| "Kalimba Story" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single byEarth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the albumOpen Our Eyes | ||||
| B-side | "Tee Nine Chee Bit" | |||
| Released | July 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Funk,R&B | |||
| Length | 4:03 (album version) 2:58 (single 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 bandEarth, Wind & Fire released as a single in 1974 onColumbia Records.[2]
Kalimba Story was produced byMaurice White andJoe Wissert and composed by Maurice andVerdine White. The song also came off EWF's 1974 albumOpen Our Eyes[2]
Record World said that "WhatStevie Wonder has done for theclavinet, this group does for the African thumb piano, the 'kalimba.'"[3]
Alex Henderson ofAllmusic called "Kalimba Story" a "treasure".[4]
The single reached number six on theBillboardHot Soul Singles chart,[5] and number fifty-five on theHot 100.[6] InCanada the song reached number 63.[7]
"Kalimba Story" was sampled by hip hop duoGang Starr on their 1990 track Jazz Thing (Movie Mix).[8]
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