Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Spend The Night” From Their 1993 Album Millennium

Here’s the music video for Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Spend The Night,” from their 1993 release Millennium.

Maurice:
In late 1992 we started recording our next album, Millennium. In my mind Millennium was supposed to be Earth, Wind & Fire’s last album, and in many ways it is. I saw it as symbolic that EW&F’s career would end where it started, at Warner Bros. I wanted to conclude Earth, Wind & Fire’s recording career in a manner that was respectful to our musical legacy. For the most part Mo Ostin gave me complete creative freedom; the whole idea was that this was to be a return to the classic EW&F sound. And I achieved some of that on the album.

– Maurice White. My Life With Earth, Wind & Fire, by Maurice White with Herb Powell, 2016.

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Maurice’s message from the album:
“In the last thousand years, mankind has made extraordinary strides in technology of all kinds; but in human communication, we have not progressed as well. There is still great anguish in the world. Hopefully, art and music can play a contributing role in touching that place in our hearts that will awaken us to a brighter future for all humanity. We dedicate this music, to that purpose, as we approach the end of this millennium.”
Peace. -Maurice White, Earth, Wind & Fire, 1993

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“Spend The Night”
Written by Dawn Thomas
Produced by Maurice
Strings and Horns arranged by Bill Meyers

Maurice: Lead & Background Vocals
Philip Bailey: Background Vocals
Verdine White: Bass
Sheldon Reynolds: Guitar, Background Vocals, Rhythm Programming
Freddie Ravel: Synthesizer, Breath Synthesizer Arrangement & Solo
Bill Meyers: Synthesizer, Rhythm Programming, Acoustic Piano
Michael Thompson: Guitar
Paulinho da Costa: Percussion
Mike McKnight: Synthesizer Programming
Ray Brown: Trumpet
Michael “Patches” Stewart: Trumpet
Gary Bias: Saxophone
Gerald Albright: Saxophone
Reggie Young: Trombone
Bruce Dukov: Concertmaster