Spirit. By Joe McEwen. December 16, 1976. The songs of Earth, Wind and Fire combine pure urban fantasy with the type of facile brotherhood messages that also crop up in the music of Stevie Wonder EWF was an outgrowth of an earlier band, Salty Peppers, formed in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois by Maurice White. In 1969 White moved to Los Angeles, California and added new members including his brother Verdine, Donny Hathaway, and Sherry Scott. White changed the band’s name to Earth, Wind & Fire in 1970, following his astrological sign "All About Love" by Earth, Wind and FireListen to Earth, Wind and Fire: Earth, Wind, & Fire Albums Ranked 1. That’s The Way Of The World (1975). I think it’s even better than “September”. The rest of the album isn’t as good as 2. Gratitude (1975). 3. I Am (1979). Each song displays a dazzling perfection of production, and the sequencing is perfect, too. Starting Sidney Madden Published: February 5, 2016. Columbia. Two months in to 2016 and another music legend has passed. Maurice White, a founding member of the legendary supergroup Earth, Wind & Fire The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 is ranked numbers 30 and 44 on AllMusic’s list of the Top urban and R&B albums of all time respectively. When it was originally released in 1978, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was a succinct, ten-track collection of the group’s best and biggest singles up to that point. A discografia de Earth, Wind & Fire, banda norte-americana, consiste em dezenove ĂĄlbuns de estĂșdio, cinco ĂĄlbuns ao vivo, doze compilaçÔes, dezanove ĂĄlbuns vĂ­deo e cinquenta e sete singles oficiais. Earth, Wind and Fire Greatest Hits | Best Songs of Earth, Wind and Fire Full AlbumEarth, Wind and Fire Greatest Hits | Best Songs of Earth, Wind and Fire Ful 12sd.