1996 - Earth, Wind and Fire - Elements Of Love Ballads [mp3@320][mrtude42][h33t]

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Elements Of Love - The Ballads
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Review by Andrew Hamilton from allmusic.com

The softer side of Maurice White's creation, Earth, Wind & Fire, is displayed
on Elements of Love: Ballads, a sparkling, 14-song compilation of ballads.
Though EW&F's biggest hits were fast numbers, they had a gift for slow
heart-tuggers. The leads are divided among Maurice White and Philip Bailey,
with Bailey's being the cream. His forceful, shimmering, pause-stopping
falsetto glows on "Devotion," "Reasons," and "Keep Your Head to the Sky."
Their most successful ballad, chart-wise, "After the Love Is Gone," is
poignant, majestic, and sounds years ahead of its time. White had a slick
Chicago sound that was balanced by deep soul roots (he was raised in
Memphis, TN), and "Can't Hide Love" is a good example of the unique
combination. As usual, Latin beats and rhythms find their way onto EW&F's
recordings, and "Ponta de Areia" and "Love's Holiday" are two sweet
examples.

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Tracklisting
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1. Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone [04:17]
2. Earth, Wind & Fire - All About Love [05:21]
3. Earth, Wind & Fire - Be Ever Wonderful [04:59]
4. Earth, Wind & Fire - Can't Hide Love [04:00]
5. Earth, Wind & Fire - Devotion [04:41]
6. Earth, Wind & Fire - I'll Write A Song For You [05:15]
7. Earth, Wind & Fire - Imagination [04:32]
8. Earth, Wind & Fire - Keep Your Head To The Sky [05:01]
9. Earth, Wind & Fire - Love's Holiday [04:13]
10. Earth, Wind & Fire - Open Our Eyes [04:57]
11. Earth, Wind & Fire - Ponta De Areia - Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)[00:44]
12. Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons (Live) [08:13]
13. Earth, Wind & Fire - Side By Side [05:23]
14. Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit [03:03]

Playing Time.........: 01:04:45
Total Size...........: 156.89 MB

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Artist...............: Earth, Wind & Fire
Album................: Elements Of Love - The Ballads
Genre................: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1996
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/elements-of-love-ballads-mw0000183679
Ripped by............: Mrtude42 on 7/14/2013
Posted by............: Mrtude42 on 7/17/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back



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