Electric Universe (album)
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Electric Universe is the thirteenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
, released on Columbia Records
in November 1983. It was produced by the band's leader Maurice White
for Kalimba Productions, and went to number 40 and number 8 on the Pop and R&B album charts.
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
, released on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in November 1983. It was produced by the band's leader Maurice White
Maurice White
Maurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
for Kalimba Productions, and went to number 40 and number 8 on the Pop and R&B album charts.
Side One
- "Magnetic" (M. PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
) 4:19 - "Touch" (M. PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
, J. Lind) 4:54 - "Moonwalk" (D. O'Connor, D. Porter) 4:08
- "Could It Be Right" (M. White, D. Foster, A. Willis) 5:15
Side Two
- "Spirit Of A New World" (M. White, M. PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
, D. Foster, B. Fairweather) 4:29 - "Sweet Sassy Lady" (M. White, W. Vaughn, W. Vaughn, L. Vaughn) 4:08
- "We're Living In Our Own Time" (M. White, M. Colombier, A. Willis) 5:18
- "Electric Nation" (M. White, M. PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
, B. Fairweather) 4:30
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Black Albums | 8 |
| Pop Albums | 40 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Magnetic" | Black Singles | 10 |
| Club Play Singles | 36 | ||
| Pop Singles | 57 | ||
| "Touch" | Pop Singles | 103 |
Performers
- Arranged By [Synthesizer] - Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- Backing Vocals - Beloyd Taylor, Pamela Hutchinson, Wanda Vaughn
- Bass - Verdine White
- Co-producer - Wayne Vaughn (tracks: A3, B2)
- Drums [Simmons] - John Gilston
- Drums, Percussion - Fred White
- Engineer [Assistant] - Barbara Rooney, Murray Dvorkin
- Guitar - Roland BautistaRoland BautistaRoland Bautista is a guitar player who has played in the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and also with Tom Waits.-Career:Bautista played on the EWF album Last Days and Time and left the band soon after the album's release....
- Keyboards - David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, Michel Colombier, Wayne Vaughn - Mixed By - George MassenburgGeorge MassenburgGeorge Y. Massenburg is a recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for his 1972 paper on the parametric equalizer.-Background:...
- Other [Executive Representation] - Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli Management
- Other [Production Staff] - Bruce Wildstein, Chip Croop, Fred Tucker, Geri White, Leonard Smith, Ron Ellison
- Percussion - Ralph Johnson
- Piano, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] - Larry Dunn
- Producer, Vocals, Drums - Maurice WhiteMaurice WhiteMaurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] - Martin PageMartin PageMartin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
- Recorded By - Bernie Grundman
- Recorded By, Mixed By - Mick Guzauski
- Saxophone - Andrew Woolfolk
- Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] - Brian Fairweather, Robbie Buchanan
- Vocals - Philip BaileyPhilip BaileyPhilip Irvin Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on...