美國非裔團體［地,風＆火］──放克／靈魂／迪斯可經典──［September／九月］

Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin the minds of pretenders
While chasin the clouds away

Our hearts were ringin
In the key that our souls were singin
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day

Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da

My thoughts are with you
Holdin hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love, remember
How we knew love was here to stay

Now December
Found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love, remember
The true love we share today

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

The bell was ringin, oh, oh
Our souls were singin
Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow

There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), never was a cloudy day
And well say
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!

 

 

 

１９７８年１１月，美國非裔團體地,風＆火（Earth, Wind & Fire）推出首張精選大碟［The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1］（ARC/Columbia）

製作群包括Maurice White，Charles Stepney

獲得優秀樂評，滾石雜誌給予五顆星評價．

大碟登上美國Billboard專輯榜＃６

副榜－靈魂專輯榜＃３

由於長賣，至今賣出５００萬張＋，取得５白金唱片．

英國＃６　白金唱片（３０萬張＋）

紐西蘭＃３　澳大利亞＃７　日本＃１２　瑞典＃１３　

加拿大＃１５　白金唱片（10萬張＋）　

荷蘭＃１９金唱片（5萬張＋）　西德＃２８　

 

首支主打［Got to Get You into My Life］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃９，副榜－靈魂榜冠軍．

１９７８年１１月，地,風＆火推出第二單曲［September／九月］

由團員Al McKay，Maurice Whit，Allee Willis譜寫

Maurice Whit製作成一首放克／靈魂／迪斯可，評價成功

 

［September］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃８（1979年度#78）

副榜－靈魂榜冠軍（1979年度#33），Easy Listening榜＃４１

實體賣出１００萬張　金唱片

數位下載６白金（６００萬次）

英國＃３（1979年度#）－２白金（１２０萬張＋）

法國＃６　挪威＃６　愛爾蘭＃８　

加拿大＃１０（1979年度#108）　

澳大利亞＃１２－６白金（42萬次）（1979年度#80）　

紐西蘭＃１２　 瑞典＃１３　荷蘭＃１８＆１９　比利時＃１９　　西德＃２０

日本－金唱片（10萬次）　丹麥－白金（9萬次） 義大利－白金（5萬次）

１９９９年　［September］重新混音再發行

登上英國＃２５　荷蘭＃１２＆２５　挪威＃１５　丹麥＃２０　德國＃４０　法國＃６４　

歐洲榜＃６５

 

［September］雖然不是地,風＆火在排行榜名次最高作品, 卻是它們最知名的歌曲之一

後來被許多藝人翻唱, 取樣或改編

成為樂團最受歡迎的經典之一．

２０２１年，滾石雜誌將它名列史上最偉大５００首歌曲之一

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKtSlsYVEU

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_9mxZV10U

 

(Phats & Small Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5Q37qOiiA

 

September 99 (Mutant Disco Vocal Mix) (1999)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hls56m_cCk

 

(Eric Kupper Radio Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82Jb4vuRbA

 

(Dj S Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8GFsfPe4E