The Need of Love

The Need of Love
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Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	November 1971
Recorded	1971, Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood
Genre	R&B
Length	31:41
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Joe Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
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The Need of Love is the second studio album by American group Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1971. The album's cover was a photo of the band taken by Roland Charles.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Energy"	Wade Flemons, Sherry Scott, Maurice White, Don Whitehead	9:39
2.	"Beauty"	Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead	4:14

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
3.	"I Can Feel It In My Bones"	Wade Flemons, Maurice White, Don Whitehead	5:04
4.	"I Think About Lovin' You"	Sherry Scott	5:58
5.	"Everything Is Everything"	Richard Evans, Phil Upchurch	6:46

Personnel

• Sherry Scott - vocals
• Wade Flemons - vocals
• Chet Washington - tenor saxophone
• Alex Thomas - trombone
• Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica
• Don Whitehead - acoustic and electric pianos, vocals
• Verdine White - bass
• Maurice White - drums, vocals, percussion, kalimba
• Yackov Ben Israel - percussion, congas
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet solo (1)

Later samples

"Energy" was sampled by hip hop duo Jungle Brothers on the track "What U Waitin 4?" which was featured on their 1989 album Done by the Forces of Nature.

In addition "I Think about Loving You" was sampled by the Fugees on the track "Nappy Heads" which was featured on their 1994 album Blunted on Reality and "I Can Feel it in My Bones" was sampled by hip hop twosome EPMD on the track "Boon Dox" which was featured on their 1992 album Business Never Personal.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Black Albums	35
	Pop Albums	89