Sheldon Taylor's Souls of Black Notes

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                                                                   Earth Wind and Fire: Gratitude: (1975)                      1975 was Earth Wind and Fire's year. In March, they released breakthrough chart topper That's The Way of the World. 30 days later, it sold a million copies. Embarking on a triumphant tour in support  of the album, EWF sprinted past other funky contenders in the race for 70s R&B supremacy and emerged victorious. Eight months later, they dropped Gratitude--- a four-record double album of live performances with a couple new studio tracks thrown in for good measure. Gratitude captured the band in its arena-rocking album element. The crowd roared with approval at Philip Bailey's soaring vocals on Reasons and the band's drivin...