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Earth Wind & Fire
Ultimate Collection
Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Seasons - Earth and Fire, Kooymans
2. Ruby Is the One - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
3. Wild and Exciting - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
4. Invitation - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
5. Storm and Thunder - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
6. Memories - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
7. Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
8. Love of Life - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
9. Only Time Will Tell - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
10. Thanks for the Love - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
11. What Difference Does It Make - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
12. 78th Avenue - Earth and Fire, Hurts, T.
13. Weekend - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
14. Fire of Love - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
15. Dream - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
16. Twenty-Four Hours - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
17. Jack Is Back - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
18. The Two of Us - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
1. Hazy Paradise - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
2. Mechanical Lover - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
3. Vivid Shady Land - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
4. Love Quiver - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
5. Song of the Marching Children - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
6. Lost Forever - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
7. Ebbtide - Earth and Fire, Kleij, T.v.d.
8. Fanfare - Earth and Fire, Kleij, T.v.d.
9. Fun - Earth and Fire, Koerts, C.
10. Circus - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
11. De Tijd Zegt Niets - Earth and Fire, Herzberg, Judith
12. Smile - Earth and Fire, Kleij, T.v.d.
13. Green Park Station - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
14. Answer Me - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
15. Season of the Falling Leaves - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
16. Tell Me Why - Earth and Fire, Koerts, G.
17. What More Could You Desire - Earth and Fire, Tamboer, A.F.
18. Love Is an Ocean - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
Track Listings (9) - Disc #3
1. Allright, Here I Am [*] - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
2. My Mystery Man [*] - Earth and Fire, Kaagman, J.
3. Don't Say It [*] - Earth and Fire, Ruiter, B.
4. Running Away from Love [*] - Earth and Fire, Linders, I.
5. Queen of Hearts [*] - Earth and Fire, Linders, I.
6. Victim of the Night [*] - Earth and Fire, Ruiter, B.
7. Good Enough [*] - Earth and Fire, Linders, I.
8. Keep on Missing You [*] - Earth and Fire, Linders, I.
9. French Word for Love [*] - Earth and Fire, Linders, I.

CD Details

All Artists: Earth Wind & Fire
Title: Ultimate Collection
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal Nl
Release Date: 3/8/2004
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPCs: 044003833623, 766482762149

Synopsis

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation, for the Dutch prog-rock act, packed with 45 remastered tracks including 9 tracks on a bonus CD, 'Alright, Here I Am', 'My Mystery Man', 'Don't Say It', 'Running Away From Love', Queen Of Hearts', 'Victim Of The Night', 'Keep On Missing You' & 'French Word For Love'. Packaged in a double gatefold digipak. Universal Music TV. 2003.

CD Reviews

Decent song selection, good remastering

Jim Richmond | 12/31/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As this was my first batch of songs from the group to get on CD, I was pleasantly surprised at the sound quality and amount of music included.

This is authenticly remastered, i.e. they actually took the time to get as best a sound as possible, despite this including recordings going back to 1969. Even the songs from the early 1970's have a decent punch to them. Apparently European quality in engineering helped here.

The first disc represents singles the band released. Not that any of the songs would be familiar in the US, but they represent the songs most widely distributed in the world.

The second disc represents other songs that the band considered important. "Ebbtide" is actually "From the End Till the Beginning" (too bad the real song wasn't included). Overall, the song selection could have been a lot better, but it's not too big of a complaint.

The third disc is listed as a "bonus" and mainly is singer Jerney Kaagman solo material, and several songs from the band's final album (Phoenix).

The music reflects the bands shift over the years from their rocky late 60's roots, to progressive rock, to more mainstream (and sometimes Abba-ish) poppier later songs.

Although the liner notes aren't too extensive, the CD packaging is fairly nice. Overall, this is a good representation of the band's music in a good package with remastered sound. Some great songs are missing, but this is still a good representation for most people.

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