music.wikisort.org - Composition"Wanna Be with You" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in December 1981 by ARC/Columbia Records.[1] The single rose to No. 15 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, No. 7 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Singles chart and No. 40 on the RPM Canadian Pop Singles Chart.[2][3][4]
1981 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Wanna Be with You" |
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B-side | "*Kalimba Tree Instrumental (US)
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Released | December 1981 |
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Recorded | May 1981 |
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Genre | R&B |
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Length | 3:55 (single version) 4:36 (album version) |
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Label | ARC/Columbia |
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Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn |
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Producer(s) | Maurice White |
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"Let's Groove" (1981) |
"Wanna Be with You" (1981) |
"I've Had Enough" (1982) |
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Overview
"Wanna Be with You" was produced by Maurice White and composed by White with Wayne Vaughn. The single's US b-side was an instrumental of an interlude called Kalimba Tree with its UK b-side being a song called My Love. Wanna Be With You, Kalimba Tree and My Love came from EWF's 1981 studio album Raise!.[1]
Critical reception
Don Palmer of Musician proclaimed that "Wanna Be with You" is a relaxed shuffle bump boogie based around a ten note piano vamp. The handclaps provide a solid back beat while the horns and altered vocal yelps exclaim the obvious".[5] Tim de Lisle of Smash Hits called Wanna Be with You "a pleasant surprise, an excellent melody given a fresh jazzy treatment.[6]
"Wanna Be with You" won a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[7]
Covers
Wanna Be with You was covered by the jazz group Urban Knights on their 1995 album Urban Knights I.[8]
Chart positions
Chart (1982) |
Peak position |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles |
15 |
U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Singles |
17[9] |
UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Singles |
7[3] |
RPM Canadian Top Singles Chart |
40[4] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
51 |
References
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be With You. ARC/Columbia Records. December 1981.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be With You (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Top British Soul Singles". No. 382. Blues & Soul. April 20, 1982.
- "RPM Top Singles". bac-lac.gc.ca. Vol. 36, no. 4. RPM. March 6, 1982.
- Palmer, Don (January 1, 1982). "RECORD REVIEWS: Earth, Wind & Fire". proquest.com. No. 39. Musician. p. 83 & 84. ProQuest 962646665.
- de Lisle, Tim (March 18, 1982). Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be with You. Smash Hits. p. 25.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
- Pallow, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Urban Knights Gallop Through A '70s Groove". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
- "Cashbox Top R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. February 27, 1982.
Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Notable members | |
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Studio albums | |
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Soundtrack albums | |
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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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Related articles |
- Ramsey Lewis
- The Pharaohs
- Joe Wissert
- Charles Stepney
- The Phenix Horns
- Earth, Wind & Fire Horns
- The Emotions
- Wayne Vaughn
- Chicago
- Kalimba Music
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Lists |
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Tribute albums
- Personnel
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