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Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– That's The Way Of The World

Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Soul, Funk
Year:
1975

Tracklist

Shining Star 2:50
That's The Way Of The World 5:45
Happy Feelin' 3:16
All About Love 5:30
Yearnin' Learnin' 3:41
Reasons 4:53
Africano 5:10
See The Light 5:30

Credits (13)

Versions (90)

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
CLS-5474 Earth, Wind & Fire Así Es El Mundo ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Columbia CLS-5474 Mexico 1975 Sell This Version
CAQ 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8-Trk, Album) Columbia CAQ 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PCA 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8-Trk, Album, Gra) Columbia PCA 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PCA 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8-Trk, Album, Red) Columbia PCA 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album) CBS PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
15286 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album) CBS 15286 Brazil 1975 Sell This Version
PCT 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album) Columbia PCT 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS CBS 80575 Italy 1975 Sell This Version
SOPO 67, SOPO-67 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony SOPO 67, SOPO-67 Japan 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575, S 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS, CBS CBS 80575, S 80575 UK 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 UK 1975 Sell This Version
MED 2152 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS MED 2152 South Africa 1975 Sell This Version
SE-8365 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS SE-8365 Ecuador 1975 Sell This Version
1729 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) Max (3) 1729 Turkey 1975 Sell This Version
SOPO 67 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS/Sony SOPO 67 Japan 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 UK 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 UK 1975 Sell This Version
137888 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS 137888 Brazil 1975 Sell This Version
MOT-60.039 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS MOT-60.039 Venezuela 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 Canada 1975 Sell This Version
SBP 474298 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS SBP 474298 New Zealand 1975 Sell This Version
CBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS CBS 80575 Europe 1975 Sell This Version
SBP 234654 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS SBP 234654 Australia 1975 Sell This Version
S 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS S 80575 Spain 1975 Sell This Version
S 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS S 80575 Spain 1975 Sell This Version
SBP 234654 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) CBS SBP 234654 Australia 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Pit) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PCQ 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Quad) Columbia PCQ 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, San) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Ter) Columbia PC 33280 US 1975 Sell This Version
1R1 6341 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album) Columbia 1R1 6341 US 1975 Sell This Version
80575, CBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) Suzy, CBS 80575, CBS 80575 Yugoslavia 1976 Sell This Version
25AP 884 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Promo, RE, Gat) CBS/Sony 25AP 884 Japan 1978 Sell This Version
25AP 884 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat) CBS/Sony 25AP 884 Japan 1978 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US 1979 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Pit) Columbia PC 33280 US 1979 Sell This Version
40 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album) CBS 40 80575 Spain 1980 Sell This Version
S 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE) CBS Records Inc. S 80575 Spain 1980 Sell This Version
CBS 32054, 32054, S CBS 32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 32054, 32054, S CBS 32054 UK 1981 Sell This Version
CBS 32054, 32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE) CBS, CBS CBS 32054, 32054 Europe 1982 Sell This Version
MFSL 1-159 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, Gat) Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Columbia MFSL 1-159 US 1984 Sell This Version
32DP 376 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album) CBS/Sony 32DP 376 Japan 1986 Sell This Version
CDCBS 32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) CBS CDCBS 32054 Europe 1988 Sell This Version
CDCBS 32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) CBS CDCBS 32054 Europe 1988 Sell This Version
SRCS 6111 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, Promo, RE) Sony SRCS 6111 Japan 1991 Sell This Version
SRCS 6111 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Sony SRCS 6111 Japan 1991 Sell This Version
SRCS 9058 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Sony SRCS 9058 Japan 1996 Sell This Version
2 065920 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Columbia 2 065920 Brazil 1999 Sell This Version
CK 65920 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy CK 65920 US 1999 Sell This Version
COL 494960 2, 494960 2, 4949602000 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Legacy, Legacy COL 494960 2, 494960 2, 4949602000 Europe 1999 Sell This Version
CK 65920 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy CK 65920 US 1999 Sell This Version
MHCP 121 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) Sony Records Int'l MHCP 121 Japan 2003 Sell This Version
MHCP 402 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Sony Records Int'l MHCP 402 Japan 2004 Sell This Version
UDSACD 2016 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, RE, RM) Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Columbia UDSACD 2016 US 2005 Sell This Version
SICP 20354 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Blu) Sony Records Int'l SICP 20354 Japan 2012 Sell This Version
SPCO-SPE-33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, TP) Speakers Corner Records SPCO-SPE-33280 Germany 2012 Sell This Version
SICP 30075 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Blu) Sony Records Int'l SICP 30075 Japan 2013 Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US 2013 Sell This Version
IMP6015 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gat) Impex Records IMP6015 US 2013 Sell This Version
SPCO-SPE-33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE) Speakers Corner Records SPCO-SPE-33280 Germany 2013 Sell This Version
none Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8xFile, AAC, Album, RM, 256) Columbia none 2014
none Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8xFile, FLAC, Album, RM, 24b) Columbia none 2014
MOCCD13373, MOCCD13373/8718627223895 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Music On CD, Music On CD MOCCD13373, MOCCD13373/8718627223895 Netherlands 2016 Sell This Version
none Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(8xFile, AIFF, Album) Columbia none US 2017
MOVLP2664 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Fla) Music On Vinyl MOVLP2664 Europe 2020 Sell This Version
MOVLP2664 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180) Music On Vinyl MOVLP2664 Europe 2021 Sell This Version
80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album) CBS 80575 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
CDCBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album) CBS CDCBS 80575 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
CK 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Columbia CK 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
484467 2 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Columbia 484467 2 Austria Unknown Sell This Version
CK 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE) Columbia CK 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
CK 65920 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy CK 65920 US Unknown Sell This Version
CK 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP) Columbia CK 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
CK 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP) Columbia CK 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
CK 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP) Columbia CK 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
PCT 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album) Columbia PCT 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
40-32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Dol) CBS 40-32054 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
40-32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Dol) CBS 40-32054 UK Unknown Sell This Version
CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 80575, S 80575, PC 33280 UK Unknown Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, Quad, Ltd, RE, 180) Columbia PC 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
80575, CBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat) CBS, CBS 80575, CBS 80575 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
CBS 80575 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat) CBS CBS 80575 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
CBS 32054, 32054 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Red) CBS, CBS CBS 32054, 32054 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ter) Columbia PC 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
PC 33280 Earth, Wind & Fire That's The Way Of The World ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat) Columbia PC 33280 US Unknown Sell This Version
none Earth, Wind & Fire Thats The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Earth, Wind & Fire) none Russia Unknown Sell This Version
none Earth, Wind & Fire Thats The Way Of The World ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Earth, Wind & Fire) none Russia Unknown Sell This Version

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liamwiley32

liamwiley32

January 14, 2022
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, RE, SPCO-SPE-33280

Wow. “That’s the Way of the World” gave me chills multiple times. This pressing is so crystal clear.
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JarnoDekker

JarnoDekker

December 5, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, RE, SPCO-SPE-33280

Another great, great pressing from Speaker Corner. Very silent and incredible soundstage. Very detailed and emmersive album.
After hearing this pressing I am very curious about the Impex version.
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Abandon_Ark

Abandon_Ark

December 5, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Gat, PC 33280
Matrix/Runout is a little different in a copy I have:

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): T2 PAL 33280 1E TML-M A14 O
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): T1 PBL 33280 1F TML-S D11 O
Other (Stamped parts in runout):
TML-M / TML-S / A / D / O
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mikeSF_

mikeSF_

October 19, 2021
edited 3 months ago
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, San, PC 33280

Buy this one first, the songs are consistent and of great quality. Playing is excellent and no complaints here. Seriously, this is a first class piece of music.
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jon9091

jon9091

August 16, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gat, IMP6015
Sounds fantastic on my system (VPI Classic, Parasound HINT, ProAc Response D2, GoldNote PH10, REL T5i). Kevin Gray mastered this, and did his usual great job.
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GeMoney

GeMoney

July 22, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Gat, PC 33280

this was the first record I played on the new mid - fi stereo that I bought after college. I had been used to all in one student crap and got a yamaha cr-800, dual 1258, and a pair of large advents. needless to say, listening to this record on my new set up was a revelation. I thought it was perhaps because of what I had been used to but even today "shining star" leaps out of the speakers and phillip bailey's soaring "reasons" is heartachingly beautiful. it transports me back to those days in 1975 in a way few records effect me. the copy I have is an original 1975 first pressing and the production is astonishing. I like this record.
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puremusicfinder

puremusicfinder

July 11, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gat, IMP6015

My copy is extremely quiet with no pops at all! My only complaint is that it lacks any dynamics. Very mid to bass heavy on the spectrum.
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Choochtown

Choochtown

July 4, 2021
edited 7 months ago
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gat, IMP6015
I LOVE this pressing, vinyl is dead quiet and the horns just shine, great soundstage. No issues with this pressing what so ever. #1448/2500
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vkubrick

vkubrick

March 6, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, 137888

Finally i found a brazilian copy of this album. And yes, very, very recommended. I compared the quality sound with the original US copy that i have (https://www.discogs.com/Earth-Wind-Fire-Thats-The-Way-Of-The-World/release/502117) and the brazilian one are more warm, comfortable, than the US. About the music itself, the title track maybe is the most gifted moment of EWF career.
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rhenneberger

rhenneberger

February 18, 2021
referencing That's The Way Of The World, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gat, IMP6015
for 35$ not worth it,,, they chopped of the top to make it smooth,, they sucked out the midrange and jacked up the bass just the way audiophiles like it,, there seems to be a pattern here with audiophile pressings,,, and if one didnt have another version to compare they might be happy,,,, I was willing to overlook when my brand new record arrived with scratches on it,,, So i cleaned it up and surprisingly it played dead quiet,,, so i was semi happy in that aspect,, but once the music filled the room i heard what i have heard so many times before.Equipment used Pioneer SX1980 VPI TNT RIM DRIVE,,, Mp100 phono stage,,,sumiko blackbird LO MC,,and ortofon 2m bronze paradigm persona 7f and dime studio100s
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