Another Time (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

Another Time is the first compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in September 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Overview Another Time was issued as a double album that reissues the band's first two albums, Earth, Wind & Fire (1971) and The Need of Love (1971) in their entirety, albeit in a different running order, and adds the previously unreleased track, "Handwriting on the Wall".

Critical reception

Ron Wynn of Allmusic described the songs on Another Time as "certainly worth hearing again". Billboard called the album "enjoyable".

Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length Side one 1. "Fan The Fire" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 4:59 2. "Moment of Truth" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 3:08 3. "Love Is Life" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 5:02 4. "Help Somebody" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 3:37 Side two 5. "C'mon Children" Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 3:08 6. "Handwriting On The Wall" Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead Previously unreleased 4:04 7. "This World Today" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 3:33 8. "Bad Tune" Michael Beal, Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Verdine White, Don Whitehead Earth, Wind & Fire 4:31 Side three 9. "I Can Feel It In My Bones" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead The Need of Love 5:04 10. "I Think About Lovin' You" Sherry Scott The Need of Love 5:59 11. "Everything Is Everything" Richard Evans, Ric Powell, Phil Upchurch The Need of Love 6:42 Side four 12. "Beauty" Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead The Need of Love 4:15 13. "Energy" Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead The Need of Love 9:40

Personnel Credits adapted from album's text. Maurice White - vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion Wade Flemons - vocals Don Whitehead - piano, electric piano and vocals Sherry Scott - vocals Verdine White - bass Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica Yakov Ben Israel - congas, percussion Chet Washington - tenor sax Alex Thomas - trombone

Charts Chart (1974)PeakpositionUS Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)97US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)29

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