Touch the World
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Touch the World is the fourteenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
, produced by the band's leader Maurice White
for Kalimba Productions, and released in 1987 on Columbia Records
. Included on the album, the singles "System of Survival
" and "Thinking of You" both went to number 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and System of Survival went to number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks while Thinking Of You went to number three.
for her Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa
in 1994. Houston's mother came on stage and directed a choir to sing along with Houston and her background singers.
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
, produced by the band's leader Maurice White
Maurice White
Maurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
for Kalimba Productions, and released in 1987 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. Included on the album, the singles "System of Survival
System of Survival
"System of Survival" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Skylark. It was released in 1987 as a single and included on the band's 1987 album, Touch the World. System of Survival peaked at number 1 on the R&B and Dance singles charts....
" and "Thinking of You" both went to number 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and System of Survival went to number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks while Thinking Of You went to number three.
Track listing
Covers
"Touch the World" was covered by Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
for her Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa
Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa
The Whitney - The Concert for a New South Africa was the title of three concerts which American singer Whitney Houston performed in South Africa to honor President Nelson Mandela and to celebrate a newly unified South Africa in November 1994. Her first performance in Durban, Nov. 8 and final one in...
in 1994. Houston's mother came on stage and directed a choir to sing along with Houston and her background singers.
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 33 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "System of Survival" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 60 | ||
| "Evil Roy" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 38 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 22 | ||
| "Thinking of You" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | |
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | ||
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 67 | ||
| "You & I" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 29 | |
| "Touch the World" | Top R&B/Gospel Singles & Tracks | 19 |