Promise

Promise Artist: Wind & Fire Earth
Label: Japanese Import
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4945817180612
ASIN: B00009NK6P


Release Date: 2003-07-03

Promise


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Tracks:

  1. All in the Way
  2. Betcha'
  3. Wiggle
  4. Why?
  5. Wonderland
  6. Where Do We Go from Here?
  7. Freedom
  8. Hold Me
  9. Never
  10. Prelude
  11. All About Love
  12. Soul [*]
  13. Suppose You Like Me
  14. Promise
  15. Love's Patience/She Waits
  16. Promise (Continued)
  17. Let Me Love You
  18. So Lucky [*]
  19. Dirty

Album Description

Japanese edition of the long running funk/soul act's 2003 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Soul' & 'So Lucky'. Cutting Edge.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: "Soul", and "so Lucky".

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Overpriced Japanese Import Made EVEN BETTER!.......2006-10-09

Earth, Wind & Fire's 'The Promise' (2003, Kalimba) was the follow up to the 'Avatar' / 'In The Name Of Love' CDs from 1996-1997. Since their last studio recording, EWF has released 2 live CDs - That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75 (2002, Legacy) & Live In Rio (2002, Kalimba). On May 20, 2003, 'The Promise' was finally released in the United States after a previous debut in Japan. Loyal EWF fans supported 'The Promise' without a second thought, and the band continued to update their classic sound with current pop-oriented sounds. The results were outstanding, and fans haven't heard an album so inspiring & powerful in a while. The 1st single, "All in the Way" is a uptempo track with great percussion work and vocals (ft.Wanada Vaughn & Sheila Hutchinson of the Emotions on Backgrounds). The 4 track CD single for All In The Way was released on the Charley Label, and it included 3 different remixes. The mid tempo "Betcha" seems to be a more radio-friendly track featuring Philip Bailey, who's in fine form. "Why" (featuring Gerald Albright on Saxophone) is a smooth ballad with Maurice White singing his heart out. It's great having Maurice return to recording with EWF because Sheldon Reynolds really wasn't the answer on vocals. Additional highlights from 'The Promise' include - "Wonderland" (ft.Angie Stone), "Hold Me", "Let Me Love You", "All About Love" (also featuring Wanada Vaughn & Sheila Hutchinson), "Where Do We Go From Here ?" (Updated track from the 1979 'I Am' sessions) and more. There are also too many interludes (Five!) on 'The Promise', and that disturbs the CD's flow on occassion. 'Copy Protection' on the Import Edition ?? Yeah WHATEVER! Straight up...B.S.!!! You can get past that with NO PROBLEM!

In any event, EWF delivered a great CD with 2003's 'The Promise', and it's an improvement over the previous CDs, which weren't that bad. The original American edition of 'The Promise' was released in a fragile cardboard 'DigiPak', while the superior Japanese edition was released in a jewel case. The import also included 2 bonus tracks ("Soul" & "So Lucky"), and a nice lyric book. For the 'customized' Expanded American Edition, 2 remixes of "All In The Way" & "If You Leave Me Now" (Recorded Live with Chicago in 2004) were also included on 'The Promise'.

[TRACKLISTING for The Expanded American Edition of 'The Promise' (2003, Kalimba)]
(Bonus Tracks indicated by * )
1. All in the Way
2. Betcha
3. Wiggle
4. Why ?
5. Wonderland (ft.Angie Stone)
6. Where Do We Go From Here ?
7. Freedom
8. Hold Me
9. Never
10. Promise (Prelude)
11. All About Love
12. Soul*
13. Suppose You Like Me
14. Promise 2 (interlude)
15. She Waits
16. Promise 3 (interlude)
17. Let Me Love You
18. So Lucky*
19. Dirty
20. All In The Way (Real People Mix)*
21. All In The Way (Blacq & Wright Mix)*
22. If You Leave Me Now (Live feat.Chicago 2004)*



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  2. True Gangsta ~ Tony Touch
  3. Last Soul Company ~ Various Artists
  4. Anthology: Urban Beats Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists
  5. Do You Still Feel the Same Way? ~ Tommie Young
  6. Take You Home ~ Angie Martinez
  7. Chapter One ~ Willie Clayton
  8. Greatest Hits ~ SWV
  9. Hell Yeah ~ Ginuwine
  10. For the Sake of Love ~ Cerah

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