Why? (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
| "Why?" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album The Promise | ||||
| Released | 2015 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Kalimba Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Gregory Curtis | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White, Gregory Curtis | |||
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"Why?" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 2015 by Kalimba Music.[1] The single peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart.[2]
Overview
[edit]"Why?" was produced and written by Maurice White and Gregory Curtis. The song also came from EW&F's 2003 studio album The Promise.[1]
Appearances in other media
[edit]Why? appeared on the soundtrack of the 2002 feature film The Adventures of Pluto Nash.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Chairman Mao of Blender called Why? a "sweeping ballad".[4] Renee Graham of the Boston Globe said Maurice White's "voice is steady and sweet especially on the uptempo ballad, Why".[5]
Credits
[edit]- Alto Saxophone – Gerald Albright
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa[1]
- Backing Vocals – Fred White, Gregory Curtis, Sheila Hutchinson, Wanda Vaughn
- Bass – Verdine White
- Composer - Maurice White, Gregory Curtis
- Engineer – Cameron Marcarelli
- Guitar - Darrell Crooks
- Keyboards, Drum Programming – Gregory Curtis
- Lead Vocals - Maurice White
- Producer - Maurice White, Gregory Curtis[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Earth, Wind & Fire: Why?. Kalimba Music. 2015.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Why? (Smooth Jazz Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Soundtrack)". imdb.com. IMDb.
- ^ Mao, Chairman. "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Promise". blender.com. Blender. Archived from the original on 2009-05-10.
- ^ Graham, Renee (June 6, 2003). "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Promise". newspaper.com. Boston Globe. p. 62.
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