Illumination is the nineteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire , released in September 2005 on Sanctuary . The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart. Illumination was also Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Album . It is the final Earth, Wind & Fire album to feature their founder and co-lead vocalist Maurice White .
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44-1895: A French newspaper Libération (Morocco) , a Moroccan newspaper Libération (newspaper, 1941–1964) , a French newspaper Liberation News , the newspaper of the Party for Socialism and Liberation Liberation: Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America , a novel by Brian Francis Slattery, 2008 Oslobođenje ('Liberation'), a Bosnian newspaper Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Liberation (1349 album) , 2003 Liberation (Bunny Wailer album) , 1989 Liberation (Christina Aguilera album) , 2018 Liberation (The Divine Comedy album) , 1993 Liberation (Mýa album) , 2007 Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album) , 2007 Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA , by various artists, 2003 Liberation (EP) , by Devils in Heaven, 1993 Libération (album) , by Les Rythmes Digitales, 1996 Liberation , by Ice Age , 2001 Liberation , by Jackie-O Motherfucker , 2001 Liberation , by Karsh Kale , 2003 Liberation , by Trans Am , 2004 The Liberation , by Disillusion, 2019 Songs [ edit ] "Liberation" (Pet Shop Boys song) , 1994 "Liberation" (Lippy Lou song) , 1995 "Liberation", by Bunny Wailer from Liberation , 1989 "Liberation", by Devin Townsend from Epicloud , 2012 "Liberation", by Earth, Wind & Fire from Illumination , 2005 "Liberation", by Hardcore Superstar from Bad Sneakers and
66-1492: A French newspaper Libération (Morocco) , a Moroccan newspaper Libération (newspaper, 1941–1964) , a French newspaper Liberation News , the newspaper of the Party for Socialism and Liberation Liberation: Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America , a novel by Brian Francis Slattery, 2008 Oslobođenje ('Liberation'), a Bosnian newspaper Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Liberation (1349 album) , 2003 Liberation (Bunny Wailer album) , 1989 Liberation (Christina Aguilera album) , 2018 Liberation (The Divine Comedy album) , 1993 Liberation (Mýa album) , 2007 Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album) , 2007 Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA , by various artists, 2003 Liberation (EP) , by Devils in Heaven, 1993 Libération (album) , by Les Rythmes Digitales, 1996 Liberation , by Ice Age , 2001 Liberation , by Jackie-O Motherfucker , 2001 Liberation , by Karsh Kale , 2003 Liberation , by Trans Am , 2004 The Liberation , by Disillusion, 2019 Songs [ edit ] "Liberation" (Pet Shop Boys song) , 1994 "Liberation" (Lippy Lou song) , 1995 "Liberation", by Bunny Wailer from Liberation , 1989 "Liberation", by Devin Townsend from Epicloud , 2012 "Liberation", by Earth, Wind & Fire from Illumination , 2005 "Liberation", by Hardcore Superstar from Bad Sneakers and
88-668: A Piña Colada , 2000 "Liberation", by In Flames from Sounds of a Playground Fading , 2011 "Liberation", by Katatonia from Night Is the New Day , 2009 "Liberation" (1999) and "Liberation (Fly Like An Angel)" (2001), by Matt Darey "Liberation", by Mike Oldfield from The Millennium Bell , 1999 "Liberation", by Muse from Will of the People , 2022 "Liberation", by Outkast featuring Cee-Lo on Aquemini , 1998 "Liberation", by Twelve Foot Ninja from Silent Machine , 2012 "Liberation", by Village People from Can't Stop
110-560: A Piña Colada , 2000 "Liberation", by In Flames from Sounds of a Playground Fading , 2011 "Liberation", by Katatonia from Night Is the New Day , 2009 "Liberation" (1999) and "Liberation (Fly Like An Angel)" (2001), by Matt Darey "Liberation", by Mike Oldfield from The Millennium Bell , 1999 "Liberation", by Muse from Will of the People , 2022 "Liberation", by Outkast featuring Cee-Lo on Aquemini , 1998 "Liberation", by Twelve Foot Ninja from Silent Machine , 2012 "Liberation", by Village People from Can't Stop
132-701: Is a truly classic package" that "effortlessly straddles the divide between classic and contemporary r&b." Jim Farber of the New York Daily News said "Their latest work features production and/or guest appearances from current hit makers like Will I. Am from the Black Eyed Peas , Big Boi from OutKast , Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child , plus Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , Raphael Saadiq and others. All these guests haven't overwhelmed Maurice White's great band. They've just freshened it up. Singer Philip Bailey sounds as buttery as ever, and
154-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages liberation [REDACTED] Look up liberation or liberate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Liberation or liberate may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] Liberation (film series) , a 1970–1971 series about
176-675: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Illumination (Earth, Wind %26 Fire album) Guest artists Big Boi , Kenny G , Kelly Rowland , will.i.am , Floetry and Brian McKnight are featured on Illumination . A track titled " Pure Gold " rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&;B Songs chart. Another single titled " The Way You Move " feat. Kenny G reached No. 12 on
198-582: The Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. A song called " Show Me the Way " feat. Raphael Saadiq rose to No. 16 upon the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. "Show Me the Way" was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . Another track titled " To You " which featured Brian McKnight reached No. 16 upon the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and No. 29 on
220-559: The Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart. Raymond Fiore of Entertainment Weekly declared "Earth, Wind & Fire’s Illumination is a fluid, unforced marriage of modern beats and retro, horn-lined soul.". Antony Hatfield of the BBC stated "Illumination is a great all star team effort, which should appeal to fans of all concerned." Bill Lamb of About gave a four out of five star rating and found that "Illumination
242-468: The Great Patriotic War "Liberation" ( The Flash ) , a TV episode "Liberation" ( K-9 ) , an episode Gaming [ edit ] Liberation: Captive 2 , an Amiga computer game, 1993 Killzone: Liberation , for PlayStation Portable, 2006 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation , 2012 Liberated (video game) , 2020 Media [ edit ] Liberation (magazine) , American pacifist magazine published 1956 to 1977 Libération ,
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#1732757685003264-1033: The Music , 1980 "Liberation", by Vision of Disorder from Vision of Disorder , 1996 "Liberate" (Disturbed song) , 2003 "Liberate" (Eric Prydz song) , 2014 "Liberate", by Reks from The Greatest X , 2016 "Liberate", by Remy Shand from The Way I Feel , 2002 "Liberate", by Slipknot from Slipknot , 1999 "Liberate", by Superheist from Identical Remote Controlled Reactions , 2003 Concert tours [ edit ] The Liberation Tour (Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo tour) , 2012–2013 The Liberation Tour (Christina Aguilera tour) , 2018 Record labels [ edit ] Liberation Music , an Australian record label Liberation Records , an American record company Other uses [ edit ] Liberation (Holocaust memorial) , in Jersey City, U.S. Liberation (painting) , by Odd Nerdrum, 1974 Liberation (pharmacology) , when medication enters
286-921: The Music , 1980 "Liberation", by Vision of Disorder from Vision of Disorder , 1996 "Liberate" (Disturbed song) , 2003 "Liberate" (Eric Prydz song) , 2014 "Liberate", by Reks from The Greatest X , 2016 "Liberate", by Remy Shand from The Way I Feel , 2002 "Liberate", by Slipknot from Slipknot , 1999 "Liberate", by Superheist from Identical Remote Controlled Reactions , 2003 Concert tours [ edit ] The Liberation Tour (Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo tour) , 2012–2013 The Liberation Tour (Christina Aguilera tour) , 2018 Record labels [ edit ] Liberation Music , an Australian record label Liberation Records , an American record company Other uses [ edit ] Liberation (Holocaust memorial) , in Jersey City, U.S. Liberation (painting) , by Odd Nerdrum, 1974 Liberation (pharmacology) , when medication enters
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352-485: The band's tart horn arrangements and melodies extend the buoyancy and pleasure of their hits." Ben Thompson of The Daily Telegraph wrote "Illumination does find them successfully holding their own alongside some of the biggest names of the 21st century." David Wild of Rolling Stone proclaimed " Illumination , taps into Santana's now-familiar Supernatural formula: Give a veteran great a hip replacement by surrounding it with lots of gifted youngbloods. On Illumination ,
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396-636: The body Liberation fonts , four TrueType fonts Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) , called the "Liberated churches" See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Liberation Gay liberation Liberalization , making laws, systems, or opinions less severe Liberationist (disambiguation) Liberator (disambiguation) Libration , in lunar astronomy Liberation Day Liberation psychology Emancipation , to procure economic and social rights, political rights or equality Jiefang (disambiguation) (Chinese, 'liberation') Liberation of France , in
418-480: The formula works well largely because the parties involved — including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Raphael Saadiq and Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am — seem to sincerely treasure the EWF sound. " Dave Simpson of The Guardian gave a four out of five star rating, describing the album as "an often storming return to form." With a 3 out of 5 star rating Steve Jones of USA Today noted "EWF is as vibrant as ever". Illumination
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#1732757685003484-466: Was Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Album . The album was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award in the category of Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo . As well Earth, Wind & Fire was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Duo or Group . "This Is How I Feel" was featured in the movie Hitch and "Love's Dance" was featured in
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