The Need of Love

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The Need of Love is the sophomore studio album of the band Earth, Wind & Fire released in November 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. The album got to No. 35 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[1][3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Energy"Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead9:39
2."Beauty"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."I Can Feel It In My Bones"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:04
4."I Think About Lovin' You"Sherry Scott5:58
5."Everything Is Everything"Richard Evans, Phil Upchurch6:46

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Personnel

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Later samples

"Energy" was sampled by hip hop duo Jungle Brothers on the track "What U Waitin 4?" which was featured on their 1989 album Done by the Forces of Nature.[4]

In addition "I Think about Loving You" was sampled by the Fugees on the track "Nappy Heads" which was featured on their 1994 album Blunted on Reality. As well "I Can Feel it in My Bones" was sampled by EPMD on the track "Boon Dox" which was featured on their 1992 album Business Never Personal.[4]

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)[1]

Year Chart Position
1972 Black Albums 35
Pop Albums 89

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need Of Love". Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard.com. December 4, 1971. p. 46.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need of Love (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
  4. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need of Love". Who Sampled.com.
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