Spirit (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
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| Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| Released | September 1976 reissue 2001 |
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| Recorded | April–May 1976, Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 36:29 reissue 49:58 |
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Maurice White, Charles Stepney | |||
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| The Daily Vault | (A) |
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Spirit is the seventh studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1976 on Columbia Records. The album reached number 2 on the Billboard Pop and R&B Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA.Charles Stepney died during the sessions for Spirit, and Maurice White took over fully the arranging and production duties for the band.
Billboard magazine in its review found that the album's "arrangements, songs, sweet floating vocal harmonies and punching instrumental phrases are all best described as impeccable". In his 1999 review of the album Eric Atwell of the Daily Vault notes that "Spirit's tracks are distinct yet cohesive; classic in an album oriented sense, yet still sounding fresh enough to be contemporary".
Spirit was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The album cut Earth, Wind and Fire was also Grammy nominated for Best Instrumental Composition.
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