- Music Title: Boogie Wonderland
- Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions
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Tesco gets the party started by teaming Earth Wind & Fire and the Emotions' 1979 UK Number 4 Boogie Wonderland with some bargain booze.
Artist Profile - Earth, Wind & Fire
Synced Title: Boogie Wonderland
Origin: Chicago, USA, 1969
Musical Genre: Soul, funk, disco
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Description: The brainchild of veteran Chicago session drummer Maurice White, multi-Grammy winning Earth Wind & Fire’s infectious rhythms, meticulous arrangements and flamboyant vocal harmonies turned soul music on its head in the Seventies and made them arguably the most successful band of the disco era.
Key Singles:
Shining Star / 1975 / Columbia / US 1
Got To Get You Into My Life / 1978 / Columbia / US 9, UK 33
September / 1978 / Columbia / US 1, UK 3
Boogie Wonderland / 1979 / Columbia / US 8, UK 3
After The Love Has Gone / 1979 / Columbia / US 2, UK 4
Let’s Groove / 1981 / Columbia / US 3, UK 3
Key Albums:
That’s The Way Of The World / 1975 / Columbia / US 1
Spirit / 1976 / Columbia / US 2
All’nAll / 1977 / Columbia / US 3, UK 13
I Am / 1977 / Columbia / US 3, UK 13
Faces / 1980 / Columbia / US 10, UK 5
Raise / 1981 / Columbia / US 5, UK 14
Key Members:
Maurice White (drums, vocals)
Verdine White (bass, vocals)
Philip Bailey (percussion, vocals)
Larry Dun (keyboards)
Ralph Johnson (drums)
Johnny Graham (guitar)
Al McKay (guitar)
Andrew Woolfolk (guitar)
Fred White (drums)
Key Websites:
www.earthwindandfire.com
Master Rights Holder: Sony Music
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