Earth, Wind & Fire : The Glory Years Playlist

Written By Kensedeobong Okosun

The nascent pre-stardom era:

  1. “Help Somebody” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmblvwEJvC8‍ ‍Earth, Wind & Fire (1971).

  2. “Love Is Life” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-xA3q022Qo‍ ‍Earth, Wind & Fire (1971). *****

  3. “Fan the Fire” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IpZ0y54zZc‍ ‍Earth, Wind & Fire (1971).

  4. “This World Today” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrmHapuVIxk‍ ‍Earth, Wind & Fire (1971).

  5. “Beauty” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSrxMuQiscThe Need of Love (1971). *****

  6. “I Think About Lovin’ You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PyUfKNdCukThe Need of Love (1971). *****

The Columbia era:

  1. “They Don’t See” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoWj3Eu_JIYLast Days and Time (1972). *****

  2. “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lbP2uC6Lro‍ ‍Last Days and Time (1972). *****

  3. “I’d Rather Have You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqPKn7fvnjQ‍ ‍Last Days and Time (1972).

  4. “Mom” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBFinaqrzo‍ ‍Last Days and Time (1972).

  5. “Evil” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSTU1KjhW10 Head to the Sky (1973). *****

  6. “Keep Your Head to the Sky” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AntonKYxjdQ‍ ‍Head to the Sky (1973). *****

  7. “The World’s a Masquerade” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uy3uLIGRnA‍ ‍Head to the Sky (1973). ******

  8. “Clover” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCcpLgwdBs‍ ‍Head to the Sky (1973).

  9. “Mighty Mighty” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKljHXYTRy0‍ ‍Open Our Eyes (1974). *****

  10. “Devotion” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13heVfqIRBE‍ ‍Open Our Eyes (1974). *****

  11. “Fair But So Uncool” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUX7Fr1iZBs‍ ‍Open Our Eyes (1974). *****

  12. “Feeling Blue” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgNxD8MUwiU‍ ‍Open Our Eyes (1974).

The Glorious funk era :

  1. “Shining Star” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu9a29UR2dU‍ ‍That’s The Way of the World (1975). *****

  2. “That’s the Way of the World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhW3P7_jvWY‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975). *****

  3. “Happy Feelin’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5UXwMNuq1A‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975).

  4. “All About Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ukl2A9YiLg‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975).

  5. “Yearnin’ Learnin” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAsoF18YUlg‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975).

  6. “Reasons” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJBgmoYzRE8‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975).

  7. “See the Light” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxh2cGs7jok‍ ‍That’s the Way of the World (1975).

  8. “Sunshine” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLc1jTTUAlc‍ ‍Gratitude (1975).

  9. “Sing a Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dsPZmeTys‍ ‍Gratitude (1975). *****

  10. “Celebrate” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy2LdXjquW8‍ ‍Gratitude (1975). *****

  11. “Can’t Hide Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TxgfbPl9Qg‍ ‍Gratitude (1975). *****

  12. “Getaway” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_3nib4r3Y‍ ‍Spirit (1976). *****

  13. “On Your Face” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IbTNgdxrpc‍ ‍Spirit (1976). *****

  14. “Imagination” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWmE78TUMw‍ ‍Spirit (1976). *****

  15. “Spirit” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1jB0rhwdNA‍ ‍Spirit (1976).

  16. “Saturday Nite” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LBQ1yFSMl8‍ ‍Spirit (1976). *****

  17. “Earth, Wind and Fire” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGPsGkGm-y8‍ ‍Spirit (1976).

  18. “Burnin’ Bush” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MoSWfTxHU‍ ‍Spirit (1976). *****

  19. “Serpentine Fire” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ttGTOxXQnw‍ All’ n All (1977). ***** ‍

  20. “Fantasy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58GQYFZeLE‍ ‍All’ n All (1977). *****

  21. “Love’s Holiday” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8Or4BPDQo‍ ‍All’ n All (1977). *****

  22. “I’ll Write a Song for You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YHh8JTWIDQ‍ ‍All’ n All (1977). *****

  23. “Magic Mind” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nCEeTKw1hQ‍ ‍All’ n All (1977).

  24. “September” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKtSlsYVEUThe Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol.1 (1978).

  25. “In The Stone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2xClustQo‍ ‍I Am (1979). *****

  26. “Can’t Let Go” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owk9KNH0Qdg‍ ‍I Am (1979). *****

  27. “After The Love Has Gone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCLNPOjPZw‍ ‍I Am (1979). *****

  28. “Let Your Feelings Show” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sujzVhzDg‍ ‍I Am (1979). *****

  29. “Boogie Wonderland” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_93PWvC2_vU‍ ‍I Am (1979). ******

  30. “Star” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2bMvmHjds‍ ‍I Am (1979).

  31. “Wait” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaZFSoA7tZA‍ ‍I Am (1979).

  32. “You and I” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o00GMmCz_X4‍ ‍I Am (1979).

  33. “Let Me Talk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFV-VPeZFtQ‍ ‍Faces (1980). *****

  34. “Turn It Into Something Good” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwksHC98Cqc‍ Faces (1980). *****

  35. “You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAN6XlaQ9eQ‍ Faces (1980).

  36. “Sparkle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrgx-NpMnUo‍ ‍Faces (1980).*****

  37. “Song in my Heart” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5VZfqjaoA‍ ‍Faces (1980).

  38. “You Went Away” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MOJwBGw0RE‍ ‍Faces (1980).*****

  39. “And Love Goes On” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCwI386yz-g‍ ‍Faces (1980).

  40. “Sail Away” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLx9ld4LwE‍ ‍Faces (1980).

  41. “Win or Lose” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iju54f4CN8YFaces (1980).

  42. “Share Your Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPPOcjqOkwFaces (1980).

  43. “Let’s Groove” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D4hcrkI2xU‍ ‍Raise (1981).

  44. “Lady Sun” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yF4qp4gYx4‍ ‍Raise (1981).*****

  45. “My Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFkHMS4ahA‍ ‍Raise (1981).

  46. “Evolution Orange” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCCjWl7RNvk‍ ‍Raise (1981) .

  47. “I’ve Had Enough” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCJxaR2DXNI‍ ‍Raise (1981). *****

  48. “Changing Times” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6OS3ceXLao‍ ‍Raise (1981).

Kensedeobong Okosun

Kensedeobong Okosun is a music enthusiast, music researcher, music journalist with expertise in music selection & planning, vocalist and an author. Her academic article “Sisterhood and Soul Music as expressions of Black Power” is featured in the edited volume, Black Power in Hemispheric Perspective (Raussert & Steinitz, eds, 2022). She has reviewed Dorothea Gail’s Weird American Music for the Forum for Interamerican Research (fiar, 2019). Her work has appeared on Nigeria’s Sun News Online and The Nigerian Observer.

Kensedeobong’s blog highlights music’s interconnectivity with society and comprises personal music experiences, researched information, concept playlists for multiple themes, etc.

A hard-core 90s R&B fan, she utilises the vehicle of memory, to position long forgotten music of yesteryears on the front-burner.

She is persuaded that music is a core conduit of collective harmony, equanimity, vitality and healing. And as such requires criticality in the filtration process, in order to disseminate meaning. Her blog promotes music equality and diversity.

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