Elements of Love: Ballads Earth, Wind & Fire

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  • Release Date: 06/04/1996
  • Sales Rank: 57,056
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 074646489925

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Elements of Love: Ballads

1LISTENOpen Our Eyes 5:06
2LISTENKeep Your Head to the Sky 5:10
3LISTENDevotion 4:50
4LISTENLove's Holiday 4:23
5LISTENPonta de Areia (Brazilian Rhyme) (Interlude) 0:53
6LISTENBe Ever Wonderful 5:08
7LISTENAll About Love (First Impressions) 5:31
8LISTENCan't Hide Love 4:09
9LISTENI'll Write a Song for You 5:24
10LISTENAfter the Love Has Gone 4:26
11LISTENImagination 4:41
12LISTENSide by Side 5:32
13LISTENSpirit 3:12
14LISTENReasons Live 8:22

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The softer side of Maurice White's creation, Earth, Wind & Fire, is displayed on Elements of Love: Ballads, a sparkling, 14-song compilation of ballads. Though EW&F's biggest hits were fast numbers, they had a gift for slow heart-tuggers. The leads are divided among Maurice White and Philip Bailey, with Bailey's being the cream. His forceful, shimmering, pause-stopping falsetto glows on "Devotion," "Reasons," and "Keep Your Head to the Sky." Their most successful ballad, chart-wise, "After the Love Is Gone," is poignant, majestic, and sounds years ahead of its time. White had a slick Chicago sound that was balanced by deep soul roots (he was raised in Memphis, TN), and "Can't Hide Love" is a good example of the unique combination. As usual, Latin beats and rhythms find their way onto EW&F's recordings, and "Ponta de Areia" and "Love's Holiday" are two sweet examples. Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

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October 26, 2008: My daughters gave this to me for Christmas and I've worn it out...need a new one!