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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Heritage

| cover = File:Earth, Wind & Fire- Heritage (Single).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Earth, Wind & Fire

| album = Heritage

| B-side = Gotta Find Out

| released = February 1990

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:05

| label = Columbia

| writer = Maurice White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue

| producer = Maurice White

| prev_title = Turn on (The Beat Box)

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = For the Love of You

| next_year = 1990

| misc =

}}

"'Heritage'" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Suns of Light (as the Boys), released in February 1990 by Columbia Records as the first single from their fifteenth studio album of the same name. It reached No. 5 on the US 'Billboard' Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 5 on the 'Cash Box' Top R&B Singles chart.

Overview



"Heritage" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue. With a duration of four minutes and five seconds the song has a prestissimo tempo of 207 beats per minute.

The single's B-side was a song called "Gotta Find Out". Both "Heritage" and "Gotta Find Out" came upon EWF's 1990 studio album 'Heritage'.

A music video was also issued in 1990 to accompany the single.

Critical reception



May Mitchell of 'The Chicago Tribune' proclaimed that "guest appearances are made by the Boys who lend a nice choral touch to the funky title track". 'Billboard' called "Heritage" "a solid funky jam strong on complex harmonies and prideful lyrics" with "youthful zest". Peter Kinghorn of the 'Newcastle Chronicle' found a "Throbbing dance beat with the Boys helping out on harmonies." John Milward of 'Rolling Stone' declared that the "prideful title tune even throws in the kind of admonition This is a party, yall, courtesy of the Boys favored by Earth, Wind and Fire's more radical old rivals in Parliament-Funkadelic". Pablo Guzman of the 'New York Daily News' also exclaimed that EWF "jumps into radioactive with Takin' Chances and Heritage, the latter featuring the Boys. The union is a kicking one".

Credits



*Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Andrew Woolfolk, Gary Bias

*Arranged By Les Pierce

*Arranged By [Horns] Bill Meyers

*Backing Vocals Philip Bailey

*Bass Verdine White

Featuring [Backing Vocals] The Boys

*Guitar Frankie Blue

*Guitar, Backing Vocals Sheldon Reynolds

*Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Drum Programming Les Pierce

*Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals Maurice White

*Trombone Reggie Young

*Trumpet Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear

*Written-By Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Maurice White

Charts



References



Category:1990 singles

Category:1990 songs

Category:Earth, Wind & Fire songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:New jack swing songs

Category:Songs written by Maurice White

Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice White


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