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The Need of Love

by Earth, Wind & Fire

Released: November 25, 1971

Funk, soul, jazz fusion

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

"The Need of Love" is the second studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1971 by Warner Bros. One of the standout tracks on the album, "Everything Is Everything," is a cover of the Donny Hathaway song. until their 1993 release Millennium on Reprise Records.

Inside the Recording

Produced by Joe Wissert and recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, the album features contributions from artists such as Jean Carne.

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Essential Tracks

I Think About Lovin' You

The album's single "I Think About Lovin' You" reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

Everything Is Everything

One of the standout tracks on the album, "Everything Is Everything," is a cover of the Donny Hathaway song.

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Reception

The album reached No. 35 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and would mark the band's final album with Warner Bros. The album's single "I Think About Lovin' You" reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

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The Complete Album Story

"The Need of Love" is the second studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 35 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and would mark the band's final album with Warner Bros. until their 1993 release Millennium on Reprise Records.

Produced by Joe Wissert and recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, the album features contributions from artists such as Jean Carne. One of the standout tracks on the album, "Everything Is Everything," is a cover of the Donny Hathaway song.

The album's single "I Think About Lovin' You" reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.