The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1

Summary

The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's genre is rhythm and blues^[4].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's genre is soul^[5].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's genre is jazz^[6].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's genre is pop music^[7].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was produced by Maurice White^[8].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was produced by Charles Stepney^[9].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was performed by Earth, Wind & Fire^[10].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[11].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's record label is recorded as ARC^[12].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's place of publication is recorded as United States^[13].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 is part of Earth, Wind & Fire's albums in chronological order^[14].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 is part of Earth, Wind & Fire compilation albums discography^[15].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was distributed by LP record^[17].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was published on November 23, 1978^[18].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1'}^[19].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's has characteristic is recorded as greatest hits album^[20].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}^[21].
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[23]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation^[24]

• First release date: 1978-11^[25]

• Genre(s): disco, funk, jazz, pop, smooth soul, soul^[26]

• Community tags: disco, funk, jazz, pop, r b, smooth soul, soul^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: c3626108-ec1b-3330-9aa5-12657d263a8e^[28]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was Earth, Wind & Fire^[10]. Producers include Maurice White^[8] and Charles Stepney^[9].

Publication

The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 was released on November 23, 1978^[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[16]. Genres include rhythm and blues^[4], soul^[5], jazz^[6], and pop music^[7]. Part of include Earth, Wind & Fire's albums in chronological order^[14] and Earth, Wind & Fire compilation albums discography^[15]. It was distributed by LP record^[17].

Why It Matters

The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]