Earth, Wind and Fire - Gratitude (1999) [Flac] [mrtude42][h33t]

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude - 1999
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The release of this ablum was December 1975 this cd is an import released in 1999 with bonus tracks on it.

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Review from allmusic.com
by Alex Henderson

With That's the Way of the World having made Earth, Wind & Fire one of the
best-selling soul bands of the 1970s, Maurice White & Co. had no problem
filling large arenas. As dynamic as EWF was on stage, it's a shame that there
isn't more documentation of the band's live show. Only one live EWF album
was released by a major label in America, the superb Gratitude. First a two-LP
set and later reissued on CD, Gratitude brilliantly captures the excitement
EWF generated on stage at its creative peak. Neither hardcore EWF devotees
nor more casual listeners should deprive themselves of the joys of the live
versions of "Shining Star" and "Yearnin', Learnin'." Maurice White is
magnificent throughout, and Philip Bailey truly soars on extended versions of
"Reasons" (which boasts a memorable alto sax solo by guest Don Myrick) and
"Devotion." The album also introduced some excellent new studio songs,
including the haunting "Can't Hide Love" and the uplifting "Sing a Song." One
could nitpick and wish for live versions of "Evil," "Keep Your Head to the Sky,"
and "Kalimba Song," but the bottom line is that Gratitude is one of EWF's
finest accomplishments. [The album was also released as an import with bonus
tracks.]


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Tracklisting
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1. Earth, Wind & Fire - Can't Hide Love [04:10]
2. Earth, Wind & Fire - Celebrate [03:06]
3. Earth, Wind & Fire - Devotion [05:07]
4. Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude [03:27]
5. Earth, Wind & Fire - Introduction By MC Perry Jones [00:21]
6. Earth, Wind & Fire - Live Bonus Medley: Serpentine Fire / Saturday Nite / Can't Hide Love / Reasons[06:13]
7. Earth, Wind & Fire - Medley: Africano / Power [05:56]
8. Earth, Wind & Fire - Musical Interlude #1 [00:15]
9. Earth, Wind & Fire - Musical Interlude #2 [00:27]
10. Earth, Wind & Fire - New World Symphony [09:28]
11. Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons [08:23]
12. Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star [04:55]
13. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Message to You [01:19]
14. Earth, Wind & Fire - Singasong [03:23]
15. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sun Goddess [07:41]
16. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sunshine [04:16]
17. Earth, Wind & Fire - Yearnin' Learnin' [04:16]



Artist...............: Earth, Wind & Fire
Album................: Gratitude
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1999
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 47 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/gratitude-import-bonus-tracks-mr0001356027
Ripped by............: Mrtude42 on 5/28/2013
Posted by............: Mrtude42 on 5/28/2013
Included.............: NFO, MD5, PLS, M3U
Covers...............: Front
Playing Time.........: 01:12:51
Total Size...........: 538.53 MB

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