I Am

by Earth, Wind & Fire

Overview

Disco was at the height of its popularity in 1979, when Earth, Wind & Fire responded with its most disco-influenced single ever, the glossy and infectious "Boogie Wonderland." Up to that point, EWF had pretty much ignored disco, and when the band finally acknowledged the style, the soulsters weren't about to inundate listeners with it. "Boogie Wonderland" (which features the Emotions, a female group for whom Maurice White had been producing major hits) isn't representative of I Am on the whole. From the hit ballad "After the Love Has Gone" to the exuberant "Let My Feelings Flow," I Am isn't a radical departure from its predecessor, All 'n All. Though not in a class with That's the Way of the World, Spirit, or All 'n All, I Am is a rewarding album that has a lot going for it. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/11/2010
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	0886976994310
Rank:	23468

Tracks

1. In The Stone
2. Can't Let Go
3. After The Love Has Gone
4. Let You Feelings Show
5. Boogie Wonderland
6. Star
7. Wait
8. Rock That
9. You And I

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earth, Wind & Fire   Primary Artist
The Emotions   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Junior Wells   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Paulinho Da Costa   Guest Artist,Percussion
David Foster   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Virginia Majewski   Viola
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Andrew Woolfolk   Sax (Tenor)
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Bobby Bryant   Trumpet
Marilyn Baker   Viola
Larry Corbett   Cello
Larry Dunn   Piano,Moog Synthesizer,Oberheim Synthesizer
Marlo Henderson   Guitar
Dorothy Ashby   Harp
Eduardo del Barrio   Keyboards
Maurice Spears   Trombone
George Bohanon   Trombone
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Janice Gower   Violin
Jerome Richardson   Saxophone
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Maurice White   Drums,Vocals,Kalimba,Vocals (Background)
Louis Satterfield   Trombone,Horn Section
Philip Bailey   Congas,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Jerome Reisler   Violin
Michael Harris   Trumpet
Rahmlee Michael Davis   Soloist,Trumpet,Horn Section
Miguel Martinez   Cello
Johnny Graham   Guitar
Jack Gootkin   Violin
Herman Riley   Saxophone
Al McKay   Guitar
Sheldon Sanov   Violin
Haim Shtrum   Violin
Bill Meyers   Keyboards
Garnett Brown   Trombone
Verdine White   Bass
Ronald Clark   Violin
Ralph Johnson   Percussion
John Walz   Cello
William Henderson   Violin
Don Myrick   Soloist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Horn Section,Sax (Baritone)
Harris Goldman   Violin
Anton Sen   Violin
Pamela Gates   Violin
Pavel Farkas   Violin
Joseph Livoti   Violin
Sherman Bryana   Violin
Cynthia Kavaks   Violin
Jacqueline Lustgarten   Cello
James Ross   Viola
Kevan Torfeh   Cello
Benjamin Powell   Trombone
Henry Roth   Violin
Jerome Webster   Violin
Gina Kronstadt   Violin
Delores M. Bing   Cello
Linda Lipsett   Viola
Henry Ferber   Violin
Sidney Muldrow   French Horn
Richard Lepore   Timpani
Cynthia Kovacs   Violin
Rollice Dale   Viola
Joseph Goodman   Violin
Marci Dicterow   Violin
Barbara Korn   French Horn
Marilyn Robinson   French Horn
Elmer Brown   Trumpet
Richard Perissi   French Horn
James V. Ross   Viola
Leena Sherman   Violin
Fred Jackson, Jr.   Saxophone
Rosmen Torfeh   Violin
Laury Woods   Viola
Michael A. Harris   Trumpet
Ralph Boyd Johnson   Percussion
Carl LaMagna   Violin
Jan Kelley   Cello
Judith Talvi   Violin
Alexander Dutkewych   Harp

Technical Credits

Allee Willis   Composer
Paul Klingberg   Producer,Additional Production
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Paulinho Da Costa   Musician
Steve Porcaro   Musician,Synthesizer Programming
Andrew Woolfolk   Group Member
Steve Lukather   Musician
Bill Champlin   Composer
Billy Myers   Composer
Larry Dunn   Group Member
Marlo Henderson   Musician
Benjamin F. Wright   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Eddie Del Barrio   Composer
Ben Wright   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Eduardo del Barrio   Composer,Musician
Jon Lind   Composer
Jay Graydon   Composer
Joel Whitburn   Chart Information
Wanda Vaughn   Liner Notes
Leo Sacks   Interviewee,Reissue Producer
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements
Maurice White   Composer,Producer,Interviewer,Liner Notes,Group Member,Reissue Producer,Original Recording Producer
Mark Wilder   Mixing,Mastering
Philip Bailey   Group Member
Ross Pallone   Assistant
Johnny Graham   Group Member
Tom Tom 84   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Al McKay   Producer,Group Member
Darren Salmieri   A&R
Bill Meyers   Composer,Musician
Verdine White   Group Member
David Foster   Composer,String Arrangements
Ralph Johnson   Group Member
Tom Perry   Engineer
George Massenburg   Mixing,Engineer
Patti Matheny   A&R
Jeanette Hawes   Performer,Group Member
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Sheila Whitt   Performer,Group Member
Sara Syms   Design
Joy Gilbert Monfried   Project Director
Adam Farber   A&R
Sandy Speiser   Photography
Wanda Hutchinson   Performer,Group Member
Richard Salvato   Direction
Urve Kuusik   Photography
Art Macnow   Direction
Fong Y. Lee   Packaging Manager
Ralph Boyd Johnson   Group Member
Craig Widby   Assistant
Liz Reilly   Photo Research