Earth, Wind & Fire - Elements of Love: Ballads

The softer side of Maurice White's creation, Earth, Wind & Fire, is displayed on Elements Of Love: Ballads, a sparkling, 14-song compilation of ballads. Though Ew&f's biggest hits were fast numbers, they had a gift for slow heart-tuggers. The leads are divided among Maurice White and Philip Bailey, with Bailey's being the cream. His forceful, shimmering, pause-stopping falsetto glows on "Devotion," "Reasons," and "Keep Your Head to the Sky." Their most successful ballad, chart-wise, "After the Love Is Gone," is poignant, majestic, and sounds years ahead of its time. Read More