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Another Time (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

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Another Time
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 1974[1]
Recorded1970–1971
GenreR&B
Length59:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoe 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 in September 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2][3]

Overview

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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.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Billboard(favourable)[5]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic described the songs on Another Time as "certainly worth hearing again".[4] Billboard called the album "enjoyable".[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Wade Flemons, Maurice White and Don Whitehead, unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fan The Fire"4:59
2."Moment of Truth"3:08
3."Love Is Life"5:02
4."Help Somebody"3:37
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"Beal, Flemons, M. White, Whitehead, V. White4:04
7."This World Today" 3:33
8."Bad Tune"Beal, Flemons, M. White, Whitehead, V. White4:31
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."I Can Feel It In My Bones" 5:04
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" 4:15
13."Energy"Flemons, Scott, M. White, Whitehead9:40

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Personnel

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Credits adapted from album's text.[2]

  • 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

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[6] 97
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[7] 29

References

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  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 255.
  2. ^ a b c d Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time. Warner Bros Records. September 1974.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com.
  4. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Another Time". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. ^ a b Recommended LPs. Vol. 86. Billboard Magazine. September 14, 1974. p. 61.
  6. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. October 11, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. October 4, 1974. Retrieved May 29, 2020.