"Kalimba Story" | ||||
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
from the album Open Our Eyes | ||||
B-side | "Tee Nine Chee Bit" | |||
Released | July 1974 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Funk, R&B | |||
Length | 2:58 (single version) 4:03 (album version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Verdine White | |||
Producer(s) | Joe Wissert, Maurice White | |||
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Kalimba Story" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in 1974 on Columbia Records. [2]
Kalimba Story was produced by Maurice White and Joe Wissert and composed by Maurice and Verdine White. The song also came off EWF's 1974 album Open Our Eyes [2]
Record World said that "What Stevie Wonder has done for the clavinet, this group does for the African thumb piano, the ' kalimba.'" [3]
Alex Henderson of Allmusic called "Kalimba Story" a "treasure". [4]
The single reached number six on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, [5] and number fifty-five on the Hot 100. [6] In Canada the song reached number 63. [7]
"Kalimba Story" was sampled by hip hop duo Gang Starr on their 1990 track Jazz Thing (Movie Mix). [8]