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