Faces is the tenth studio album, a double-album by the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on October 14, 1980 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached numbers 2, 10 and 10 upon the Billboard 200, Top R&B Albums and UK Albums charts.
Faces has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. In a 2007 interview when asked which EWF album is his favorite Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White replied "Probably Faces because we were really in tune, playing together and it gave us the opportunity to explore new areas".
Video Faces (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
Track listing
For the Columbia Masters box set in 2011 and subsequent reissues, the short interludes that follow "In Time" and "Faces" were indexed as their own tracks, titled "Oriental (interlude)" and "Pipe Organ (interlude)", respectively.
Maps Faces (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
UK Singles Released
"You" was released as a 7" Single in November 1980 in the UK as an edited version (3:55). The B-side contained the full album version of "Pride". UK Cat No: CBS A1204. UK Jazz Funk and Soul DJs, led by Robbie Vincent and Chris Hill, flipped the single and preferred to play "Pride" on their radio shows and at clubs/venues. "Pride" was and is still considered the stronger track, being a retro throwback to the Earth Wind & Fire sound associated with early hits such as "Saturday Nite" and "Mighty Mighty". The 7" version of "You" was added to the album with a number of other bonus tracks when the album was remastered and updated to CD in 2010.
Charts
Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to Faces is adapted from SoulTracks.com.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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