become boring. The 2001 CD reissue on Columbia/Legacy adds four bonus tracks, including "Life," a one-minute previously unreleased "freedom mix" of "Life," the previously unissued 20-second "Sam the Jam," and the previously unavailable demo "Adventures of the Heart."
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 15 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:46:24
- Artistes principaux : Maurice White
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Columbia - Legacy
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1985, 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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