That's the Way of the World

That's the Way of the World
Soundtrack album / Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	March 15, 1975
Recorded	September 16, 1974 - October 2, 1974
Studio	Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA); The Burbank Studios (Burbank, CA)
Genre	R&B, soul, funk, progressive soul[1]
Length	38:23
Label	Columbia Legacy (1999 reissue)
Producer	Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Another Time (1974) That's the Way of the World (1975) Gratitude (1975)
Singles from That's the Way of the World
"Shining Star" Released: January 21, 1975 "That's the Way of the World" Released: June 17, 1975

"That's the Way of the World" is the sixth studio album by R&B act Earth, Wind & Fire released on March 15, 1975 through Columbia Records and is the soundtrack to the 1975 movie of same name. It went to number 1 in the United Sates and in 2020 the album was ranked 420 in the rolling stone top 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Original issue^[2]

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Star"	2:50
2.	"That's the Way of the World"	5:45
3.	"Happy Feelin'"	3:35
4.	"All About Love"	6:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Yearnin' Learnin'"	3:39
6.	"Reasons"	4:59
7.	"Africano"	5:09
8.	"See the Light"	6:18

1999 Legacy reissue (CK 65920)[3][4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Star"	2:50
2.	"That's the Way of the World"	5:45
3.	"Happy Feelin'"	3:35
4.	"All About Love"	6:35
5.	"Yearnin' Learnin'"	3:39
6.	"Reasons"	4:59
7.	"Africano"	5:09
8.	"See the Light"	6:18
9.	"Shining Star (Future Star) [Original Sketches]"	1:05
10.	"All About Love (First Impression) [Original Sketches]"	3:12
11.	"Happy Feelin' (Anatomy of a Groove) [Original Sketches]"	3:31
12.	"Caribou Chaser (Jazzy Jam) [Original Sketches]"	1:39
13.	"That's the Way of the World (Latin Expedition) [Original Sketches]"	1:41

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles; Griffin, Brendon (2008). Lights, Camera, Soundtracks. Canongate. p. 365. ISBN 9781847670038.
2. Earth, Wind & Fire. “That’s the Way of the World”. Columbia. 1975.
3. Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: That's the Way of the World". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
4. Earth, Wind & Fire: "That’s the Way of the World" (Remastered). Columbia / Legacy. 1999.