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Earth, Wind & Fire

That's the way of the world

  • Label Columbia Legacy
  • Format LP
  • Mix Stereo
  • Release Date June 1975
  • Country USA

Seller information

RW74317

Seller location: USA

Cover Condition

NM
Near Mint

The cover isn't new, but shows no signs of wear.

Disc Condition

NM
Near Mint

The disc isn't new, but the playing surfaces are near-perfect and show almost no signs of wear when studied under direct light. It sounds as good as it did when brand new. The labels are close to perfect, with no more than the lightest ‘spindle’ marks around the hole.

Description

That's the Way of the World is the sixth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released on March 15, 1975 by Columbia Records. It was also the soundtrack for a 1975 motion picture of the same name.[1][2] The album rose to No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts.[3][4]That's the Way of the World has also been certified Triple Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA.[5]

That's the Way of the World
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Soundtrack album by 
Released March 15, 1975
Recorded September 16, 1974 - October 2, 1974, Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA); The Burbank Studios (Burbank, CA).
Genre R&Bsoulfunk
Length 38:23
Label Columbia
Legacy (1999 reissue)
Producer Maurice WhiteCharles Stepney
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Another Time
(1974)
That's the Way of the World
(1975)
Gratitude
(1975)
 
Singles from That's the Way of the World
  1. "Shining Star"
    Released: January 21, 1975
  2. "That's the Way of the World"
    Released: June 17, 1975
 

OverviewEdit

That's the Way of the World was produced by both EWF leader Maurice White and Charles Stepney.[2][1] The album spent three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.[3] That's the Way of the World also stayed on top of the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart for five weeks altogether.[4]

 

Critical receptionEdit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[6]
Billboard (favorable)[7]
Village Voice (B+)[8]
MusicHound 3.5/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[10]
Vibe (favorable)[11]
Virgin Encyclopedia 4/5 stars[12]
Stereo Review (favorable)[13]
Cashbox (favourable)[14]
BBC (favourable)[15]


Inners & Inserts

Record contains original inner sleeve

Record contains original insert(s)

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