It was a wise decision of Mo White's to release this breakthrough album before 'Super Fly' the film about the music industry that it was the soundtrack for. The film bombed. Great jam as usual.
@jovisgoesnuts Interesting stuff Jovis - I'd no idea EW&F had anything to do with Superfly which I thought was just Curtis Mayfield (unless you're talking about a different movie?) I know EW&F were involved in a Melvin Van Peebles blaxploitation movie but that was much earlier when they were pretty much unknown.
@newley My error. Curtis Mayfield did write the soundtrack for the film Super Fly, but In 1975, Earth, Wind & Fire was approached by Sig Shore, producer of the movie, to record the soundtrack to new film about the dark side of the recording industry called 'That's The Way Of The World'. The film also starred EWF as a new recording act known as "The Group"; they performed songs in the film and Maurice had a small speaking part, as leader of "The Group". Apologies, I must be getting old.
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newley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwt2mXPuH-c
An_Irish_Brit
Fabulous, young'n!
An_Irish_Brit
The YouTube link is fab too :-) xx
jovisgoesnuts
It was a wise decision of Mo White's to release this breakthrough album before 'Super Fly' the film about the music industry that it was the soundtrack for. The film bombed. Great jam as usual.
HaveACuppaTea
@An_Irish_Brit You're older than everybody...love ya foxy ;-)
BertrandRustles
Love it.
natyblooming
♡♡♡♡♡♡
newley
@jovisgoesnuts Interesting stuff Jovis - I'd no idea EW&F had anything to do with Superfly which I thought was just Curtis Mayfield (unless you're talking about a different movie?) I know EW&F were involved in a Melvin Van Peebles blaxploitation movie but that was much earlier when they were pretty much unknown.
jovisgoesnuts
@newley My error. Curtis Mayfield did write the soundtrack for the film Super Fly, but In 1975, Earth, Wind & Fire was approached by Sig Shore, producer of the movie, to record the soundtrack to new film about the dark side of the recording industry called 'That's The Way Of The World'. The film also starred EWF as a new recording act known as "The Group"; they performed songs in the film and Maurice had a small speaking part, as leader of "The Group". Apologies, I must be getting old.