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Heritage is the fifteenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released on Columbia Records in January 1990, and produced by the band's leader Maurice White. Heritage went to number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and the single Heritage peaked at number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The album also featured an appearance by Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone on the track Good Time.[2] It was EWF's last album of new material on Columbia.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Interlude: Soweto" |
Maurice White |
0:36 |
| 2. |
"Takin' Chances" |
Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce |
3:30 |
| 3. |
"Heritage (feat. The Boys)" |
Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White |
4:05 |
| 4. |
"Good Time (feat. Sly Stone)" |
Robert Brookins, Sly and the Family Stone, Maurice White |
4:05 |
| 5. |
"Interlude: Body Wrap" |
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0:23 |
| 6. |
"Anything You Want" |
Ian Prince |
4:46 |
| 7. |
"Interlude: Bird" |
Gary Bias |
0:36 |
| 8. |
"Wanna Be the Man (feat. MC Hammer)" |
MC Hammer, Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Verdine White |
4:20 |
| 9. |
"Interlude: Close to Home" |
Lyle Mays |
1:35 |
| 10. |
"Daydreamin'" |
Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Maurice White, Billy Young |
4:02 |
| 11. |
"King of Groove" |
Morris Stewart |
5:21 |
| 12. |
"I'm in Love" |
Victor Hill, Bernard Spears, Billy Young |
4:02 |
| 13. |
"For the Love of You (feat. MC Hammer)" |
Robert Brookins, MC Hammer, Stephanie Mills, Maurice White |
4:27 |
| 14. |
"Gotta Find Out*" |
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4:10 |
| 15. |
"Motor" |
Frankie Blue, Lestley R. Pierce, Maurice White |
3:44 |
| 16. |
"Interlude: Faith" |
Billy Young |
1:01 |
| 17. |
"Welcome" |
Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, Billy Young |
4:03 |
| 18. |
"Soweto (Reprise)" |
Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, Billy Young |
0:38 |
[2]
- Track 14 "Gotta Find Out" isn't included on most of the US releases of the album including the current iTunes release. It is included as a track on The Eternal Dance however.
Charts
Album – Billboard
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
19 |
| 1990 |
The Billboard 200 |
70 |
[2]
Singles – Billboard
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
"For the Love of You" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
19 |
| 1990 |
"Heritage" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
5 |
| 1990 |
"Wanna Be the Man" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
46 |
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Performers
- John Agnello - engineer
- Philip Bailey - lead and backing vocals
- Gary Bias - tenor saxophone
- Frankie Blue - guitar, engineer
- The Boys
- Oscar Brashear - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Robert Brookins - synthesizer, keyboards, programming
- Ray Brown - trumpet
- Sonny Emory - drums
- Jon Gass - mixing
- Mitch Gibson - engineer
- Jeanette Hawes - background vocals
- Jerry Hey - trumpet
- Josie James - background vocals
- Ralph Johnson - percussion
- Jesse Kanner - engineer
- Paul Klingberg - engineer
- David Luke - engineer
- Robert Macias - engineer
- MC Hammer - rap
- Mike McKnight - synthesizer, programming
- Bill Meyers - synthesizer, keyboards
- Les Pierce - synthesizer, drums, keyboards, programming, engineer
- Ian Prince - synthesizer, keyboards
- Sheldon Reynolds - guitar, background vocals
- David Rideau - engineer
- Billy Savage - synthesizer, keyboards, programming
- Eddy Schreyer - mastering
- Dick Smith - guitar
- Michael "Patches" Stewart - trumpet
- Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - background vocals
- Donnell Sullivan - assistant engineer
- Wanda Vaughn - background vocals
- Maurice White - percussion, lead and backing vocals, kalimba, producer, liner botes
- Verdine White - bass
- Andrew Woolfolk - alto & tenor saxophones
- Billy Young - synthesizer, keyboards
- Reggie C. Young - trombone
- Charles L. Freeman - production coordinator
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