That's the Way of the World

That's the Way of the World
Soundtrack album / Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	March 15, 1975
Recorded	September 16, 1974 - October 2, 1974
Studio	Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA); The Burbank Studios (Burbank, CA)
Genre	R&B, soul, funk, progressive soul
Length	38:23
Label	Columbia Legacy (1999 reissue)
Producer	Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Another Time (1974) That's the Way of the World (1975) Gratitude (1975)
Singles from That's the Way of the World
"Shining Star" Released: January 21, 1975 "That's the Way of the World" Released: June 17, 1975

"That's the Way of the World" is the sixth studio album by R&B act Earth, Wind & Fire released on March 15, 1975 through Columbia Records and is the soundtrack to the 1975 movie of same name. It went to number 1 in the United Sates and in 2020 the album was ranked 420 in the rolling stone top 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Original issue

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Star"	2:50
2.	"That's the Way of the World"	5:45
3.	"Happy Feelin'"	3:35
4.	"All About Love"	6:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Yearnin' Learnin'"	3:39
6.	"Reasons"	4:59
7.	"Africano"	5:09
8.	"See the Light"	6:18

1999 Legacy reissue (CK 65920)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shining Star"	2:50
2.	"That's the Way of the World"	5:45
3.	"Happy Feelin'"	3:35
4.	"All About Love"	6:35
5.	"Yearnin' Learnin'"	3:39
6.	"Reasons"	4:59
7.	"Africano"	5:09
8.	"See the Light"	6:18
9.	"Shining Star (Future Star) [Original Sketches]"	1:05
10.	"All About Love (First Impression) [Original Sketches]"	3:12
11.	"Happy Feelin' (Anatomy of a Groove) [Original Sketches]"	3:31
12.	"Caribou Chaser (Jazzy Jam) [Original Sketches]"	1:39
13.	"That's the Way of the World (Latin Expedition) [Original Sketches]"	1:41