 Flowers was released during The Emotions heyday with Columbia Records and affiliated with Maurice White and his group Earth Wind & Fire.
Both Flowers and the subsequent Rejoice achieved gold and platinum albums respectively.
Flowers combines the full flavour of Earth Wind & Fire s music power with exquisite vocals from the group.
Me For You was co-written by pianist Clarence McDonald, a Motown session player with Gladys Knight, The Jackson Five and Diana Ross.
Special Part Of Me was co-written by Deniece Williams, herself an artist recording with Maurice and Earth Wind & Fire.
From all the songs on Flowers , the title track has become the most enduring and is regarded as a classic. The album is produced by Maurice While with the help of Charles Stepney, the late Chicago based musician/arranger who worked with Marlena Shaw, The Dells and Ramsey Lewis.
Track list:
1. I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love
2. Me For You
3. You've Got The Right To Know
4. We Go Through Changes
5. Special Part
6. No Plans For Tomorrow
7. How Can You Stop Loving Someone
8. Flowers
9. God Will Take Care Of You
10. Flowers (Single Version)
About the Writer
David Nathan is the founder and CEO of SoulMusic.com and began his writing career in 1965; beginning in 1967, he was a regular contributor to Blues & Soul magazine in London before relocating to the U.S. in 1975 where he served as U.S. editor for the publication for several decades and began being known as 'The British Ambassador Of Soul.' From 1988 to 2004, he wrote prolifically for Billboard, has penned bios, produced and written liner notes for box sets and reissue CDs for over a thousand projects. He returned to London in 2009 where he has helped create SoulMusic.com Records as a leading reissue label.
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