Faces

Earth Wind & Fire

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 1989)
• Original Release Date: October 1980
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025K8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,207 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take it to the sky!, March 22, 2006

By	Elizabeth C. Jones (Chapel Hill, NC United States) - See all my reviews

Simply the best.

I first bought "Faces" on 8-track to listen to in my Datsun B-210 hatchback. Back in the day, Jefferson-Pilot TV Sports liked EWF, and used their songs several times as bumper music for ACC basketball games, including the opening bars of "And Love Goes On." EWF's peppy songs set a high energy mood, and at the other end of the scale there's no substitute for one of Philip Bailey's smooth ballads.

It's the only EWF album (that I can see) that's not available at iTunes. That's so wrong.

The timing of this LP was terrible. In 1980, disco was a dirty word. And because EWF had so successfully mastered the form, critics (and Columbia) made up their minds they weren't going to push this one; it was bound to be just more disco. I don't think some of the critics even listened to it.

"Faces" is a song cycle, and it all works. . . you groove, you chill, you boogie and then head into the quiet storm. You're in the hands of the masters the whole time and it's a sweet ride.

Needs to be on iTunes! No EWF collection is complete without it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faces, Races, Places oooweya hey yeaaaaa!, August 30, 2004

By	Bryan (DFW) - See all my reviews

Man this album rocks. I love the ballads, You and You Went Away. I also really dig the intro of And Love Goes On. I recently discovered this album just a few years ago but I have never heard any song played from it on the radio. Such good songs and how sad the record company didn't step up to the promotions. EWF is one heck of a band..you don't see stuff like this today i tell ya.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage EWF.... Elements of Pure Gold, February 26, 2006

By	Jerry G. Guevara "Keep Your Head to the Sky" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album was grotesquely underrated and overlooked for it's political and vintage EWF sound. Listen and it is a beautifully creative and one of their most enjoyable album. EWF and Maurice at its finest hour. Instead of being bullied into music they didn't want to put out, they continued the mastering of that strong, elevated and uplifted music. You name one band and I mean any band Black or White where ever song is of great quality and strength. Knocked for perfection...Knocked for humanity...Knocked because R&B was considered Disco. FOOLS I SAY!!!! Buy this album...It's great!!!! 5STARS!!!!!!!