Earth, Wind & Fire were nothing if not ambitious, and by the time of their third album they had forged an individual sound by absorbing nearly everything that had gone before them in the previous ten years.
It was as if they were trying to encapsulate every eclectic foray pursued by Motown, from catchy, rhythmic pop to churning funk, and even from Stevie Wonder singing borrowed folk songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" (here, Philip Bailey did "Where Have All the Flowers Gone") to the schmaltzy, string-filled pop that spelled legitimacy to Motown.
Not only that, they wanted to incorporate Sly & the Family Stone's horn-filled, gutbucket R&B and some of the fusion style of Weather Report.
On Last Days and Time, they succeeded in pulling all that into their orbit, but they hadn't yet managed one crucial thing: they hadn't learned to write hits.
That would come next.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time Is on Your SideRoland Bautista, Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, Verdine White | Earth, Wind & Fire | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | PowerEarth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White | Earth, Wind & Fire | Play | 08:12 | 18 MB | 49 MB |
| 3 | Where Have All the Flowers GonePete Seeger | Earth, Wind & Fire | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Interlude, No. 2 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Play | 00:28 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 17 mins | 39 MB | |||||
| 17 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Bailey | Congas, Percussion, Vocals |
| 2 | Roland Bautista | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 3 | Oscar Brashear | Trumpet |
| 4 | Bobby Bryant | Trumpet |
| 5 | Roland Charles | Photography |
| 6 | Jessica Cleaves | Vocals |
| 7 | M. Davis | Composer |
| 8 | Larry Dunn | Clavinet, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 9 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | David Gates | Composer |
| 11 | Johnny Golden | Mastering |
| 12 | Ralph Johnson | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | Ralph Boyd Johnson | Drums, Percussion |
| 14 | Mati Klarwein | Design |
| 15 | Ronnie Laws | Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Wind |
| 16 | Al McKay | Guitar, Percussion |
| 17 | Kent Nebergall | Engineer |
| 18 | Skip Scarborough | Composer |
| 19 | Al Schmitt | Engineer, Remixing |
| 20 | Pete Seeger | Composer |
| 21 | Maurice White | Composer, Drums, Kalimba, Vocals |
| 22 | Verdine White | Bass, Composer, Percussion, Vocals |
| 23 | Joseph Wissert | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |