Earth, Wind & Fire's big break. Save for Parliament/Stevie Wonder, nothing else R&B-wise was sounding this grandiose or cool in '75 (although I must admit, EWF's live album "Gratitude" comes VERY close to outdoing #TTWOTW in terms of intensity/arrangements). Working closely with producer Charles Stepney, years of paying dues finally worked out in the group's favor. Believe it or not, this was the soundtrack (yes, soundtrack) to a Sig Shore-produced feature of the same name starring Harvey Keitel. While the feature bombed, the tunes (clearly) had staying power! #earthwindandfire #thatsthewayoftheworld #1975 #70s #columbiarecords #mauricewhite #charlesstepney #phillipbailey #verdinewhite #larrydunn #almckay #johnnygraham #andrewwoolfolk #ralphjohnson #phenixhorns #soundtrack #rhythmandblues #soulmusic #40thanniversary #picplaypost
