In the Stone explained
| In the Stone |
| Cover: | In The Stone EWF.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Album: | I Am |
| B-Side: | You and I |
| Released: | 1979 |
| Recorded: | 1978 |
| Genre: | Disco[1] |
| Length: | 4:48 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Maurice White |
| Prev Title: | After the Love Has Gone |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Can't Let Go |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
"In the Stone" is a song by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1979 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2] [3]
Overview
"In the Stone" was produced by Maurice White, who composed the song with Allee Willis and David Foster. The single also came off Earth, Wind & Fire's 1979 album I Am.
Critical reception
Phyl Garland of Stereo Review wrote "In the Stone is less imaginative than many of Earth, Wind & Fire's previous efforts, but performing gusto compensates for the slim substance."[4] [5] Ace Adams of the New York Daily News called "In the Stone" one of the album's "best songs."[6] Cash Box said it was "an irresistable dancing cut" that "moves to a swinging mixture of catchy percussives and intricately woven harmonies."[7] James Johnson of the Evening Standard proclaimed "the slightly curious cosmic overtones of their lyrics remain in evidence on..In the Stone".[8]
Personnel
- Writing, lyrics – Allee Willis, David Foster, Maurice White
- Producer – Maurice White
Production[9]
Engineers
- Engineer – George Massenburg, Tom Perry
- Mixing engineer – George Massenburg
- Assistant engineer – Craig Widby, Ross Pallone
Performers
- Saxophone – Fred Jackson Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson
- Alto saxophone, baritone saxophone – Don Myrick
- Tenor saxophone – Andrew Woolfolk, Don Myrick
- Bass – Meyer Rubin, Susan Ranney, Verdine White
- Drums – Fred White, Maurice White
- Guitar – Al McKay, Johnny Graham, Marlo Henderson, Steve Lukather
- Congas – Philip Bailey
- Keyboards – Bill Myers, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio
- Percussion – Maurice White, Paulinho Da Costa, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson
- Piano, synthesizer – Larry Dunn
- Timpani – Richard Lepore
- French horn - Barbara Korn, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow
- Trombone – Benjamin Powell, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears, William Reichenbach
- Trumpet - Bobby Bryant, Elmer Brown Jr., Jerry Hey, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Michael Davis, Steve Madaio
- Viola - Barbara Thomason, Linda Lipsett, Norman Forrest, Renita Koven
- Violin - Barry Socher, Betty Lamagna, Carl LaMagna, David Stockhammer, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Jack Gootkin, Lya Stern, Marcia Van Dyke, Mary D. Lundquist, Ronald Clark, Ruth Henry, Sheldon Sanov
- Cello – Daniel Smith, Jan Kelley, Ronald Cooper, Concert Master, Janice Gower
- Harp – Dorothy Jeanne Ashby
- Vocal - Maurice White, Philip Bailey
- Background Vocal – Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Chart positions
Notes and References
- Book: Holtje, Stephen. Earth, Wind & Fire/Maurice White. Graff. Gary. du Lac. Josh. McFarlin. Jim. January 1, 1998. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. Detroit. 189-190.
- Book: Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone. 1979. Columbia Records.
- Web site: Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone (Hot Soul Songs). Billboard. billboard.com.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am. Garland, Phyl. 100. 4. 43. October 1979. Stereo Review. americanradiohistory.com.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am. Garland, Phyl. 102. 4. 43. October 1979. Stereo Review. americanradiohistory.com.
- Web site: Mini Reviews. 321. June 22, 1979. Adams, Ace. New York Daily News. newspapers.com.
- News: CashBox Singles Reviews. September 29, 1979. 18. Cash Box. 2022-01-01.
- News: Pick An Album. 27. June 14, 1979. Johnson, James. Evening Standard. newspapers.com.
- Web site: Jaxsta . 2023-01-25 . jaxsta.com.
- Web site: Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone. RIANZ. charts.nz.
