In the Stone

"In the Stone" is a song by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1979 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [1][2]

"In the Stone"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album I Am
B-side"You and I"
Released1979
GenreR&B, funk rock
Length4:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Allee Willis, David Foster and Maurice White
Producer(s)Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"After the Love Has Gone"
(1979)		 "In the Stone"
(1979)		 "Can't Let Go"
(1979)

Overview

In the Stone was produced by Maurice White who composed the song with Allee Willis and David Foster. The single also came off EWF's 1979 album I Am.[1]

Critical reception

Phyl Garland of Stereo Review wrote "In the Stone is less imaginative than many of Earth, Wind & Fire's previous efforts, but performing gusto compensates for the slim substance."[3][4] Ace Adams of the New York Daily News called In the Stone one of the album's "best songs".[5]

Covers

In the Stone was covered by Dionne Warwick on her 1981 album Hot! Live and Otherwise.[6]

Appearances in other media

"In the Stone" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2002 feature film Drumline.[7]

Chart positions
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 23
New Zealand RIANZ Top Singles 39[8]

References
  1. Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone. Columbia Records. 1979.
  2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. Garland, Phyl (October 1979). "Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 43 no. 4. Stereo Review. p. 100.
  4. Garland, Phyl (October 1979). "Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 43 no. 4. Stereo Review. p. 102.
  5. Adams, Ace (June 22, 1979). "Mini Reviews". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 321.
  6. "What You Won't Do for Love / In the Stone by Dionne Warwick". secondhandsongs.com.
  7. "Drumline (2002)". www.imdb.com.
  8. "Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Stone". charts.nz. RIANZ.
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