Heritage (Earth, Wind & Fire song)


"Heritage" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring The Boys issued in February 1990 by Columbia Records. The single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 5 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart.

Overview

Heritage was produced by Maurice White and written by White, Lestley Pierce and Frankie Blue. With a duration of four minutes and five seconds the song has a prestissimo tempo of 207 beats per minute.
The single's b-side was a song called Gotta Find Out. Both Heritage and Gotta Find Out came upon EWF's 1990 studio album Heritage.
A music video was also issued in 1990 to accompany the single.

Critical reception

May Mitchell of The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that "guest appearances are made by The Boys who lend a nice choral touch to the funky title track". Billboard called Heritage "a solid funky jam strong on complex harmonies and prideful lyrics" with "youthful zest". John Milward of Rolling Stone declared that the "prideful title tune even throws in the kind of admonition — “This is a party, y’all,” courtesy of the Boys — favored by Earth, Wind and Fire’s more radical old rivals in Parliament-Funkadelic". Pablo Guzman of the New York Daily News also proclaimed that EWF "jumps into radioactive with Takin' Chances and Heritage, the latter featuring The Boys. The union is a kicking one".

Credits

Featuring – The Boys