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Earth, Wind & Fire - Illumination (2004) [2005, Japan]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 14 Sep 2020 18:58:51

"Illumination" is the 19th album by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released on Sanctuary Records. It featured collaborations with several artists including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kenny G, Kelly Rowland, will.i.am, and Brian McKnight. Illumination debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200 Chart, and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

~Wikipedia

Following 2003's The Promise, Earth, Wind & Fire went back to the studio and refined and updated their approach to music with a more contemporary neo-soul sound on Illumination, and the gamble paid off plentifully, as it's one of the group's freshest and most fully realized album since the glory years of the '70s, when the group was releasing one timeless single after another. What makes Illumination work so well is their approach to staying contemporary without looking ridiculous in the process. The production from start to finish is polished and ready for prime time urban radio airplay, while still maintaining a sensibility of the old-school sound that made it work in the first place. Guest appearances are the norm, rather than the exception, with nonstop cameos from a wide range of artists, from OutKast and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am all the way to soft rock horn tooter Kenny G. But the crown jewel of the album is unquestionably the eight-minute jam "Show Me the Way," with Raphael Saadiq handling lead vocals in a way that should make Maurice White blush with pride, confident in the knowledge his influence is very much alive and well in the next generation of soul musicians. The album's final pieces are puzzling, as Brian McKnight's eloquent appearance on the ballad "To You" is roughly knocked out of place as the fitting closer by a smooth jazz cover of OutKast's "The Way You Move," an ill-fitting move for an otherwise outstanding record. Sequencing error aside, Illumination is the musical defibrillator other aging soul musicians should grab a hold of and take note.

~Review by Rob Theakston

Release of the album: 2004 [CD Sanctuary Records, Cat.# 06076-87513-2, USA]
Release of this CD: 2005, October, 5 [CD Sanctuary / BMG Japan Inc. (Japan), Cat.# SANCD312 / EAN: 4988017626429]
℗&© 2004 P. Bailey Entertainment Group, Inc. and Maurice White/Sanctuary Records Group Inc.
under exclusive license from Sanctuary Records Group Limited.
Manufactured by BMG JAPAN, INC., Tokyo, Japan.
Printed in Japan Pressed by Sonopress, HK.
Made in Japan

Credits:

A&R [A&R Direction] – Damien Smith
Cover [Art], Artwork – Heavyweight
Design – GOLDFINGER c.s.
Executive-Producer – Damien Smith, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Featuring [Uncredited] – Musiq Soulchild (tracks: 15)
Liner Notes – EWF, Maurice White, Ralph Johnson
Liner Notes [歌詞ワーディング], Liner Notes [対訳] – Kana Muramatsu
Liner Notes [解説] – 内本順一
Management [Marketing Consultant] – Davett Singletary
Management [Promotion] – Wayman Jones
Management [Publicist] – Mark Young
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Other [Album Images Inspired By] – Pamela Springsteen Photography
Producer [Produced By] – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (tracks: 2, 4), Organized Noize (tracks: 6, 9), Raphael Saadiq (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 14)

Tracklist:

01. Lovely People (feat. Will.I.Am) (04:29)
02. Pure Gold [0:04:40)
03. A Talking Voice (Interlude) (00:20)
04. Love's Dance [0:04:28)
05. Show Me The Way (feat. Raphael Saadiq) (07:48)
06. This Is How I Feel (feat. Big Boi, Kelly Rowland and Sleepy Brown) (04:21)
07. Work It Out (04:30)
08. Pass You By (05:00)
09. The One (05:11)
10. Elevated (feat. Floetry) (04:38)
11. Liberation (05:25)
12. To You (feat. Brian McKnight) (04:37)
13. The Way You Move (feat. Kenny G) (Bonus Track) (04:37)
14. Love Together (Bonus Track) (04:19)
15. Autumn (Bonus Track For Japan Only) (04:37)

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See also:

You may also be interested in the following albums by Eath, Wind & Fire:

That’s The Way Of The World (1975) [1991, Japan]
Spirit (1976) [2014, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
I Am (1979) [1988, Japan]
Star Box (1993) [Japan]
In The Name Of Love (1997)
Beautiful Ballads (2006)
The Columbia Masters [16CD Box Set] (2011)
Now, Then & Forever [2CD] (2013) {Deluxe}

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