- funk, pop
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- CBS
Powerlight is the twelfth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in February 1983 by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart. Powerlight was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and warm.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Knight Ridder7/10
- The Philadelphia Inquirer3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone2/5 ★
- Smash Hits8/10
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- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- A1Fall in Love With Me5:55
- A2Spread Your Love3:52
- A3Side by Side5:58
- A4Straight From the Heart4:43
- B1The Speed of Love3:36
- B2Freedom of Choice4:11
- B3Something Special4:24
- B4Hearts to Heart3:46
- B5Miracles4:58
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Label
- CBS
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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