Length 66:22 Artist Earth, Wind & Fire Label Columbia Records | Gratitude
(1975) Spirit
(1976) Release date 11 November 1975 | |
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Released November 11, 1975
May 9, 2000 (re-issue) Genres Funk, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Jazz-funk Producers Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Joe Wissert (Live shows) Similar Earth - Wind & Fire albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
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Gratitude is a live album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and re-issued on May 9, 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, six nonconsecutive weeks at number one on the Soul/Black Albums chart and has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Gratitude was also the 2nd bestselling R&B album of 1976. 3/4 of the album is live and the other 1/4 is recorded in the studio.
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Critical reception
The band was Grammy nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group or Chorus for the title track, Gratitude and "Can't Hide Love" was also Grammy nominated for Best Arrangement For Voices. Earth, Wind & Fire also won a Rock Music Award in the category of Best Soul Album for Gratitude.
Original release
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Personnel
Production
In popular culture
Sunshine has been sampled by Arrested Development on the track "Natural" featured on their 1992 album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... and by Wyclef Jean on the song "To All the Girls" featured on his 1997 album The Carnival.
Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to Gratitude is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net, www.rockhall.com and rocklistmusic.co.uk.
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Africano / Power5:56
2Yearnin' Learnin'4:16
3Devotion4:53