In May 1973, “Columbia” label released “Head to the Sky”, the fourth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Clover Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joseph Wissert. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion, arrangements
- Al McKay – guitar, sitar, percussion, arrangements
- Larry Dunn– clarinet, piano, organ, arrangements
- Philip Bailey– vocals, congas, percussion, arrangements
- Maurice White– vocals, drums, kalimba, leader, arrangements
- Jessica Cleaves – vocals
- Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
- Ralph Johnson– drums, percussion
- Andrew Woolfolk– soprano saxophone, flute
- Oscar Braschear – trumpet
- Robert Appère – engineer, mixing
- Lee Lawrence – cover design, photography
Track listing:
- Evil – Phillip Bailey, Maurice White
- Keep Your Head to the Sky – Maurice White
- Build Your Nest – Maurice White, Verdine White
- The World’s a Masquerade – Skip Scarborough
- Clover – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
- Zanzibar – Edu Lobo