Reasons ( Earth, Wind & Fire song ) - wikipedia Reasons ( Earth, Wind & Fire song ) `` Reasons '' Song by Earth, Wind & Fire from the album That 's the Way of the World Recorded Autumn 1974 Genre Soul, R&B Length 4 : 59 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White `` Reasons '' Earth, Wind & Fire 's `` Reasons '' from That 's the Way of the World Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Reasons '' is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth album, That 's the Way of the World. The song features the falsetto singing of Philip Bailey. Although it never charted, `` Reasons '' has endured. The song, which was written by Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White has appeared on dozens of albums, including almost all of Earth, Wind & Fire 's greatest hits and compilation albums. Contents 1 Reviews 2 Other releases, covers and samples 3 Notes 4 External links Reviews AllMusic describes `` Reasons '' as a gorgeous ballad. When reviewing the album, Rolling Stone 's Gordon Fletcher described the song as among their ballads cut from The Four Tops / Tavares mold. Over twenty years later, one album guide described it as one of the group 's seminal hits. Other releases, covers and samples Among the albums that include the song are Gratitude ( 1975 ), The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ( 1978 ), The Eternal Dance ( 1992 ), Greatest Hits Live ( 1996 ), Earth, Wind & Fire : Greatest Hits ( 1998 ), The Ultimate Collection ( 1999 ), The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ( 2002 ), and That 's the Way of the World : Alive in 75 ( 2002 ). The version on the 1975 studio album That 's the Way of the World was 4 : 59, while the version on the 1975 Gratitude album was 8 : 23. Most early albums use one of these two lengths, but later career live albums have different length versions. `` Reasons '' has been covered by artists such as The Manhattans on The Manhattans ( 1976 ), Miki Howard on Love Confessions ( 1987 ), and Nelson Rangell on Far Away Day ( 2000 ). On the 2007 Earth, Wind & Fire tribute album, Interpretations : Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire, Musiq Soulchild covered the song during the period that he was known and credited as Musiq. Reasons has also been sampled by Master P on Intro / 17 Reasons featured on his album 99 Ways to Die. The song has also been sampled in `` Muscle Grip '' from X-tra Naked by Shabba Ranks, `` Budsmokers Only '' from E 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs - N - Harmony, `` More Reasons '' from Purple Haze by Cam'ron, `` Seasoned '' from Charlie Hustle : The Blueprint of a Self - Made Millionaire by E-40 and `` 2 Step '' by Fly Gypsy. Notes Jump up ^ Jordan, Mark ( July 21, 2008 ). `` Concert review : Earth, Wind & Fire rocks the Garden ''. Commercial Appeal. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Hogan, Ed. `` Philip Bailey ''. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 25, 2011. which mirrors Hogan, Ed. All music guide : the definitive guide to popular music : Philip Bailey ( 4th ( paperback ) ed. ). Backbeat Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 87930 - 627 - 4. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` That 's the Way of the World - Earth,... '' Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Reasons ''. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` That 's the Way of the World ''. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 25, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` That 's the Way of the World ''. superseventies.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Albums containing a track with the title : Reasons ''. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Interpretations : Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Samples of Reasons on samplespot.com Jump up ^ `` Reasons by Earth, Wind & Fire ''. songfaqcts.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey Verdine White Ralph Johnson B. David Whitworth Myron McKinley John Paris Philip Bailey, Jr. Morris O'Connor Serg Dimitrijevic Maurice White Michael Beale Leslie Drayton Wade Flemons Yackov Ben Israel Sherry Scott Carl Carwell Alexander Thomas Chester Washington Don Whitehead Roland Bautista Jessica Cleaves Larry Dunn Ronnie Laws Johnny Graham Al McKay Andrew Woolfolk Fred White Beloyd Taylor Sonny Emory Sheldon Reynolds Dick Smith Vance Taylor Fred Ravel Morris Pleasure David Romero Mike McKnight Robert Brookins Gordon Campbell Bobby Gonzales Daniel de los Reyes Kimberly Brewer John Johnson Krystal Bailey Kim Johnson Greg `` G - Mo '' Moore Vadim Zilberstein Don Myrick Studio albums Earth, Wind & Fire The Need of Love Last Days and Time Head to the Sky Open Our Eyes That 's the Way of the World Spirit All ' n All I Am Faces Raise ! Powerlight Electric Universe Touch the World Heritage Millennium In the Name of Love The Promise Illumination Now, Then & Forever Holiday Compilations and live albums Another Time Gratitude The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 The Collection The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 The Eternal Dance Elements of Love : Ballads Greatest Hits Live Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection That 's the Way of the World : Alive in 75 Live in Rio The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire Love Songs Singles `` Evil '' `` Keep Your Head to the Sky '' `` Mighty Mighty '' `` Devotion '' `` Shining Star '' `` That 's the Way of the World '' `` Reasons '' `` Sing a Song '' `` Ca n't Hide Love '' `` Getaway '' `` Saturday Nite '' `` Serpentine Fire '' `` Fantasy '' `` Got to Get You into My Life '' `` September '' `` Boogie Wonderland '' `` After the Love Has Gone '' `` In the Stone '' `` Let Me Talk '' `` And Love Goes On '' `` Let 's Groove '' `` Wanna Be with You '' `` I 've Had Enough '' `` Fall in Love with Me '' `` System of Survival '' `` Thinking of You '' `` Heritage '' `` Sunday Morning '' `` All in the Way '' `` The Way You Move '' `` Pure Gold '' Other albums Sweet Sweetback 's Baadasssss Song Videos Earth, Wind & Fire : In Concert The Eternal Vision Earth, Wind & Fire : Live Earth, Wind & Fire : Live By Request Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire -- Live at the Greek Theatre Related articles Ramsey Lewis The Pharaohs Charles Stepney The Phenix Horns Earth, Wind & Fire Horns The Emotions Devoted Spirits : A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire Interpretations : Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire Kalimba Music Lists Discography Awards and nominations Tribute albums Personnel Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reasons_(Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire_song)&oldid=804147996 '' Categories : Earth, Wind & Fire songs 1975 singles Songs written by Philip Bailey Songs written by Maurice White Rhythm and blues ballads 1970s ballads Columbia Records singles Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2016 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 02 : 05 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote reasons by earth wind and fire
Answer: Philip Bailey