Spread Your Love (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"Spread Your Love" is a song recorded by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire and released as a single in June 1983 by Columbia Records.^[1] The single reached No. 48 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart and No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.^[2][3]

"Spread Your Love"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Powerlight
B-side	"(US) Freedom Of Choice (EU) Hearts to Heart"
Released	June 1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:51
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Azar Lawrence Beloyd Taylor Maurice White
Producer(s)	Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Side by Side" (1983) "Spread Your Love" (1983) "Magnetic" (1983)

Overview

"Spread Your Love" was produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White and composed by White, Azar Lawrence and Beloyd Taylor. The single's b-side was a tune called Hearts to Heart. Both songs came from Earth, Wind & Fire's 1983 studio album Powerlight.^[1]

Critical reception

Chip Stern of Musician noted that "Robert Greenidge's slithery steel drums featured on the Eastern-tinged Spread Your Love".^[4] Craig Lytle of Allmusic proclaimed "the (song's) sonically aggressive special effects are contrasted with a soothing chanting chorus."^[5]

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Dutch Pop Singles[2]	48
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[3]	57