Open Our Eyes


Open Our Eyes is the fifth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released on March 25, 1974 on Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 15 on the Top Pop Albums chart.
Open Our Eyes has been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

Overview

Open Our Eyes was produced by Maurice White and Joe Wissert and recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado, US. During 2001, Open Our Eyes was reissued with four bonus tracks.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called Open Our Eyes "a pleasant miscellany of Africana, Latin rhythms, well-mannered funk, smooth jazz, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder and the Fifth Dimension". The Village Voice's Robert Christgau also described the album as a complete "tour de force".
Music journalist Vince Aletti named Open Our Eyes in his ballot for The Village Voice's 1974 Pazz & Jop critics poll.

Singles

The track, "Mighty Mighty", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Kalimba Story" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. Another single, "Devotion", peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

Original release

2001 Reissue

Personnel

Charts

YearSingleChartPosition
1974"Devotion"Billboard Hot Soul Songs23
1974"Devotion"Billboard Hot 10033
1974"Kalimba Story"Billboard Hot Soul Songs6
1974"Kalimba Story"Billboard Hot 10055
1974"Mighty Mighty"Billboard Hot Soul Songs4
1974"Mighty Mighty"Billboard Hot 10029

Certifications