On November 21, 1977, “Columbia” label released “All ‘N All”, the eighth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded August 1977, at “Hollywood Sound” and “The Burbank Studios” in California, and was produced by Maurice White  The album won a “Grammy” for “Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus” and the song “Runnin'” also won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental in 1978. “All ‘N All” was also the best selling R&B album of 1978, and was certified Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

• Maurice White– vocals, drums, kalimba, original recording, mixing
• Larry Dunn– synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim
• Verdine White– vocals, bass
• Philip Bailey– vocals, percussion, conga
• Eduardo del Barrio – piano
• Johnny Graham – guitar
• Art Macnow – direction
• Al McKay– guitar, percussion
• Terry Harrington – flute
• Fred Jackson, Jr. – flute
• Abe Most– flute
• George Bohanon– trombone
• Garnett Brown– trombone
• Louis Satterfield– trombone
• Michael Harris – trumpet
• Chuck Findley– trumpet
• Oscar Brashear– trumpet
• Steve Madaio – trumpet
• Don Myrick– alto, baritone and tenor saxophones
• Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone, wind
• Alan Robinson – French horn
• Richard Klein – French horn
• Gale Robinson – French horn
• David Duke – French horn
• Marilyn Robinson – French horn
• James M. McGee – French horn
• Roger Bobo – tuba
• Richard Salvato – direction
• Dorothy Ashby– harp
• Haim Shtrum – violin
• Betty LaMagna – violin
• Sheldon Sanov – violin
• Carl LaMagna – violin
• Mary D. Lindquist – violin
• Barry Socher – violin
• Lya Stern – violin
• David Stockhammer – violin
• Blanche Belnick – violin
• Ruth Henry – violin
• Marcia Van Dyke – violin
• Harris Goldman – violin
• Jack Gootkin – violin
• Ronald Clark – violin
• Janice Gower – violin, concertmaster
• Barbara Thomason – viola
• Linda Lipsett – viola
• Renita Koven – viola
• Norman Forrest – viola
• Daniel Smith – cello
• Ronald Cooper – cello
• Jan Kelly – cello
• Meyer Rubin – bass
• Susan Ranney – bass
• Ralph Johnson– vocals, percussion, drums
• Skip Scarborough– percussion, piano
• Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
• Phil Ayling – drums
• Fred White – percussion, drums
• George Massenburg– engineer
• Paul Klingberg – mixing
• Cameron Marcarelli – mixing assistant
• Mark Wilder – mastering
• Shusei Nagaoka – cover art

Track listing:

1. Serpentine Fire – Maurice White, Verdine White, Reginald “Sonny” Burke
2. Fantasy – Maurice White, Verdine White, Eduardo DelBarrio
3. In the Marketplace (Interlude) – Maurice White
4. Jupiter – Maurice White, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey
5. Love’s Holiday – Maurice White, Skip Scarborough
6. Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo) – Toninho Horts
7. I’ll Write a Song For You – Philip Bailey
8. Magic Mind – Maurice White, Verdine White, Freddie White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey, Andy Mckay
9. Runin’ – Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Eduardo DelBarrio
10. Brazilian Rhyme (Ponta de Areia) – Milton Nascimento
11. Be Ever Wonderful – Maurice White, Larry Dunn