Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire

Maurice White saw the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind and became so inspired, that he wrote 'Fantasy', together with Eddie Del Barrio and Verdine White. The song was included on the album All 'n All and released as a single in January 1978. It reached number 32 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 in the UK singles chart. In the Dutch Top 40 it peaked at number 6. 

I found this single among a few dozen Earth Wind & Fire singles in the shop, but this was the only copy of 'Fantasy'. I wondered for a while whether I already had this single - EWF singles of that period have very similar sleeves - but thanks to this blog I found out I didn't. It was a good find.

My collection: 7" single no. 7828
Found: Chelsea Records, Antwerpen, 29 October 2025
Tracks: 'Fantasy' / 'Be ever wonderful'