Singer: Earth, Wind & Fire
Title: The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I
Label: ARC ‎– FC 35647, Columbia ‎– FC 35647
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1978
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Size MP3 zip: 1449 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1484 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MP1 WMA TTA APE AIFF XM MMF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Got To Get You Into My Life Arranged By – Maurice WhiteWords By, Music By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*	4:03
A2	Fantasy Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Tom Tom 84Written-By – Eddie delBarrio*, Maurice White, Verdine White	3:46
A3	Can't Hide Love Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Earth Written-By – Skip Scarborough	4:11
A4	Love Music Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Tom Tom 84Written-By – Skip Scarborough	3:55
A5	Getaway Arranged By – Charles StepneyWritten-By – Beloyd Taylor, Peter Cor	3:46
B1	That's The Way Of The World Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Earth, Wind & FireWritten-By – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White	5:47
B2	September Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Tom Tom 84Written-By – Al McKay, Allee Willis, Maurice White	3:37
B3	Shining Star Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Earth, Wind & FireWritten-By – Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Philip Bailey	2:50
B4	Reasons Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Earth Written-By – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey	5:01
B5	Singasong Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Earth, Wind & FireWritten-By – Al McKay, Maurice White	3:23

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Kalimba Productions
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – RSO Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Manufactured For – American Recording Company
• Published By – Maclen Music, Inc.
• Published By – Saggifire Music
• Published By – Mburu Music
• Published By – Alexscar Music Co.
• Published By – Criga Music
• Published By – Eibur Music
• Published By – Ninth Music
• Published By – Steelchest Music
• Published By – Irving Music, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork [Cover] – Shusei Nagaoka
• Co-producer – Charles Stepney (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B3, B4, B5)
• Photography By – Bruce Talamon, Don Hunstein, Don Myrick, Guy Crowder, James Fee, Johnny Graham, Lee Lawrence , Nadine Talamon
• Producer – Maurice White

Notes

Issue with lyric inner sleeve. Gatefold cover.

Some covers are gold stamped as promotional.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): AL 35647
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): BL 35647
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runouts (Version #1)): PAL-35647-1D
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runouts (Version #1)): PBL-35647-1AA
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runouts (Version #2)): PAL-35647-1F
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runouts (Version #2)): PBL-35647-1E
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runouts (Version #3)): PAL-35647-1G
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runouts (Version #3)): PBL-35647-1E
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runouts (Version #4)): PAL-35647-1E
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runouts (Version #4)): PAL-35647-1H

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SRCS 9480	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I ‎(CD, Comp, Blu)	SME Records	SRCS 9480	Japan	1999
CK 65735	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. I ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Columbia, Legacy	CK 65735	US	1999
CDCBS 83284	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	CBS	CDCBS 83284	UK & Europe	1985
FC 35647, 100446	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I ‎(LP, Comp)	ARC , Columbia, INDICA	FC 35647, 100446	US	1978
CBS 83284, FC 35647, 83284	Earth, Wind & Fire	The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Gat)	CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 83284, FC 35647, 83284	Netherlands	1978

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