That’s the Way of the World

~ Release by Earth, Wind & Fire (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Annotation

EARTH WIND & FIRE Original Album Classics 2008 UK 5-CD album set:

I Am |Gratitude |That's the Way of the World| Spirit|All 'n All
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Classics-Box-Set/dp/B0018BF1H2

Annotation last modified on 2009-07-28 14:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Shining Star engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) recording of: Shining Star writer: Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) publisher: EMI April Music Inc.	4	2:50
2	That’s the Way of the World engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329) recording of: That’s the Way of the World writer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White publisher: Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.	3.25	5:46
3	Happy Feelin’ co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) recording of: Happy Feelin’ lyricist: Larry Dunn and Verdine White composer: Philip Bailey, Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)		3:18
4	All About Love engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) recording of: All About Love writer: Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)		6:36
5	Yearnin’ Learnin’ engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) recording of: Yearnin’ Learnin’ writer: Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) publisher: Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.		3:40
6	Reasons engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) samples from: That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03) recording of: Reasons writer: Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)	2.75	4:59
7	Africano engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) arranger: Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) recording of: Africano writer: Larry Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)		5:09
8	See the Light engineer: George Massenburg co-producer: Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) producer: Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975) recording of: See the Light writer: Louise Anglin, Philip Bailey and Larry Dunn		6:18

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1546418 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000O8QBLA [info]

Release group

included in:	Original Album Classics (Volume 1) The Columbia Masters

part of:

Prix Soul de l’Académie du Jazz (number: 1975) (order: 11)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1970s (number: 21) (order: 21)
33⅓ (number: 168) (order: 116)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 345) (order: 346)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 420) (order: 420)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 420) (order: 420)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 486) (order: 487)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 493) (order: 494)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/99532 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Earth-wind-and-fire/Thats-the-way-of-the-world [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wrb6 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/earth__wind_and_fire/thats_the_way_of_the_world/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/41141/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650107 [info]
Wikidata:	Q616224 [info]

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Release information

Format:: CD
Length:: 38:37

Additional details

Type:: Album + Soundtrack
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Columbia
CK 33280

Release events

United States
1999

Release group rating

3.25 (see all ratings)

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