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The Need of Love
Studio album by
Earth, Wind & Fire
ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded1971
StudioSunset Sound Studios, Hollywood
GenreFunk, soul, jazz fusion
Length31:41
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoe Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Earth, Wind & Fire
(1971) 		The Need of Love
(1971) 		Last Days and Time
(1972)

The Need of Love is the second studio album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album reached No. 35 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]

Overview

The Need of Love was produced by Joe Wissert and recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Village Voice(C+)[3]
Billboard(favourable)[4]
Chicago Sun Times(favourable)[5]
Jazz Journal[6]

AllMusic described the LP as one with an "abstract sense of composition".[1] Billboard noted that the album would "certainly make more people aware of the band's presence".[4] Al Rudis of The Chicago Sun Times also called The Need of Love "a unique sound" which "works beautifully".[5]

Singles

"I Think About Lovin' You" reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[7][8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Energy"Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead9:39
2."Beauty"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead4:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."I Can Feel It In My Bones"Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead5:04
4."I Think About Lovin' You"Sherry Scott5:58
5."Everything Is Everything"Richard Evans, Phil Upchurch6:46

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape 89
Billboard Top Soul LPs 35

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need Of Love". Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need of Love (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need of Love". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  4. ^ a b Album Reviews. Vol. 83. December 4, 1971. p. 46. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b Rudis, Al (December 3, 1971). "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Need of Love". newspapers.com. Chicago Sun Times. p. 43.
  6. ^ "Earth, Wind And Fire: Earth, Wind And Fire / The Need Of Love". jazzjournal.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: I Think About Lovin' You". 45cat.com.
  8. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: I Think About Lovin' You (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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