a&r [legacy a&r] Steve Berkowitz
tracks 5, 9, 10 arranged by Charles Stepney
tracks 5, 10, 11 arranged by Earth, Wind & Fire
tracks 6, 7 arranged by Tom Tom 84
tracks 8 arranged by [horn and string arrangements] Benjamin Wright
tracks 2 arranged by [horn and string arrangements] Bill Meyers
tracks 12 arranged by [horn and string arrangements] Eumir Deodato
tracks 4 arranged by [horn and string arrangements] Tom Tom 84
tracks 3 arranged by [horn arrangement] Jerry Hey
tracks 3 arranged by [string arrangement] David Foster
art direction Howard Fritzson
artwork [condor/pharaoh art] Shusei Nagaoka
backing vocals Beloyd Taylor
cello Daniel Smith
cello Delores Bing
cello Dennis Karmazyn
cello Harry Shlutz
cello Jacqueline Lustgarten
cello Jan Kelley
cello John Walz
cello Kevan Torfeh
cello Larry Corbett
cello Marie Fera
cello Miguel Martinez
cello Ronald Cooper
concertmaster Charles Veal Jr.
concertmaster Harris Goldman
concertmaster Janice Gower
coordinator [a&r coordination] Darren Salmieri
coordinator [a&r coordination] Patti Matheny
design Steven Newman
engineer [engineering] Craig Widby
engineer [engineering] Dean Rod
engineer [engineering] George Massenburg
engineer [engineering] Mick Guzauski
engineer [engineering] Richard Goodman
engineer [engineering] Robert Appère
engineer [engineering] Roberto Spano
engineer [engineering] Ross Pallone
engineer [engineering] Steve Crimmel
engineer [engineering] Tom Perry
french horn Art Maebe
french horn Barbara Korn
french horn David Duke
french horn Marilyn Robinson
french horn Richard Perissi
french horn Sidney Muldrow
guitar Beloyd Taylor
guitar Marlo Henderson
guitar Steve Lukather
harp Dorothy Ashby
liner notes Virginia Prescott
management [direction] Art Macnow
management [direction] Magnet Vision
management [direction] Rich Salvato
mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio
mastered by Mark Wilder
percussion Harvey Mason
percussion Paulinho da Costa
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], drums, percussion Fred White
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], drums, percussion Ralph Johnson
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion Andrew Woolfolk
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], guitar Roland Bautista
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], guitar, percussion Johnny Graham
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], piano, organ, synthesizer, programmed by [synthesizer programming] Larry Dunn
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], vocals, bass, percussion Verdine White
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], vocals, congas, percussion Philip Bailey
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], vocals, drums, kalimba, timbales Maurice White
performer [earth, wind & fire is:], vocals, guitar, percussion Al McKay
performer [the emotion are:] Jeanette Hawes
performer [the emotion are:] Sheila Whitt
performer [the emotion are:] Wanda Hutchinson
performer [the phoenix horns are:], saxophone Don Myrick
performer [the phoenix horns are:], trombone Louis Satterfield
performer [the phoenix horns are:], trumpet Elmer Brown
performer [the phoenix horns are:], trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Harris
performer [the phoenix horns are:], trumpet, flugelhorn Rahmlee Michael Davis
photography by [b&w photos] Michael Ochs Archives
photography by [color photos] Sony Music Archives
photography by [color photos] Urve Kuusik
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Azar Lawrence
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Bill Meyers
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Charles Stepney
piano, keyboards, synthesizer David Foster
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Eduardo Del Barrio
piano, keyboards, synthesizer George del Barrio
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Jerry Peters
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Maxayn Lewis
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Rick Kelly
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Skip Scarborough
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Steve Porcaro
piano, keyboards, synthesizer Wayne Vaughn
tracks 8 producer Al McKay
tracks 9 producer Charles Stepney
tracks 10, 11 producer Joe Wissert
producer Maurice White
tracks 1 producer Rhett Lawrence
tracks 5, 10 producer [associate producer] Charles Stepney
tracks 4, 6, 7, 12 producer [production assistant] Larry Dunn
tracks 4, 6, 7, 12 producer [production assistant] Verdine White
product manager [packaging manager] Michael Cimicata
product manager [project director] Joy Gilbert
reissue producer [produced for reissue] Leo Sacks
reissue producer [produced for reissue] Maurice White
research [chart position courtesy of] Joel Whitburn
saxophone Fred Jackson, Jr.
saxophone Herman Riley
saxophone Jerome Richardson
tabla [tabla drums] Zakir Hussain
timpani Richard Lepore
trombone Benny Powell
trombone Bill Reichenbach
trombone Charles Loper
trombone Garnett Brown
trombone George Bohanon
trombone Lew McCreary
trombone Maurice Spears
trumpet Bobby Bryant
trumpet Chuck Findley
trumpet Gary Grant
trumpet Jerry Hey
trumpet Oscar Brashear
trumpet Steve Madaio
tuba John Thomas Johnson
viola Barbara Thomason
viola David Campbell
viola Denyse Buffum
viola James Dunham
viola Jimbo Ross
viola Laurie Woods
viola Linda Lipsett
viola Linn Subotnick
viola Marilyn Baker
viola Paul Polivnick
viola Rollice Dale
viola Virginia Majewski
violin Anton Sen
violin Assa Drori
violin Bryana Sherman
violin Carl LaMagna
violin Cynthia Kovaks
violin Gina Kronstadt
violin Haim Shtrum
violin Harris Goldman
violin Henry Ferber
violin Henry Roth
violin Ilkka Talvi
violin Jack Gootkin
violin Jerome Reisler
violin Jerome Webster
violin Joseph Goodman
violin Joseph Livoti
violin Joy Lyle
violin Judith Talvi
violin Kenneth Yerke
violin Leeana Sherman
violin Marcy Dicterow
violin Pam Gates
violin Pavel Farkas
violin Ron Clark
violin Rosmen Torfeh
violin Sandy Seymour
violin Sheldon Sanov
violin William Henderson
violin Winterton Garvey
tracks 4, 6, 7, 12 vocals [vocal collaborations] Maurice White
tracks 4, 6, 7, 12 vocals [vocal collaborations] Philip Bailey
tracks 9, 12 written-by Al McKay
tracks 8 written-by Allee Willis
tracks 3 written-by Bill Champlin
tracks 3 written-by David Foster
tracks 4 written-by Eduardo Del Barrio
tracks 3 written-by Jay Graydon
tracks 8 written-by Jon Lind
tracks 1 written-by Martin Page
tracks 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11 written-by Maurice White
tracks 5, 9, 12 written-by Philip Bailey
tracks 1 written-by Rhett Lawrence
tracks 7 written-by Skip Scarborough
tracks 6 written-by Sonny Burke
tracks 12 written-by Steve Beckmeier
tracks 4, 6, 10 written-by Verdine White
tracks 2 written-by Wayne Vaughn
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By Columbia Records
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At Clover Recorders
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Caribou Ranch
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At DADC
Designed At Compression Studios
This edition has barcode 0 7464-65736-2 4. Another edition with 8 86976 97662 0 barcode exists: The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. II

Issued in a jewel case with clear tray and 8-panel foldout insert.

Studios: The Burbank Studios, Clover Recorders, Complex Studios, Davlen Sound Studio, Wally Heider Studio 3, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Oceanway Recording Studio, Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York

Back cover:
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1973 (11), 1974 (5, 10), 1976 (9), 1977 (4, 6, 7, 12), 1979 (3, 8), 1981 (2), 1988 (1), 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Manufactured by Columbia Records.

CD face:
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barcode: 0 7464-65736-2 4 (Text)
Barcode: 074646573624 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-100399 6 A02
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50F0
Other: 65736 (Insert, tray card)