| "Why?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album The Promise | ||||
| Released | 2015 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Kalimba Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Gregory Curtis | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White, Gregory Curtis | |||
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"Why?" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 2015 by Kalimba Music. The single peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart.
Overview
"Why?" was produced and written by Maurice White and Gregory Curtis. The song also came from EW&F's 2003 studio album The Promise.
Appearances in other media
Why? appeared on the soundtrack of the 2002 feature film The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
Critical reception
Chairman Mao of Blender called Why? a "sweeping ballad". Renee Graham of the Boston Globe said Maurice White's "voice is steady and sweet especially on the uptempo ballad, Why".
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Gerald Albright
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
- Backing Vocals – Fred White, Gregory Curtis, Sheila Hutchinson, Wanda Vaughn
- Bass – Verdine White
- Composer - Maurice White, Gregory Curtis
- Engineer – Cameron Marcarelli
- Guitar - Darrell Crooks
- Keyboards, Drum Programming – Gregory Curtis
- Lead Vocals - Maurice White
- Producer - Maurice White, Gregory Curtis
References
- ^ Earth, Wind & Fire: Why?. Kalimba Music. 2015.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Why? (Smooth Jazz Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Soundtrack)". imdb.com. IMDb.
- Mao, Chairman. "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Promise". blender.com. Blender. Archived from the original on 2009-05-10.
- Graham, Renee (June 6, 2003). "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Promise". newspaper.com. Boston Globe. p. 62.
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