Released May 20, 2003 The Promise
(2003) Love Songs
(2004) Release date 20 May 2003 Genres Rhythm and blues, Funk | Length 56:42 Artist Earth, Wind & Fire Label Kalimba Records | |
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Producer Maurice White, Tim & Bob, Phillip Bailey Similar Earth - Wind & Fire albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
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The Promise is the 18th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire. Released on Maurice White's label Kalimba Records, it was their first of new material in six years. The album reached #5 on the Top Independent Album Chart and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart. It also featured collaborations with Angie Stone, The Emotions, Gerald Albright and Paulinho Da Costa. The album's cover art was designed by Morito Suzuki. The track "All About Love" is a different song and not a remake of their 1975 song of the same name from their album That's the Way of the World.
Contents
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- Earth wind and fire all in the way
- Reception
- Trivia
- Personnel
- Production
- Charts
- Songs
- References
The album cut produced and written by Tim & Bob Hold Me was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.
On February 24, 2009 The Promise was re-released on Kalimba Music.
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Reception
AllMusic declared that "a certain reverence needs to be paid toward a group that can manage to still produce interesting, soulful music well into a third decade" and that the album is "extremely soulful and soothing", while People called The Promise "musically rich".
Trivia
"Where Do We Go from Here" and "Dirty" were originally recorded during the I Am sessions and remixed for this album. "Dirty", in particular, in its original form with blues legend Junior Wells, already appeared on the 1992 collection The Eternal Dance.
Personnel
Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1All in the Way4:28
2Betcha'3:43
3Wiggle0:39