Maurice White

Songs Performed or Written by Maurice WhiteTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Described as a "visionary" by Vibe and a "mastermind" by Variety, White was nominated for a total of 22 Grammys, of which he won seven. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Best of My Love - #2: Let's Groove - #3: September - #4: Shining Star - #5: Sing a Song
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  Earth, Wind & Fire
1.
07/1971

Love Is Life
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Earth, Wind and Fire   Earth, Wind and Fire
9 pts
93
US




43
R&B


[Warner Bros. 7492]
written by Wade Flemons, Maurice White greentick & Don Whitehead
2.
02/1973

Mom
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Last Days and Time   
4 pts
104
US








[Columbia 45747]
written by Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Evil
3.
07/1973

Evil
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Head to the Sky   Head to the Sky
32 pts
50
US
19
AC


25
R&B


[Columbia 4-45888]
written by Philip Bailey & Maurice White greentick
Keep Your Head to the Sky
4.
11/1973

Keep Your Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Head to the Sky   Head to the Sky
23 pts
52
US




23
R&B


[Columbia 4-45953]
written by Maurice White greentick
Mighty Mighty
5.
03/1974

Mighty Mighty
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Open Our Eyes   Open Our Eyes
52 pts
29
US




4
R&B


[Columbia 4-46007]
written by Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Kalimba Story
6.
07/1974

Kalimba Story
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Open Our Eyes   Open Our Eyes
30 pts
55
US




6
R&B


[Columbia 4-46070]
written by Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Devotion
7.
09/1974

Devotion
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Open Our Eyes   Open Our Eyes
32 pts
33
US




23
R&B


[Columbia 3-10026]
written by Philip Bailey & Maurice White greentick
  Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire
8.
11/1974

Hot Dawgit
Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire

from Sun Goddess   Sun Goddess
17 pts
50
US




61
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 10056]
written by Charles Stepney & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
9.
02/1975

#4  Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire

from That's the Way of the World   That's the Way of the World
254 pts
1
US




1
R&B


[Columbia 3-10090]
written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn & Maurice White greentick
  Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire
Sun Goddess
10.
03/1975

Sun Goddess
Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire

from Sun Goddess   Sun Goddess
36 pts
44
US


14
dance
20
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 10103]
written by Maurice White greentick & Jon Lind
  Earth, Wind & Fire
11.
07/1975

That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire

from That's the Way of the World   That's the Way of the World
99 pts
12
US




5
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #329]
[Columbia 10172]
written by Charles Stepney, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
12.
11/1975

#5  Sing a Song
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Gratitude   Gratitude
188 pts
5
US


5
dance
1
R&B


charted as Sing A Song/Gratitude in US dance charts
[Columbia 3-10251]
written by Al McKay & Maurice White greentick
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
Flowers
13.
07/1976

Flowers
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Flowers   
29 pts
87
US




16
R&B
51
UK
[Columbia 10347]
written by Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Ramsey Lewis
14.
08/1976

Brazilica
Ramsey Lewis

from Salongo   Salongo
1 pts






88
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 10382]
written by Maurice White greentick & Martin Yarbrough
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Saturday Nite
15.
08/1976

Saturday Nite
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Spirit   Spirit
132 pts
21
US


12
dance
4
R&B
17
UK
charted as Getaway/Saturday Nite in US dance charts
[Columbia 3-10439]
written by Maurice White greentick, Philip Bailey & Al McKay
16.
03/1977

On Your Face
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Spirit   Spirit
6 pts






26
R&B


[Columbia 10492]
written by Charles Stepney, Maurice White greentick & Philip Bailey
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
Best of My Love
17.
05/1977

#1  Best of My Love
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Rejoice   Rejoice
429 pts
1
US


11
dance
1
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 10544]
written by Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Serpentine Fire
18.
10/1977

Serpentine Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire

from All 'N All   All 'N All
126 pts
13
US




1
R&B
52
UK
[Columbia 3-10625]
written by Sonny Burke, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Fantasy
19.
02/1978

Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire

from All 'N All   All 'N All
100 pts
32
US




12
R&B
14
UK
[Columbia 3-10688]
written by Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Jupiter
20.
05/1978

Jupiter
Earth, Wind & Fire

from All 'N All   All 'N All
18 pts








41
UK
written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
21.
07/1978

Magic Mind
Earth, Wind & Fire

from All 'N All   All 'N All
13 pts








54
UK
written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Freddie White, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
Smile
22.
07/1978

Smile
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Sunbeam   
19 pts
102
US




6
R&B


[Columbia 10791]
written by Al McKay & Maurice White greentick
23.
10/1978

Whole Lot of Shakin'
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Sunbeam   
2 pts






44
R&B


[Columbia 10828]
written by Al McKay & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
September
24.
11/1978

#3  September
Earth, Wind & Fire

from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1   The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
269 pts
8
US
41
AC


1
R&B
3
UK
[Columbia 10854]
written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
25.
01/1979

Walking the Line
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Sunbeam   
2 pts






58
R&B


[Columbia 10874]
written by Skip Scarborough & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Star
26.
10/1979

Star
Earth, Wind & Fire

from I Am   I Am
71 pts
64
US




47
R&B
16
UK
[Columbia 11165]
written by Eduardo Del Barrio, Maurice White greentick & Allee Willis
  Rockie Robbins
27.
10/1979

Be Ever Wonderful
Rockie Robbins

from Rockie Robbins [1979 album]   
1 pts






67
R&B


[A&M 2180]
written by Larry Dunn & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
In the Stone
28.
10/1979

In the Stone
Earth, Wind & Fire

from I Am   I Am
33 pts
58
US




23
R&B
53
UK
[Columbia 11093]
written by Maurice White greentick, Allee Willis & David Foster
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
What's the Name of Your Love?
29.
11/1979

What's the Name of Your Love?
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Come into Our World   
4 pts






30
R&B


[ARC 11134]
written by Allee Willis, David Foster & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Can't Let Go
30.
12/1979

Can't Let Go
Earth, Wind & Fire

from I Am   I Am
16 pts








46
UK
written by Allee Willis, Bill Meyers & Maurice White greentick
Let Me Talk
31.
09/1980

Let Me Talk
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Faces   Faces
64 pts
44
US


85
dance
8
R&B
29
UK
[Columbia 11366]
written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
You
32.
11/1980

You
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Faces   Faces
32 pts
48
US
30
AC


10
R&B


[Columbia 11407]
written by David Foster, Brenda Russell & Maurice White greentick
Back on the Road
33.
12/1980

Back on the Road
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Faces   Faces
11 pts








63
UK
written by Al McKay & Maurice White greentick
And Love Goes On
34.
02/1981

And Love Goes On
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Faces   Faces
25 pts
59
US


57
dance
15
R&B


[Columbia 11434]
written by Larry Dunn, David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
Let's Groove
35.
10/1981

#2  Let's Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Raise!   Raise!
373 pts
3
US


3
dance
1
R&B
3
UK
charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
[Columbia 02536]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
Wanna Be with You
36.
01/1982

Wanna Be with You
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Raise!   Raise!
25 pts
51
US




15
R&B


[Columbia 02688]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
37.
01/1983

Fall in Love with Me
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Powerlight   Powerlight
91 pts
17
US


31
dance
4
R&B
47
UK
[Columbia 03566]
written by Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
38.
04/1983

Side by Side
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Powerlight   Powerlight
17 pts
76
US




15
R&B


[Columbia 03814]
written by Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
  The Tubes
39.
07/1983

Tip of My Tongue
The Tubes

from Outside Inside   Outside Inside
14 pts
52
US








produced by David Foster
[Capitol 5258]
written by Maurice White greentick & Michael Snyder
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Spread Your Love
40.
07/1983

Spread Your Love
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Powerlight   Powerlight
2 pts






57
R&B


[Columbia 04002]
written by Azar Lawrence, Beloyd Taylor & Maurice White greentick
  Jennifer Holliday
I Am Love
41.
09/1983

I Am Love
Jennifer Holliday

from Feel My Soul   Feel My Soul
38 pts
49
US




2
R&B


[Geffen 29525]
written by David Foster, Maurice White greentick & Allee Willis
  Maurice White
Stand by Me
42.
08/1985

Stand by Me
Maurice White greentick

from Maurice White   Maurice White
41 pts
50
US
11
AC


6
R&B


[Columbia 05571]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
I Need You
43.
11/1985

I Need You
Maurice White greentick

from Maurice White   Maurice White
16 pts
95
US
20
AC


30
R&B


[Columbia 05726]
written by Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith & Mary Unobsky
44.
04/1986

Lady Is Love
Maurice White greentick

from Maurice White   Maurice White
1 pts






89
R&B


[Columbia 05836]
written by Martin Page, Maurice White greentick & Michel Colombier
  Atlantic Starr
45.
09/1986

Armed and Dangerous
Atlantic Starr

from All in the Name of Love   All in the Name of Love
1 pts






86
R&B


[Manhattan 50043]
written by Garry Glen, Martin Page & Maurice White greentick
  Ramsey Lewis
46.
06/1987

7-11
Ramsey Lewis

from Keys to the City   
1 pts






67
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 07220]
written by Maurice White greentick & Robyn Smith
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Thinking of You
47.
01/1988

Thinking of You
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Touch the World   
68 pts
67
US


1
dance
3
R&B
94
UK
[Columbia 07695]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
Turn on (The Beat Box)
48.
11/1988

Turn on (The Beat Box)
Earth, Wind & Fire

from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2   The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
5 pts






26
R&B


[Columbia 08107]
written by Maurice White greentick, Rhett Lawrence & Martin Page
Heritage
49.
01/1990

Heritage
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Heritage   Heritage
17 pts






5
R&B


featuring The Boys
[Columbia 73205]
written by Frankie Blue, Lestley Pierce & Maurice White greentick
For the Love of You
50.
05/1990

For the Love of You
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Heritage   Heritage
7 pts






19
R&B


[Columbia 73344]
written by Robert Brookins, MC Hammer, Stephanie Mills & Maurice White greentick
Wanna Be the Man
51.
08/1990

Wanna Be the Man
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Heritage   Heritage
2 pts






46
R&B


featuring MC Hammer
[Columbia 73436]
written by MC Hammer, Karen Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
  Black Box
Fantasy
52.
11/1990

Fantasy
Black Box

from Dreamland   Dreamland
123 pts








5
UK
written by Maurice White greentick, Verdine White & Eddie Del Barrio
53.
12/1990

The Total Mix
Black Box

70 pts








12
UK
written by Daniele Davoli, Dan Hartman, Mirko Limoni, Maurice White greentick, Verdine White & Eddie Del Barrio
  Barbara Weathers
54.
01/1991

My Only Love
Barbara Weathers

from Barbara Weathers   
2 pts






57
R&B


[Reprise 19732]
written by Bill Meyers, Maurice White greentick & Sheldon Reynolds
  MC Skat Kat & the Stray Mob
Skat Strut
55.
10/1991

Skat Strut
MC Skat Kat & the Stray Mob

from The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and The Stray Mob   
9 pts
80
US




94
R&B


[Virgin 98770]
written by Maurice White greentick, Wayne Vaughn & Rom
  Redhead Kingpin & the FBI
56.
03/1992

3-2-1 Pump
Redhead Kingpin & the FBI

from The Album with No Name   
16 pts
52
US








[Virgin 98592]
written by David Guppy, Maurice White greentick & Wayne Vaughn
  Earth, Wind & Fire
Sunday Morning
57.
08/1993

Sunday Morning
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Millennium   Millennium
27 pts
53
US
35
AC


20
R&B


[Reprise 18461]
written by Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White greentick & Allee Willis
  Lovestation
Best of My Love
58.
11/1993

Best of My Love
Lovestation

10 pts








73
UK
written by Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Positive K
59.
11/1993

Carhoppers
Positive K

1 pts






101
R&B


written by Positive K, Maurice White greentick & Albert McKay
  Earth, Wind & Fire
60.
04/1994

Two Hearts
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Millennium   Millennium
1 pts






88
R&B


[Reprise 18249]
written by Burt Bacharach, Philip Bailey & Maurice White greentick
  CJ Lewis
Best of My Love
61.
10/1994

Best of My Love
CJ Lewis

74 pts








13
UK
written by Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Smooth
Mind Blowin'
62.
06/1995

Mind Blowin'
Smooth

from Smooth   
38 pts
75
US




31
R&B
36
UK
[TNT/Jive 42286]
written by Juanita Carter, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper & Maurice White greentick
  Mo Thugs
63.
1996

Thug Devotion
Mo Thugs

from Family Scriptures   
5 pts






27
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Mo Thugs album cut]
written by Anthony Henderson, Steven Howse, Kendon Anthony, Willy Lyons, Rebecca Forsha, Kimberly Cromartie, Niko Williams, Bobby Jones, Philip Bailey & Maurice White greentick
  Crystal Waters
Say... If You Feel Alright
64.
01/1997

Say... If You Feel Alright
Crystal Waters

from Crystal Waters   Crystal Waters
56 pts
40
US


6
dance
52
R&B
45
UK
[Mercury 578943]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Crystal Waters, Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
  B-Rock & the Bizz
My Baby Daddy
65.
04/1997

My Baby Daddy
B-Rock & the Bizz

106 pts
10
US




3
R&B
153
UK
[Tony Mercedes 24221]
written by B-Rock, Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Phat'n'Phunky
66.
06/1997

Let's Groove / Makin' a Move
Phat'n'Phunky

12 pts








61
UK
written by Maurice White greentick & Wayne Vaughn
  Earth, Wind & Fire
67.
08/1997

Revolution
Earth, Wind & Fire

from In the Name of Love   
1 pts






89
R&B


[Pyramid/Rhino 74456]
written by James Bailey, Sonny Emory, Morris Pleasure & Maurice White greentick
  Queen Pen
68.
06/1998

Party Ain't a Party
Queen Pen

from My Melody   My Melody
15 pts
74
US




26
R&B


featuring Teddy Riley, Nutta Butta, Markell & Jesse West
[Lil' Man 95024]
written by Lynise Walters, Teddy Riley, Terrance Kelly, Aqil Davidson, Idris Davidson, Menton Smith, Jesse Williams, Maurice White greentick, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey
  E-40
69.
08/1998

Hope I Don't Go Back
E-40

from The Element of Surprise   
3 pts






40
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Jive album cut]
written by Earl Stevens, Jon Lind, Maurice White greentick & Ant Banks
  Wyclef Jean
70.
08/1998

Cheated (To All the Girls)
Wyclef Jean

12 pts
74
US




53
R&B


featuring Queen Pen
[Ruffhouse 78993]
written by Philip Bailey, Hal David, Albert Hammond, Felix Haug, Big Bank Hank, Wyclef Jean, Bernadus Liebrand, Albert McKay, Kurt Meier, Guy O'Brien, Sylvia Robinson, Maurice White greentick & Wonder Mike
  Earth, Wind & Fire
September '99
71.
07/1999

September '99
Earth, Wind & Fire

from The Ultimate Collection   
40 pts








25
UK
R Phats & Small remix
written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
  Reel Tight
72.
08/1999

Reasons
Reel Tight

1 pts






107
R&B


written by Philip Bailey, Maurice White greentick & Charles Stepney
  System 3
73.
11/1999

The Only Way Is Up
System 3

3 pts




42
dance




written by Al McKay, Allee Willis & Maurice White greentick
  Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
74.
08/2001

The Block Party
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

from Supernova   
60 pts






121
R&B
16
UK
written by Salaam Remi, Tracey Horton, Lisa Nicole Lopes & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
75.
10/2002

Remix Sampler: Can't Hide Love / Let's Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire

8 pts








81
UK
written by Skip Scarborough, Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
All in the Way
76.
06/2003

All in the Way
Earth, Wind & Fire

from The Promise   The Promise
10 pts


25
AC


77
R&B
132
UK
[Kalimba album cut]
written by Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Maurice White greentick
  Roscoe
77.
07/2003

Smooth Sailin'
Roscoe

from Young Roscoe Philaphornia   
1 pts






73
R&B


[Priority 52731]
written by David Williams [Roscoe], Gerald "Soul G." Stevens, Jeffrey Fortson & Maurice White greentick
  Earth, Wind & Fire
78.
09/2003

Boogie Wonderland / September
Earth, Wind & Fire

3 pts








155
UK
R
written by Jon Lind, Allee Willis, Maurice White greentick & Al McKay
  Cee Lo Green
79.
03/2004

The One
Cee Lo Green

from Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine   Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
1 pts






82
R&B


as Cee Lo featuring Jazze Pha & T.I.
[Arista 54119]
written by Thomas Callaway, Carlton Ridenhour, Clifford Harris, Hank Shocklee, Maurice White greentick, Phalon Alexander & Philip Bailey
  Kirk Franklin
September
80.
02/2007

September
Kirk Franklin

from Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire   
1 pts






102
R&B


written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
  Plies
81.
05/2007

Shawty
Plies

from The Real Testament   The Real Testament
114 pts
9
US




2
R&B


featuring T-Pain
[Slip n Slide 230716]
written by Maurice White greentick, Verdine White, Eddie del Barrio, Algernod Washington, T-Pain, Wayne Miles & Christopher Gholson
  The DEY
Give You the World
82.
03/2008

Give You the World
The DEY

from The DEY Has Come EP   
1 pts






105
R&B


written by Elan Rivera, Emilio Cancio-Bello, Rafael Torres, Evan Kidd Bogart, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, Eduardo Del Barrio, Jasmin Lopez, Maurice White greentick & Verdine White
  Earth, Wind & Fire
September
83.
09/2008

September
Earth, Wind & Fire

from Playlist: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire   
3 pts








108
UK
R
written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
September
84.
09/2011

September
Earth, Wind & Fire

3 pts








105
UK
R
written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
September
85.
11/2013

September
Earth, Wind & Fire

3 pts








156
UK
R
written by Maurice White greentick, Al McKay & Allee Willis
  Drake
86.
03/2017

Glow
Drake

from More Life   
31 pts
54
US




30
R&B
55
UK
featuring Kanye West
[Young Money/Cash Money]
written by Drake, Kanye West, 40, Malik Yusef, Sakiya Sandifer, Philip Bailey, Noah Goldstein, Maurice White greentick, Illangelo, Majid Al Maskati, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Jefferies, Ilsey Juber, Louis Johnson, Cyhi the Prynce, Kenza Samir & Jordan Ullman
  Paul Russell
Lil Boo Thang
87.
09/2023

Lil Boo Thang
Paul Russell

130 pts
14
US
15
AC




20
UK
[Arista]
written by Paul Russell, Maurice White greentick & Al McKay


See also...

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