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The Need of Love by Earth, Wind & Fire

The Need of Love

Release Date: 3/11/1997

Recording Date: 11/1971

Tracks: 5

Length: 00:31:41 Hrs

Label: Warner Bros.

Type: CD,LP

Genre/Styles:
Soul, Funk, Bass (Electric), Drums, Guitar (Electric), Piano (Electric), Vocals, Hand Drums

Album Tracks (5)

Song Title
Length
1.
Energy
09:39
2.
Beauty
04:14
3.
I Can Feel It in My Bones
05:04
4.
I Think About Lovin' You
05:58
5.
Everything Is Everything
06:46

What the Critics Say

The ambitions of Earth, Wind & Fire only increased after their stellar debut, and the group brought an abstract sense of composition to their sophomore record, The Need of Love. The opener, a ten-minute piece named "Energy," is proof enough, with several extended passages inspired by everything from free jazz as well as in-the-pocket funk like Kool & the Gang. The next song up, "Beauty" is also positive and intriguing, though in an overly similar groove as "Fan the Fire" from the first album. The closer, a cover of Donny Hathaway's gloriously funky "Everything Is Everything," does justice to the original (and that's saying a lot). Compared to the debut, The Need of Love lacked a sense of exuberance as well as a passel of solid songs and performances. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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