"Spread Your Love" is a song recorded by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire and released as a single in June 1983 by Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 48 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart and No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[2][3]
Overview
"Spread Your Love" was produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White and composed by White, Azar Lawrence and Beloyd Taylor. The single's b-side was a tune called Hearts to Heart. Both songs came from Earth, Wind & Fire's 1983 studio album Powerlight.[1]
Critical reception
Chip Stern of Musician noted that "Robert Greenidge's slithery steel drums featured on the Eastern-tinged Spread Your Love".[4] Craig Lytle of Allmusic proclaimed "the (song's) sonically aggressive special effects are contrasted with a soothing chanting chorus."[5]
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Pop Singles[2] | 48 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[3] | 57 |
References
- ^ a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Spread Your Love. Columbia Records. June 1983.
- ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spread Your Love". dutchcharts.com. Dutch Charts.
- ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spread Your Love (Hot R&B Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Stern, Chip (April 1, 1983). "Earth, Wind & Fire - Powerlight" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Musician. p. 93.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight". Allmusic.com. Allmusic.
