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EARTH, WIND & FIRE   

In The Name Of Love

RELEASED
1997
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
funk, disco, pop, soul
TRACKS
01, Rock It  (4:26)
02, In The Name Of Love  (4:48)
03, Revolution  (5:08)
04, When Love Goes Wrong  (4:48)
05, Fill You Up  (4:07)
06, Right Time  (4:02)
07, Round And Round  (3:53)
08, Keep It Real  (4:52)
09, Cruising  (5:41)
10, Love Is Life  (4:59)
11, Avatar  (2:08)
DURATION
48:54
MUSICIANS
PHILIP BAILEY -lead vocals (1÷4,6,8,9), backing vocals
      (1÷3,5÷10)
MAURICE WHITE -lead vocals (2,3,5,10), backing vocals (8,10)
SHELDON M. REYNOLDS -lead vocals (2,3,6÷8), guitars (1÷10),
      backing vocals (1÷3,5÷10)
MORRIS PLEASURE -keyboards (1÷3,5÷10), talk box (3,5)
SCOTT MAYO -saxophone (1÷3,5,7÷11), backing vocals (7),
      drum programming (7)
REGGIE C. YOUNG -trombone (2,3,7,10)
RAY BROWN -trumpet (2,3,7,10)
VERDINE WHITE -bass (1÷3,5÷10)
SONNY EMORY -drums (1÷3,5÷10), drum programming (3,9),
      backing vocals (1)
LENNY CASTRO -percussion (1÷3,8÷10)
PAULINHO DA COSTA -percussion (6,11)
DAVID ROMEO -percussion (9)
ANDREW KLIPPEL -keyboards (4), programming (4)
PAUL MINOR -additional keyboards (5,6,8), sampling (5),
      drum programming (5,6,8)
DAMIAN JOHNSON -additional keyboards (5)
MARCEL EAST -keyboards (11)
JIMMY RANDOLPH -programming (1,3,6,7,9,10)
ALAN GLASS -programming (4)
BILL MEYERS -drum programming (2), synth horns (6,10),
      strings (7), additional keyboards (7), synthesizers (9)
RALPH JOHNSON -drum programming (11), cymbal (11),
      backing vocals (1)
JERRY HEY -trumpet (1,5,8), flugehorn (1,5,8)
GARY GRANT -trumpet (1,5,8), flugehorn (1,5,8)
WILLIAM FRANK REICHENBACH -trombone (1,5,8)
MICHAEL "PATCHES" STEWART -trumpet (2,3,7,10)
SIR JAMES BAILEY -backing vocals (1), rap (3)
CARL CARLWELL -backing vocals (1÷3,5÷10)
JAMES MCCRARY -backing vocals (4)
DONI MCCRARY -backing vocals (4)
LEON MCCRARY -backing vocals (4)
HOWARD MCCRARY -backing vocals (4)
RALPH HAWKINS JR. -vocals (5), additional backing vocals (5)
KEVIN GUILLAUME -additional backing vocals (5)
PRODUCED BY
MAURICE WHITE
REVIEW
Devadesátá léta znamenala pro EWF období hledání identity. Zústat věrni svému tradičnímu zvuku vycházejícímu z jazzu, soulu, funku, gospelu, folku, rocku a bůhvíčeho ještě, nebo jít s dobou a obohatit se o další žánry, které mezitím stačily okolo vyrůst? Album "Herritage" ukázalo, že snaha o aktualizaci může skončit fiaskem, když kapela zapomene, co jí jde nejlépe. Snaha být dobově cool těžce nevyšla, a tak přišel návrat ke kořenům, obzvláště povedený na "In The Name Of Love".