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The Need of Love
R&B / Soul · 1971 · 5 tracks

The Need of Love

Earth, Wind & Fire

A raw, experimental fusion of spiritual jazz and gritty funk. Before the glitz, this is the sound of a band finding its cosmic soul in the shadows.

November 1971 · Warner Bros. Records

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A restless, searching energy that blends street-level grit with cosmic aspirations.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Energy
9:41
02
Beauty
4:16
03
I Can Feel It in My Bones
5:08
04
I Think About Lovin’ You
6:00
05
Everything Is Everything
6:47
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in Energy where the spiritual chanting gives way to a driving, syncopated drum break
The raw, unpolished vocal interplay on Everything Is Everything that feels like a live street performance
The jagged, free-form horn blasts that puncture the groove during the album's more experimental passages
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Need of Love sound next to the rest of Earth, Wind & Fire's catalogue?

Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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