Listen to Wait by Earth, Wind & Fire

Wait

Earth, Wind & Fire

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire

Performer

Maurice White

Drums

David Foster

Keyboards

Verdine White

Bass

Philip Bailey

Percussion

Larry Dunn

Piano

Al McKay

Guitar

Fred White

Drums

Jerry Hey

Trumpet

Johnny Graham

Guitar

Andrew Woolfolk

Andrew Woolfolk

Tenor Saxophone

Ralph Johnson

Percussion

Don Myrick

Alto Saxophone

Louis Satterfield

Louis Satterfield

Trombone

Rahmlee Michael Davis

Rahmlee Michael Davis

Trumpet

Paulinho Da Costa

Paulinho Da Costa

Percussion

Eddie del Barrio

Eddie del Barrio

Keyboards

Bill Myers

Keyboards

Marlo Henderson

Marlo Henderson

Guitar

Steve Lukather

Guitar

Steve Porcaro

Synthesizer Programming

Elmer Brown Jr.

Elmer Brown Jr.

Trumpet

Oscar Brashear

Trumpet

Bobby Bryant

Trumpet

Michael Harris

Trumpet

Steve Madaio

Trumpet

George Bohanon

Trombone

Garnett Brown

Trombone

Benjamin Powell

Benjamin Powell

Trombone

William Reichenbach

William Reichenbach

Trombone

Maurice Spears

Trombone

Fred Jackson Jr.

Fred Jackson Jr.

Saxophone

Herman Riley

Saxophone

Jerome Richardson

Jerome Richardson

Saxophone

Barbara Korn

French Horn

Sidney Muldrow

French Horn

Richard Perissi

Richard Perissi

French Horn

Marilyn Robinson

Marilyn Robinson

French Horn

Janice Gower

First Violin

Ronald Clark

Violin

Harris Goldman

Violin

Jack Gootkin

Violin

Ruth Henry

Violin

Betty Lamagna

Violin

Carl LaMagna

Violin

Mary D. Lundquist

Mary D. Lundquist

Violin

Sheldon Sanov

Violin

Haim Shtrum

Violin

Barry Socher

Violin

Lya Stern

Violin

David Stockhammer

David Stockhammer

Violin

Marcia Van Dyke

Marcia Van Dyke

Violin

Norman Forrest

Viola

Renita Koven

Viola

Linda Lipsett

Viola

Roland Bautista

Roland Bautista

Guitar

Barbara Thomason

Barbara Thomason

Viola

Ronald Cooper

Cello

Daniel Smith

Cello

Jan Kelley

Cello

Susan Ranney

Bass

Meyer Rubin

Bass

Dorothy Jeanne Ashby

Dorothy Jeanne Ashby

Harp

Richard Lepore

Timpani

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Maurice White

Songwriter

Allee Willis

Songwriter

David Foster

Songwriter

Jerry Hey

Horn Arranger

Tom Tom 84

Horn Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Maurice White

Producer

George Massenburg

George Massenburg

Mixing Engineer

Tom Perry

Recording Engineer

Ross Pallone

Assistant Engineer

Craig Widby

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I've been waiting so long

Just watching the phone for you

To wait, it takes

Love that's for real

And all that I feel inside too

[Verse 2]

I come prepared

To look in your eyes

And walk side by side

With you, baby

[Chorus]

Listen for tender words

I'd like to say

Like I love you today

And I'll wait for you

[Verse 3]

It's crazy

If you think we're just friends

Loving when infatuation ends

The wait for you, baby, it now begins

[Verse 4]

You sigh when I

Come close to your heart

You cry from the start

Please wait for me

[Verse 5]

Your mind shows

Places you go

Things you don't know

Someday, you will grow

[Verse 6]

Climbing a mountain high

Love I desire

Inside my heart cries

For you, yeah

[Chorus]

Listen for tender words

I'd like to say

Like I love you today

And I'll wait for you

[Outro]

I never felt this way

It's crazy if you think that we're just friends

Hold me, hold me, hold me, yeah

Loving when infatuation ends

Infatuation

Baby, we're more than friends

Hold me, baby, baby, baby, yeah

I know the wait will end

Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

Baby, we're more than friends

I know the wait will end

Baby

Baby, we're more than friends

I know the wait will end

Written by: Allee Willis, David Foster, Maurice White

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