Spend the Night (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
| "Spend the Night" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Millennium | ||||
| B-side | "Even If You Wonder" | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dawn Thomas | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
| Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Spend the Night" is a song recorded by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1993 by Reprise Records as the first single from their sixteenth album, Millennium (1993).[1] The song reached No. 36 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and No. 33 on the Oricon Japanese Pop Singles chart.[2][3]
Overview
[edit]"Spend the Night" was produced by Maurice White and composed by Dawn Thomas. The single's B-side was "Even If You Wonder". Both tracks are from the group's 1993 studio album Millennium.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Larry Flick of Billboard called the song "A shining moment from the group's fine Millennium album".[4] Derek Ali of the Dayton Daily News noted "Cult fans can still mouth the words to classic Earth, Wind & Fire hits..Now they can learn the words to...Spend the Night."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend The Night. Warner Bros. Records. 1993.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ Flick, Larry (November 20, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 47. p. 59 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Ali, Derek (October 8, 1993). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium". Dayton Daily News. p. 72 – via newspapers.com.
