Electric Universe is the thirteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1983 on Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Electric Universe also reached No. 17 on the Swedish Pop Albums chart, No. 18 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart, No. 20 on the Japanese Pop Albums chart and No. 22 on both the Dutch Pop Albums and Swiss Pop Albums charts.
Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals Maurice White – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, kalimba Larry Dunn – acoustic piano, synthesizers, synthesizer programming Roland Bautista – guitars Verdine White – bass Fred White – drums, percussion Ralph Johnson – percussion Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers, synthesizer programming Michel Colombier – keyboards Brian Fairweather – synthesizer programming David Foster – keyboards Martin Page – synthesizer programming Wayne Vaughn – keyboards Jerry Hey – synthesizer arrangements John Gilston – Simmons drums Pamela Hutchinson – backing vocals Beloyd Taylor – backing vocals Wanda Vaughn – backing vocals
Maurice White – producer Wayne Vaughn – co-producer (3, 6) Mick Guzauski – recording, remixing George Massenburg – remixing Murray Dvorkin – assistant engineer Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) David Coleman – design, composite illustration Image Bank West – photography Phil Fewsmith – portrait photography
Original tracklisting:
1 Magnetic 4:21 2 Touch 4:55 3 Moonwalk 4:09 4 Could It Be Right 5:14 5 Spirit Of A New World 4:30 6 Sweet Sassy Lady 4:13 7 We're Living In Our Own Time 5:23 8 Electric Nation 4:34
