| 词条 | Millennium (Earth, Wind & Fire album) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Millennium | type = Album | artist = Earth, Wind & Fire | cover = Earth, Wind & Fire - Millennium.jpg | alt = | released = September 14, 1993 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|R&B|New jack swing|funk|Minneapolis sound}} | length = 63:55 | label = Reprise Warner Bros. | producer = Maurice White | prev_title = The Eternal Dance | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Ballads | next_year = 1995 }}Millennium is the sixteenth studio album of the band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1993 upon Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200.[1][2] OverviewMillenium marked the band's return after 21 years to Warner Bros. Records. The album was also produced by EWF's founder and leader Maurice White.[3]Critical reception{{Album reviews|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score ={{rating|2|5}}[3] |rev2 = Vibe |rev2score = (favourable)[4] |rev3 = Cashbox |rev3Score = (favourable)[5] |rev4 = Boston Globe |rev4score = (favourable)[6] |rev5 = Billboard |rev5Score = (favourable)[7] |rev6 = Associated Press |rev6score = (favourable)[8] }} Billboard called Millennium a "sparkling record".[7] Vibe described the album as "mellifilous, ..suave and slick".[4]Millennium was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award within the category of Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo.[9][10] SinglesThe track, "Sunday Morning", earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[11] Released as a single, it peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, No. 20 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 35 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[12][13][14] The album cut, "Spend the Night", reached Nos. 36 and 42 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.[15][16] CoversThe Prince-penned track, "Superhero", was covered by the New Power Generation featuring the Steeles for the soundtrack to the film Blankman.[17][18] Track listing{{tracklist| headline = | title1 = Even If You Wonder | writer1 = Nicky Brown, Jeffrey Cohen, Jon Lind, Maurice White | length1 = 4:38 | title2 = Sunday Morning | writer2 = Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White, Allee Willis | length2 = 4:39 | title3 = Blood Brothers | writer3 = Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White | length3 = 5:23 | title4 = Kalimba Interlude | writer4 = Maurice White | length4 = 0:31 | title5 = Spend The Night | writer5 = Dawn Thomas | length5 = 4:24 | title6 = Divine | writer6 = Philip Bailey, Ken Barken, Roxanne Seeman | length6 = 4:33 | title7 = Two Hearts | writer7 = Burt Bacharach, Philip Bailey, Maurice White | length7 = 5:06 | title8 = Honor The Magic | writer8 = Freddie Ravel, Maurice White | length8 = 3:05 | title9 = Love Is The Greatest Story | writer9 = Faye Freenberg, David Lawrence, Maurice White | length9 = 4:38 | title10 = The "L" Word" | writer10 = Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Maurice White, Allee Willis | length10 = 4:34 | title11 = Just Another Lonely Night | writer11 = Linda Stokes, Michael Stokes | length11 = 4:38 | title12 = Super Hero | writer12 = Prince | length12 = 4:10 | title13 = Wouldn't Change A Thing About You | writer13 = Philip Bailey, Frankie Blue | length13 = 4:47 | title14 = Love Across The Wire | writer14 = Philip Bailey, Thom Bell, Maurice White | length14 = 3:34 | title15 = Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues | writer15 = Nicky Brown, Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Maurice White | length15 = 4:58 | title16 = Kalimba Blues | writer16 = Maurice White | length16 = 0:35 }} Charts
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/177354|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)|website=Billboard.com}} {{Earth, Wind & Fire}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Millennium (Earth, Wind and Fire Album)}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/billboard-200/song/177354|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Billboard 200)|website=Billboard.com}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/millennium-mw0000620865|title= Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium|publisher=allmusic.com|date= May 17, 2009}} 4. ^1 {{cite work|url=https://books.google.tt/books?id=IigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT129&lpg=PT129&dq=Millennium+Earth,+Wind+%26+Fire+album&source=bl&ots=xjKZH-qEr1&sig=R9w5ZhuUprj32FsRRsSm7DNRERw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDmsCajfnaAhVBuVMKHfcwBHQ4UBDoATAIegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=Millennium%20Earth%2C%20Wind%20%26%20Fire%20album&f=false|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium|volume=1|date=September 1993|publisher=Vibe Magazine}} 5. ^{{cite work|url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_1/page/12?q|title=Urban: Reviews (Pick Of The Week)|date=September 25, 1993|page=13|last=Martinez|first=M.R.|volume=57|publisher=Cashbox Magazine}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/440325877/|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Reprise)|publisher=Boston Globe|website=newspapers.com}} 7. ^1 {{cite work|title=Album Reviews|page=72|volume=105|date=September 25, 1993|publisher=Billboard Magazine}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/290365819/|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Millennium (Reprise)|publisher=Associated Press|website=newspapers.com}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.tt/books?id=xsADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34-IA2&lpg=PA34-IA2&dq=earth+wind+and+fire+millennium&source=bl&ots=qUQ6GefE3S&sig=6R8HCawHgUi1X8eAux7G9TPh8dE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP3fupsZ3bAhUJ7FMKHdFXBdw4bhDoATADegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=earth%20wind%20and%20fire%20millennium&f=false|title=Soul Train Award Nominees|publisher=Jet Magazine}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0247451/awards?ref_=m_nm_awd|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Awards|website=imdb.com}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/earth-wind-fire|title=Earth, Wind & Fire|website=Grammy.com}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/adult-contemporary|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Adult Contemporary)|website=Billboard.com}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay/song/21762|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Adult R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/21762|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (Hot R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay/song/22464|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend The Night (Adult R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/22464|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Spend The Night (Hot R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/prince-super-hero/|title=How Prince Became a ‘Super Hero'|website=diffuser.fm}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blankman-mw0000117556|title=Blankman: Original Soundtrack|website=allmusic.com}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/adult-contemporary|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: (Adult Contemporary Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: (Adult R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: (Hot R&B Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/rhythmic-40|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: (Rhythmic Songs)|website=Billboard.com}} 23. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2284&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2284.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2284|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Sunday Morning (RPM Top Singles)|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/pop-songs|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: (Mainstream Top 40)|website=Billboard.com}} 4 : 1993 albums|Earth, Wind & Fire albums|Albums produced by Maurice White|Warner Bros. Records albums |
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