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Elements of Love: The Ballads

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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.

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.

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.

OUR SOUL... IS THE ONLY THING THAT COULDN'T BE TAKEN FROM US.. AND EARTH WIND AND FIRE REMINDS US THAT OUR SOULS ARE FOREVER......... LOVE AND SERVICE WITH DEDICATION TO SOULFUL MEDITATION.. LIFE FOR THOSE OF US WHO SEEK THE 4TH DEMENSION.. A STATE OF MIND...BODY.. SOUL.. THIS IS UNOBTAINABLE TO THOSE WHO'S HEARTS ARE NOT PROPERLY ATTUNED WITH GOD'S UNIVERSE.......KEEP YOUR HEADS TO THE SKY... COMPTON CALIFORNIA PEACE...

I was growing up at the time these ballads were originally released and hearing them again brings back everything that was good about that time. The love and richness came across on those recordings can never be erased. Man, Thanks for the memories.

For when you want to do a slow burn with the element.
I went for it.

Every song on the cd is a must have!!!!

Overall, you know what to expect from an EWF compilation. Overall, this is good and contains all the songs you would expect and a few that I had totally forgotten. If you already own the Greatest Hits CD you have most of the songs you are probably wanting to hear, but if you want to amass the definitive collection of EWF this is a good purchase.

This is essential for any real music collector! EWF had three faces back in the day! They could jam it up with the best of them, jazz fusion it up the best of them and then really slow it down and blow better than the rest of them. This collection is really a must have of superb classic jams! It's impossible to pick a favorite!

I love this CD. The ballads bring back great memories. After listening to it for 3 hours during a road trip with friends, I couldn't get "Imagination" and "Be Ever Wonderful" out of my head. I found it at Best Buy, however, the listed track "Imagination" was not on the CD. It had been replaced with another EWF tune that apparently has no title! Everything else is as it should be.