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1990 studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Heritage Released February 17, 1990 Recorded 1988-1989 Studio Control Center Studios, Devonshire Studios, Fantasy Studios , The Hit Factory , Ignited Production, Lion Share Recording Studios, Ocean Way Recording , Record One Genre R&B , funk , new jack swing , go-go , dance Length 51 :16 Label Columbia Producer Maurice White
Heritage is the fifteenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire , released in February 1990 on Columbia Records . The album reached No. 19 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No.18 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[1] [2] [3] Heritage also got to No. 39 on the German Pop Albums chart and No. 31 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart .[4] [5]
Overview
Heritage was produced by Maurice White . White stated in an interview with the Associated Press that tributes are paid to Fats Waller and Charlie Parker on the album. He also added "The album was a germ in my mind, its very interesting watching it evolve and come to fruition. It starts as an idea, and all of a sudden its a giant thing. I was thinking, first of all of musical heritage, the things we had drawn from. And we wanted to bring to our fans attention things to appreciate, things to be drawn from."
As well Heritage features guest appearances by artists such as Wanda Vaughn and Jeanette Hawes of The Emotions , Sly Stone , MC Hammer and The Boys .[1] [6] [7]
Samples
Daydreamin' was sampled by Nas on the song "Pray" from his 1998 album I Am... and 4 Hero on the song "Journey from the Light".[8] [9] [10]
Critical reception
People described Heritage as an album "with a full dose of energy and creativity".[14] J.D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun declared "Earth, Wind & Fire has not only kept its sound current, but on Heritage actually seems invigorated by the process of change".[18]
Don Palmer of Spin noted "EWF's newest kicks with some genuine enthusiasm".[12] John Milward of Rolling Stone called Heritage "an album that finds these soulful survivors proving that their old-fashioned strengths can still sound fresh in the most modern sense of the word".[13] Paul Robicheau of The Boston Globe also described the album as a "fresh and funky outing".[16]
As well Lynden Barber of The Sydney Morning Herald placed Heritage at No. 7 on his list of the top ten albums of 1990.[21]
Singles
The title track features The Boys and reached No. 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart .[22] The single, "For the Love of You " featuring MC Hammer , peaked at No. 19 on the same chart.[23]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Interlude: Soweto" Maurice White 0:36 2. "Takin' Chances" Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce 3:30 3. "Heritage (feat. The Boys )" Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White 4:05 4. "Good Time (feat. Sly Stone )" Robert Brookins , Sly Stone, Maurice White4:05 5. "Interlude: Body Wrap" 0:23 6. "Anything You Want" Ian Prince 4:46 7. "Interlude: Bird" Gary Bias 0:36 8. "Wanna Be the Man (feat. MC Hammer )" MC Hammer, Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds , Maurice White, Verdine White 4:20 9. "Interlude: Close to Home" Lyle Mays 1:35 10. "Daydreamin'" Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Maurice White, Billy Young 4:02 11. "King of Groove" Morris Stewart 5:21 12. "I'm in Love" Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Billy Young 4:02 13. "For the Love of You (feat. MC Hammer)" Robert Brookins, MC Hammer, Stephanie Mills , Maurice White 4:27 14. "Gotta Find Out*" Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Billy Young 4:10 15. "Motor" Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White 3:44 16. "Interlude: Faith" Billy Young 1:01 17. "Welcome" Ralph Johnson , Maurice White, Billy Young4:03 18. "Soweto (Reprise)" Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, Billy Young 0:38
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Personnel
Philip Bailey - lead and backing vocals
Gary Bias - tenor saxophone
Frankie Blue - guitar
The Boys
Oscar Brashear - trumpet, flugelhorn
Robert Brookins - synthesizer, keyboards
Ray Brown - trumpet
Sonny Emory - drums
Jeanette Hawes - background vocals
Charles L. Freeman - A&R Administration/Production Coordinator
Jerry Hey - trumpet
Josie James - background vocals
Ralph Johnson - percussion
MC Hammer - rap
Mike McKnight - synthesizer
Bill Meyers - synthesizer, keyboards
Les Pierce - synthesizer, drums, keyboards
Ian Prince - synthesizer, keyboards
Sheldon Reynolds - guitar, background vocals
Billy Savage - synthesizer, keyboards
Dick Smith - guitar
Michael "Patches" Stewart - trumpet
Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - background vocals
Wanda Vaughn - background vocals
Maurice White - percussion, lead and backing vocals, kalimba
Verdine White - bass
Andrew Woolfolk - alto & tenor saxophones
Billy Young - synthesizer, keyboards
Reggie C. Young - trombone[1]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1990)
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[28]
100
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1990
"For the Love of You"
Billboard Hot R&B Singles
19
"Heritage"
5
"Wanna Be the Man"
46
Accolades
References
^ a b c d "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . 45worlds.com .
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage (Hot R&B/Hip Hop Albums)" . billboard.com . Billboard .
^ a b "Top British Soul Albums". No. 557. Blues & Soul . March 27, 1990.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage (GFK Top 100 Albums)" . offiziellecharts.de .
^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 . Roppongi , Tokyo : Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
^ Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage . Columbia Records. February 1990.
^ Italie, Hillel (January 24, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire finds its Heritage" . Lawrence Journal World . Associated Press . p. 60 – via Google Books .
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire" . the-breaks.com .
^ Nas: I Am . Columbia Records . 1998.
^ 4 Hero: Journey from the Light . Reinforced Records . February 1993.
^ Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . allmusic.com . Allmusic .
^ a b Palmer, Don (April 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire Heritage (Review)" . Vol. 6, no. 1. Spin Magazine . p. 121.
^ a b Milward, John (March 22, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . rollingstone.com . Rolling Stone .
^ a b "Picks and Pans Review: Heritage" . People.com . People . February 19, 1990.
^ George, Lynell (March 1, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . newspapers.com . LA Weekly . p. 79.
^ a b Robicheau, Paul (February 15, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . newspapers.com . Boston Globe . p. 104.
^ May, Mitchell (February 27, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune .
^ a b Considine, J.D. (February 16, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . newspapers.com . Baltimore Sun . p. 105.
^ Guzman, Pablo (February 18, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage" . newspapers.com . New York Daily News . p. 422.
^ Jones, James T, IV. (January 18, 1990). "LISTEN UP!" . proquest.com . USA Today . p. 4D. ProQuest 306292404 . {{cite web }}
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^ a b Lynden Barber (December 21, 1990). "Blue Hot Numbers" . newspapers.com . Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire – Heritage" . Billboard.com .
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: For The Love Of You" . Billboard.com .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Earth, Wind & Fire – Heritage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Earth, Wind & Fire – Heritage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved November 28, 2020.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
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