The Collection: That's the Way of the World/All 'N All/Gratitude [2005 Reissue] (2005)

About this title: The Collection is a three-disc package that houses Earth, Wind & Fire's That's the Way of the World (1975), Gratitude (1975), and All 'n All (1977). These are the reissue versions released in 1999 by Columbia/Legacy, so they feature remastered sound, bonus tracks, and useful liner notes. It's baffling that the label chose to include Gratitude -- a live album -- rather than 1976's Spirit. While Gratitude is a phenomenal live album, it should be lower on a fan's priority list than another one of the group's studio albums. Regardless, this is a thrifty way to obtain a lot of Earth, Wind & Fire, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shining Star [White/Bailey/Dunn]
2. That's the Way of the World [White/Stepney/White]
3. Happy Feelin' [White/Bailey/White/]
4. All About Love [White/Dunn]
5. Yearnin' Learnin' [White/Stepney/Baile]
6. Reasons [White/Stepney/Baile]
7. Africano [White/Dunn]
8. See the Light [Dunn/Bailey/Anglin]
9. Shining Star [Future Star][Demo Version] [White/Bailey/Dunn]
10. All About Love [First Impression][Demo Version] [White/Dunn]
11. Happy Feelin' [Anatomy of a Groove][Demo Version] [White/Bailey/White/]
12. Caribou Chaser [Jazzy Jam][Demo Version] [White/Dunn]
13. That's the Way of the World [Latin Expedition][Demo Version] [White/Stepney/White]
14. Serpentine Fire [White/White/Burke]
15. Fantasy [White/DelBarrio/Whi]
16. In the Marketplace (Interlude) [White]
17. Jupiter [White/White/Dunn/Ba]
18. Love's Holiday [White/Scarborough]
19. Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude) [Nascimento]
20. I'll Write a Song for You [McKay/Bailey/Beckme]
21. Magic Mind [White/White/Dunn/Ba]
22. Runnin' [White/Dunn/DelBarri]
23. Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude) [Nascimento]
24. Be Ever Wonderful [White/Dunn]
25. Would You Mind [Demo Version of Love's Holiday] [White/Scarborough]
26. Runnin' [Original Hollywood Mix] [White/Dunn/DelBarri]
27. Brazilian Rhyme [Live] [Nascimento]
28. Introduction by MC Perry Jones
29. Africano/Power [White/Dunn]
30. Yearnin' Learnin' [White/Stepney/Baile]
31. Devotion [White/Bailey]
32. Sun Goddess [White/Lind]
33. Reasons [White/Stepney/Baile]
34. Sing a Message to You [White]
35. Shining Star [White/Bailey/Dunn]
36. New World Symphony [White/White]
37. Interlude #1
38. Sunshine [White/McKay/Bailey/]
39. Sing a Song [White/McKay]
40. Gratitude [White/White/Dunn]
41. Celebrate [White/White/Dunn]
42. Interlude #2 [White/Stepney/Baile]
43. Can't Hide Love
44. Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can't Hide Love/Reason [Live][Medley] [White/White/Burke]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.