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earth, wind & fire - getaway (special disco version) / getaway (instrumental) - grooveline records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Getaway (Special Disco Version)
2. Getaway (Instrumental)

Two track 12 with both the extended special disco version and instrumental version of Earth Wind & Fire's 1976 funk bomb Getaway!

Looking to gain on his groups critical and commercial success from the early 1970s EW&F's main man Maurice White brought in the legendary Charles Stepney, who had tutored him at Chicago's Chess Records in the 1960s, as the co-producer and arranger on their incredible 1976 album Spirit, which opened up with the formidable funk track Getaway.

Co-written by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bernard “Beloyd” Taylor (S.O.U.L.) and songwriter Peter Corbelenky around the theme of escapism and self-fulfilment, the primal urgency of Getaway was the ideal composition for White to record with EW&F. White felt the song's energy and positive, uplifting lyrics matched the attitude and ethos of his group perfectly. As a result EW&F created a funk gem both musically and lyrically perfect for the dance floor.