Earth Wind and Fire
The PromiseEarth, Wind & Fire Label: Charly SNAP248CD Price: £ 8.80 (£7.65 outside EU)
‘Earth, Wind and Fire are back and back sounding as good as they ever did… as good as modern soul gets’ * * * * * Blues & Soul EW&F have notched up over fifty hit singles since the early Seventies, including the classic disco anthems ‘Boogie Wonderland’ and ‘After The Love Has Gone’, have sold over 40 million albums, had six consecutive double platinum-selling albums, eleven gold albums and have won six Grammy Awards. ‘The Promise’ from 2003 was Earth, Wind & Fire’s first album of new material for seven years and marked a welcome return to the form of their heyday years. It features guest appearances from The Emotions (whose backing vocals graced the group’s 1978 hit ‘Boogie Wonderland’), R&B star Angie Stone and some particularly sweet soul sax playing from Gerald Allbright, and the single Hold Me was nominated for a Grammy. The album was greeted with universally excellent reviews which included the following; ‘EW&F have produced the soul album of the season by recapturing their late-‘70s sound... ‘The Promise’ knocks most “nu soul” into cocked hat.’ * * * * Uncut ‘Earth, Wind & Fire have recaptured the magic of their classic late 1970s period with a blend of twanging funk, subtle jazz and silky soul.’ * * * * Q
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