music.wikisort.org - Composition"Fall in Love with Me" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1982 upon Columbia Records[1] as the first single from their twelfth album, Powerlight (1983). It rose to No. 4 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart, No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 14 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.[2][3][4] "Fall In Love With Me" was Grammy nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[5]
1982 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Fall In Love With Me" |
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B-side | "Lady Sun" |
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Released | November 1982[1] |
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Recorded | 1982 |
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Genre | - Electro
- post-disco
- boogie
- R&B
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Length | 3:54 (single version) 5:54 (album version) |
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Label | Columbia |
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Songwriter(s) | Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White |
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Producer(s) | Maurice White |
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"I've Had Enough" (1982) |
"Fall In Love With Me" (1982) |
"Side by Side" (1983) |
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"Fall in Love with Me" on YouTube |
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Overview
"Fall in Love with Me" was produced by Maurice White and composed by White, Wayne Vaughn and Wanda Vaughn of The Emotions. As well the song came upon EWF's 1983 studio album Powerlight.
The single's b-side was a song called Lady Sun from EWF's 1981 studio album Raise!.[1]
A music video was also released in 1983 to accompany the single.[6]
Critical reception
Charles McCollum of the Hartford Courant found that "Fall in Love with Me -the set's new single - is particularly striking with a fine, quasi-scat vocal from
(Maurice) White."[7] Vanity Fair wrote "Fall in Love With Me, the single, is a classic disco throbber, with Maurice White inviting listeners to help yourself to all of me".[8] Christopher Connelly of Rolling Stone exclaimed "A bit of the grit that surfaced on Raise! gives 'Fall in Love with Me' a needed push".[9] Connie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times noted that "Fall in Love with Me and The Speed of Love allow for scatty rude-boy vocals from (Maurice) White. They're also packed with the chiming, multilayered backup vocals and complex melodic development that are quintessential EWF."[10] Chip Stern of Musician wrote "Fall in Love With Me featur(es) White's gruff but kindly midrange".[11] Craig Lytle of AllMusic proclaimed that the song has "a festive rhythm and sauntering vocals".[12]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1983)[2][3] |
Peak position |
Belgium (Ultratop)[13] |
18 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] |
14 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] |
4 |
France (IFOP)[15] |
22 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] |
11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[17] |
21 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] |
11 |
US Billboard Hot 100 |
17 |
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) |
4 |
US Hot Dance/Disco (Billboard) |
31 |
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Year-end charts
Year-end chart (1983) | Rank |
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[19] |
100 |
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References
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall In Love With Me. Columbia Records. November 1982.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall in Love with Me (R&B Singles)". Billboard.com.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall in Love with Me (Hot 100)". Billboard.com.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall in Love with Me (Canadian Pop Singles)". Baclac.gc.ca. RPM. July 17, 2013.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. November 23, 2020.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall In Love With Me". imdb.com.
- McCollum, Charles (March 20, 1983). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". Hartford Courant. p. 105 – via newspapers.com.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". Vanity Fair. Vol. 46. April 1983. p. 31 & 32.
- Connelly, Christopher (March 17, 1983). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
- Johnson, Connie (February 27, 1983). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". Los Angeles Times. p. 304 – via newspapers.com.
- Stern, Chip (April 1, 1983). RECORD REVIEWS: Earth, Wind & Fire. Musician. p. 93. ProQuest 964123490 – via proquest.com.
- Lytle, Craig. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall in Love With Me". ultratop.be. Ultratop.
- Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Earth, Wind & Fire". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 69. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. February 5, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- "Earth Wind & Fire – Fall In Love With Me". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Fall in Love With Me". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire". sverigetopplistan.se. Sverigetopplistan.
- "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Live and video releases |
- Gratitude
- Greatest Hits Live
- That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75
- Live in Rio
- Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert
- The Eternal Vision
- Live in Japan
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live by Request
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997
- Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire – Live at the Greek Theatre
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Compilations |
- Another Time
- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
- The Collection
- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
- The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
- The Eternal Dance
- The Very Best
- Elements of Love: Ballads
- Boogie Wonderland: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
- Greatest Hits
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
- The Greatest Hits
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Singles | |
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Lists |
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Tribute albums
- Personnel
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