- disco, funk
- 38 min
- 9 tracks
- Columbia
I Am is the ninth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released in June 1979 by ARC/Columbia Records. The LP rose to number one on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and number three on the Billboard 200 chart. I Am has been certified double Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA, Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and Platinum in Canada by Music Canada.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, warm and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauB
- Music Week4/4 ★
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1In the Stone4:49
- 2Can't Let Go3:29
- 3After the Love Has Gone4:27
- 4Let Your Feelings Show5:25
- 5Boogie Wonderland4:48
- 6Star4:24
- 7Wait3:40
- 8Rock That!3:08
- 9You and I3:32
9 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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