Open Our Eyes

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Open Our Eyes
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released March 25, 1974
Recorded August 1973, Caribou Ranch
Nederland, Colorado, U.S.
Genre Soul, funk, jazz
Length 39:52
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Head to the Sky
(1973)		 Open Our Eyes
(1974)		 Another Time
(1974)

Open Our Eyes is the fifth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. The album went to number one on the R&B Charts and number 15 on the Pop Charts. Open Our Eyes contained the Billboard charting singles, "Mighty Mighty" (R&B #4, Pop #29), "Devotion" (R&B #23, Pop #33), "Kalimba Story" (R&B #6, Pop #55).[1] The album was made available in a digitally remastered version in 2001, which includes 4 previously unreleased bonus tracks.[2]

Contents

[edit] Reception

Yahoo Music calls Open Our Eyes "simply superb" and Robert Christgau in his review of the album describes it as a "fucking tour de force."[3][4] Open Our Eyes has been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[6]
Blender 4/5 stars
PopMatters (favourable) [7]
Yahoo Music (very favorable)[8]
Warr.org 3.5/5 stars[9]
Robert Christgau (A-) [10]


[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Mighty Mighty"   Maurice White, Verdine White 3:03
2. "Devotion"   Philip Bailey, Maurice White 4:50
3. "Fair But So Uncool"   Rick Giles, Charles Stepney 3:39
4. "Feelin' Blue"   Kenny Altman 4:28
5. "Kalimba Story"   Maurice White, Verdine White 4:03
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Drum Song"   Maurice White 5:10
7. "Tee Nine Chee Bit"   Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Verdine White 3:45
8. "Spasmodic Movements"   Eddie Harris 1:50
9. "Rabbit Seed"   Maurice White 0:31
10. "Caribou"   Charles Stepney, Rick Giles 3:25
11. "Open Our Eyes"   Leon Lumkins 5:06

[edit] 2001 Reissue

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Mighty Mighty"   Maurice White, Verdine White 3:03
2. "Devotion"   Philip Bailey, Maurice White 4:50
3. "Fair But So Uncool"   Rick Giles, Charles Stepney 3:39
4. "Feelin' Blue"   Kenny Altman 4:28
5. "Kalimba Story"   Maurice White, Verdine White 4:03
6. "Drum Song"   Maurice White 5:10
7. "Tee Nine Chee Bit"   Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Verdine White 3:45
8. "Spasmodic Movements"   Eddie Harris 1:50
9. "Rabbit Seed"   Maurice White 0:31
10. "Caribou"   Charles Stepney, Rick Giles 3:25
11. "Open Our Eyes"   Leon Lumkins 5:06
12. "Ain't No Harm To Moan (Slave Song)"   Larry Dunn, Maurice White 5:21
13. "Fair But So Uncool (Walkin' In N'Awlins Mix)"   Charles Stepney, Rick Giles 3:37
14. "Step's Tune"   Charles Stepney, Maurice White 2:33
15. "Dreams"   Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Phillip Bailey 3:23

[2][11]

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position
1974 Black Albums 1
Pop Albums 15
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1974 "Devotion" Black Singles 23
Pop Singles 33
"Kalimba Story" Black Singles 6
Pop Singles 55
"Mighty Mighty" Black Singles 4
Pop Singles 29

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Open Our Eyes - Charts on Allmusic.com
  2. ^ a b Open Our Eyes on Allmusic.com
  3. ^ Open Our Eyes - Robert Christgau
  4. ^ Open Our Eyes - Yahoo Music
  5. ^ RIAA Certification for Open Our Eyes
  6. ^ Henderson, A. (2011). "Open Our Eyes - Earth, Wind & Fire | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r6504. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Warner, S. (2011). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes / Spirit < PopMatters". popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/earthwindandfire-reissues/. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Epstein, Dan (2011). "Earth, Wind & Fire Reviews on Yahoo! Music". music.yahoo.com. http://ca.music.yahoo.com/library/default.asp?m=content&add=review&i=12038816&. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  9. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire". warr.org. 2008. http://www.warr.org/ewf.html#OOE. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  10. ^ Christgau, R. (2011). "Robert Christgau: Album: Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=1111. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  11. ^ Open Our Eyes on discogs.com


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