Elements of Love: The Ballads

Earth Wind & Fire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 4, 1996)
• Original Release Date: June 4, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia/Legacy/Sony
• ASIN: B000002ADG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,621 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "After The Love Is Gone" and a lot more., August 3, 2000

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J. Highsmith (Mitchellville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elements of Love: The Ballads (Audio CD)

I originally purchased this CD for the song, "After The Love Is Gone". This is one of my favorite songs of all time, but I hadn't started my old school collection yet. I was familiar with a few EWF songs, but I didn't know the exact titles. The CD, starts off with a powerful inspirational track, "Open Our Eyes" comparable to a later released classic by EWF called "That's The Way Of The World", that's not on this CD. It just gets better as you hear "Keep Your Head To The Sky" and "Devotion". EWF has a lot of classic CDs but if you're just a fan of their slow songs, then this is the CD for you. You have "After The Love Is Gone", "Can't Hide Love" and an over eight minute live version of "Reasons". Those songs alone, are worth the price of the CD alone and even more. I recommend this CD to anyone that likes slow jams from the 70s.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Group ever!, February 29, 2000

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elements of Love: The Ballads (Audio CD)

this Group is so great that you have this Beautiful collection of SLow-Jams.that's not Mentioning the Funk Grooves,The Jazz Influenced Early albums,The Brazilian Vibe,Pop Textures and Gospel.Pre-Hip-Hop of say Lets Groove.this Band can Play it all.but these Slow-Jams showcase The Genius Mind of Maurice WHite&Crew.PHILLIP BAILEY still has a voice not of this World.Nobody can hit the Notes Like PHILLIP BAILEY.Loves HOLIDAY is my Jam as is REASONS.Classic Stuff from this Fantastic Group.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence., April 11, 2005

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yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Crossroads America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elements of Love: The Ballads (Audio CD)

This is a product you'll enjoy from track 1 to the finish. The remastering has really put the icing on the cake. You will feel as if the Boys are doing Devotion or Be Ever Wonderful right in your living room. Phillip Bailey falsettoes are all over the tracks, Maurice White does his best neo-spiritualist, non denomination deacon, and McKay/Dunn/Verdine on rhythm instuments set this whole enterprise just right. Even Nasciemento's afro-Brasilian Rhyme Interlude is given a fresh hearing here. You won't find That's the Way (yow!) of the World, but you are gonna hear All About Love and an equally impressive Imagination here.(I really don't understand why folks prefer Reasons to Imagination, but they both are heard here.) With the summer season coming up, you know you're gonna need some great ol' school grooves to listen to on those lazy evenings reserved for deprogramming and chillin'. This is a perfect CD for doing just that.