Head to the Sky

Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire

Released

May 1973
2001 (reissue)

Recorded

1973; Clover Recorders, Hollywood, California

Genre

R&B

Length

36:51

Earth, Wind & Fire chronology

Last Days and Time
(1972)

Head to the Sky
(1973)

Open Our Eyes
(1974)

Singles from Open Your Eyes

"Evil"
Released: 1973
"Keep Your Head to the Sky"
Released: 1973

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) ^[2]
Yahoo Music	(favorable) ^[3]

Head to the Sky is the 4th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1973. Their second album on Columbia Records, Head to the Sky was EWF's first commercially successful album and it has been certified platinum in the United States for sales of over a million copies by the RIAA.^[1]^[4]

Reception

Erykah Badu paid tribute to the album in the music video of her single "Honey".^[5] "Evil" was sampled by Amerie on the track "Can We Go" on her 2005 album Touch. "Keep Your Head to the Sky" was sampled by Jay-Z on the 1994 track "Reach The Top", and also by Kirk Franklin on the track "Keep Your Head" from his album Hero.^[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Evil"	Phillip Bailey, Maurice White	5:00
2.	"Keep Your Head to the Sky"	Maurice White	5:10
3.	"Build Your Nest"	Maurice White, Verdine White	3:17
4.	"The World's a Masquerade"	Skip Scarborough	4:48

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Clover"	Larry Dunn, Maurice White	5:27
6.	"Zanzibar"	Edu Lobo	13:09

^[1]

Personnel

Verdine White - vocals, bass, percussion
Philip Bailey - vocals, congas, percussion
Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba, leader
Jessica Cleaves - vocals
Johnny Graham - guitar, percussion
Al McKay - guitar, sitar, percussion
Larry Dunn - clarinet, piano, organ
Ralph Johnson - drums, percussion
Andrew Woolfolk - soprano saxophone, flute
Oscar Braschear - guest trumpet on Zanzibar
Arranged by Earth, Wind and Fire
Robert Appère - engineer, mixing
Lee Lawrence - cover design, photography

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year	Chart	Position
1973	Black Albums	2
1973	Pop Albums	27

Singles – Billboard
Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Evil"	Black Singles	25
	"Evil"	Pop Singles	50
	"Keep Your Head To The Sky"	Black Singles	23
	"Keep Your Head To The Sky"	Pop Singles	52

^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Henderson, Alex. "((( Head to the Sky > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire Head To The Sky". rollingstone.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire Head To The Sky". yahoo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
↑ "RIAA Certification for Head to the Sky". riaa.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
↑ "Erykah Badu's 'Honey' Music Video is Tribute to Music and Music Lovers". reuters.com. Feb 4, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
↑ Earth, Wind & Fire samples by others

Earth, Wind & Fire

Philip Bailey Verdine White Ralph Johnson B. David Whitworth Myron McKinley John Paris Philip Bailey, Jr. Morris O'Connor Serg Dimitrijevic Maurice White Michael Beale Leslie Drayton Wade Flemons Yackov Ben Israel Sherry Scott Carl Carwell Alexander Thomas Chester Washington Don Whitehead Roland Bautista Jessica Cleaves Larry Dunn Ronnie Laws Johnny Graham Al McKay Andrew Woolfolk Fred White Beloyd Taylor Sonny Emory Sheldon Reynolds Dick Smith Vance Taylor Fred Ravel Morris Pleasure David Romero Mike McKnight Robert Brookins Gordon Campbell Bobby Gonzales Daniel de los Reyes Kimberly Brewer John Johnson Krystal Bailey Kim Johnson Greg "G-Mo" Moore Vadim Zilberstein

Studio albums	Earth, Wind & Fire The Need of Love Last Days and Time Head to the Sky Open Our Eyes That's the Way of the World Spirit All 'n All I Am Faces Raise! Powerlight Electric Universe Touch the World Heritage Millennium In the Name of Love The Promise Illumination Now, Then & Forever Holiday

Compilations and live albums	Another Time Gratitude The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 The Collection The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 The Eternal Dance Elements of Love: Ballads Greatest Hits Live Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World: Alive in 75 Live in Rio Love Songs Ultimate Collection

Singles	"Evil" "Keep Your Head to the Sky" "Mighty Mighty" "Devotion" "Shining Star" "That's the Way of the World" "Reasons" "Sing a Song" "Can't Hide Love" "Getaway" "Saturday Nite" "Serpentine Fire" "Fantasy" "Got to Get You into My Life" "September" "Boogie Wonderland" "After the Love Has Gone" "In the Stone" "Let Me Talk" "And Love Goes On" "Let's Groove" "Wanna Be with You" "I've Had Enough" "Fall in Love with Me" "System of Survival" "Thinking of You" "Sunday Morning" "All in the Way" "Pure Gold"

Other albums	Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Videos	Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert The Eternal Vision Earth, Wind & Fire: Live Earth, Wind & Fire: Live By Request Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire – Live at the Greek Theatre

Related articles	Ramsey Lewis The Pharaohs Charles Stepney The Phenix Horns The Emotions Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire

Lists	Discography Awards and nominations Tribute albums Personnel

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