Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit

Whenever people have asked me what band I would have most liked to have been in, I have always said Earth, Wind & Fire. I've always considered the reasons to be obvious.

If you'd have asked me before today where this album falls in the EWF chronology, I would have said second. It's actually their SEVENTH album. Blimey, what a div. I'm ashamed of my lack of EWF knowledge. They'll never let me in the band now. It already bears all the hallmarks of their later massive hits, with only maybe Saturday Nite being in their top ten big tunes.

During the recording of this album, Maurice White told co-producer Charles Stepney about his new song, Spirit. Stepney proceeded to drop dead of a heart attack later that day. The album is dedicated to Stepney.

The sticker on the front of the sleeve says I paid 99p for this from the Children's Hospice Shop in Kings Heath. Mid-90s probably.

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