Earth, Wind & Fire / I Am (US, ARC / Columbia, FC 35730) <June 9, 1979>

Earth, Wind & Fire / I Am (US, ARC / Columbia, FC 35730) <June 9, 1979>
(SIDE 1) PAL-35730-1A TML-M
(SIDE 2) PBL-35730-1A TML-M-X

アース・ウィンド＆ファイアー(EW&F)の「黙示録」の邦題で知られる9作目。EW&Fの最大のヒット曲といえば"September"ですが、この曲はもともと本作用のセッションで録音され、本作品の完成前にリリースされたベスト盤"The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol.1"（November 23, 1978）に「未発表曲」として収録されシングル・カットされました。ベスト盤に続き1979年に発表された本作品は、ややポップな方に変化しつつありますが、全盛期のEW&Fの姿を捉えた名盤とされています。個人的には"Spirit"(September 1976), "All 'n All"(November 21, 1977)の方を好んで聴いています。

"I Am" is the ninth studio album by the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on June 9, 1979 on CBS Records. The LP rose to Nos. 1 & 3 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively. "I Am" has been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA, Platinum in the UK by the BPI and Platinum in Canada by Music Canada.

"After The Love Has Gone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCLNPOjPZw

For awhile to love
was all we could do
we were young and we knew
and our eyes were alive
Deep inside we knew our love was true
For awhile we paid no mind to the past
we knew love would last
Ev'ry night somethin' right
would invite us to begin the dance

Somethin' happened along the way
what used to be happy was sad
Somethin' happened along the way
and yesterday was all we had
And oh after the love has gone
how could you lead me on
and not let me stay around
Oh oh oh afterthe love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found

For awhile to love each other with all
we would ever need
Love was strong for so long
never knew that what was
wrong oh baby wasn't right
We tried to find what we had
till sadness was all we shared
We were scared this affair would lead our love into
Somethin' happened along the way
yesterday was all we had
Somethin' happened along the way
what used to be happy is sad

Somethin' happened along the way
oh yesterday was all we had
And oh after the love has gone
how could you lead me on
and not let me stay around
Oh oh oh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found

Oh oh oh oh oh oh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh woh woh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found

Oh woh woh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh woh woh
Oh woh woh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found

Woh woh woh after the love has gone
what used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Woh woh woh

"After the Love Has Gone" is a 1979 hit single for Earth, Wind & Fire, written by David Foster, Jay Graydon, and Bill Champlin for the album I Am. It held the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, behind The Knack's smash hit "My Sharona".