Earth, Wind & Fire, Reasons | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 19^th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Reasons” by Earth, Wind & Fire. 

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 19^th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “Reasons”, performed by 🎙 Earth, Wind & Fire. 

“Now, I’m craving your body, is this real / Temperature’s rising, I don’t want to feel.”  Ooh-la-la, 🎙 Philip Bailey! The 🎙 Earth, Wind & Fire lead vocalist truly elevates the temperature on 🎵 “Reasons”, the sixth track on the collective’s 1975 album, 💿 That’s The Way Of The World.  “Reasons” is a renowned song by the iconic band, yet, it did NOT chart on the Billboard Hot 100.  It’s also worth noting that the triple platinum That’s The Way Of The World is best known for Earth, Wind & Fire’s no. 1, gold-certified hit, 🎵 “Shining Star”. Regardless, “Reasons” is a marvelous ballad that shows off Bailey’s premier falsetto.

The sexual references on “Reasons” earn plenty of attention – “Kissing and hugging and holding you tight.” Furthermore, in the second verse, Bailey begs, “I’m longing to love you for one night / Please let me love you with all of my might.” Woo! Still, it is the chorus, the centerpiece, that earns the most hype from this joint: “After all  our reasons why / All our reasons lie / After all our reasons, love / Love was left aside.” My, my! Beyond the verses and chorus, there are other notable sections, including the pre-chorus (or refrain) as well as the outro, where those reasons continue to flow.  That said, you can’t fail to mention the music – the instrumental backdrop – when it comes to Earth, Wind & Fire.  The music is top-notch, in all the funky, lush, and soulful glory of the 1970s.  Horns, strings, keys, a tight rhythm section – such a vibe!

🎙 Earth, Wind & Fire • 💿 That’s The Way Of The World • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 1975

Earth, Wind & Fire, “Reasons”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]