Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Raise!

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Tracklist

Let's Groove 5:36
Lady Sun 3:39
My Love 4:33
Evolution Orange 4:37
Kalimba Tree 0:25
You Are A Winner 4:09
I've Had Enough 4:34
Wanna Be With You 4:35
The Changing Times 5:36

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Raise! (LP, Album, Gat) ARC (3), Columbia TC 37548 Canada 1981
Raise! (LP) Black Gold Records (3) LP-1554-E Philippines 1981
Raise! (LP, Album) CBS CBS 85272 Italy 1981
Raise! (LP, Album) CBS/Sony LP-1554 Japan 1981
Raise! (LP, Album) CBS CBS 85272 Portugal 1981
Raise! (LP, Album) CBS CBS 85272 UK 1981
Raise! (LP, Album, Gat) CBS, CBS CBS 85272, TC 37548 Europe 1981
Raise! (LP, Album, Gat) ARC (3), Columbia TC 37548 US 1981
Raise! (LP, Album, Pic) CBS CBS 11-85272 UK 1981
Raise! (CD, Album) CBS, ARC (3) CK 37548 US 1983
Raise! (CD, Album, RE, RM) Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. MHCP 407 Japan 2004
Raise! (CD, Album, Blu) Sony Music Japan International Inc. SICP-20363 Japan 2012
Raise! (CD, Album) CBS CDCBS 85272 Europe  
Raise! (CD, Album, RE) CBS/Sony 467388 2 Austria  
Raise! (CD, Album, RE) CBS, CBS, CBS CDCBS 32809, CK 37548, CK 85272 Europe  
Raise! (LP, Album, RE) CBS CBS 32809 UK  
Raise! (LP, Album, RE) CBS CBS 32809 Netherlands  
Raise! (LP, Gat) CBS PC37548 US  

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Rated 5/5
Review by happyman1 Mar 14, 2012

referencing Raise!, CD, Album, CK 37548

In the early 80's lots of once great funk bands seem to have gotten soft playing merely disco tunes but Earth, Wind and Fire showed those bands how it's done with this release.
They scored a major hit worldwide with the opening track Let's Groove and delivered one of the most funkiest albums ever with Raise!
Tracks like Lady Sun, Evolution Orange, You Are A Winner, I've Had Enough and Changing Times are all funkin' hard leaving room for just 1 ballad: Wanna Be With You.
A great one if I might say so.
Overall taken the album is filled with awesome musicianship, extremely strong vocals and the arrangements are ridiculously good.
I realise some people might be prejudiced because they maybe heard a song like Boogie Wonderland first, but don't hate on this group for that for that is just one song, one facet of the band: listen to this album and get a sense of what Earh, Wind and Fire is really about.

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