Maurice White Blog

From Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1975 release Gratitude, here’s the live track “Devotion.” “Devotion” Written by Maurice & Philip Bailey Maurice: With the (live) recordings... Read More

Here’s the track “Free” from Deniece Williams’ 1976 debut album, This Is Niecy. “Free” Written by Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts, Susaye Greene Album... Read More

Here’s the track “Time Is On Your Side” from Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1972 release Last Days And Time. “Time Is On Your Side” Written... Read More

Maurice: The title “Sun Goddess” was a last-minute thing. The original idea was a track that I wrote with Jon Lind, a young up-and-coming writer... Read More

Maurice talks about Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1983 album Electric Universe… By the fall of 1983 I was getting bored with R&B. Records like “She... Read More

Here’s the track “Scirroco” from the Urban Knights’ 1997 release Urban Knights II. Maurice: I chose to move closer to my jazz roots. I wanted... Read More

From Maurice’s 1985 solo release, here’s the track “I Need You.” Maurice: …I became excited about doing a solo record. I felt no strain or... Read More

From Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1976 album, Spirit, here’s the track “On Your Face.” “On Your Face” Written by Maurice, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey Spirit... Read More

From Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1971 release The Need Of Love, here’s the track “I Can Feel It In My Bones.” Maurice: During this time... Read More

Maurice co-wrote the track “Eye To Eye” from Jaki Graham’s 2018 release, ‘When A Woman Loves.’ “Eye To Eye” Written by Maurice, Alan Glass, Sandi... Read More