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"Serpentine Fire" is an uptempo song by Earth Wind & Fire which was ranked by ''Billboard'' magazine as the #1 R&B single for the year 1978. Released October 15 1977 as the lead single from the album ''All 'N All'', "Serpentine Fire" spent seven weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart from December 3 1977. The single also crossed over to the Pop-oriented ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts with a #13 peak.〔http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1978〕 A music video was prepped to promote "Serpentine Fire" featuring the band performing in a supposed pyramid.〔(Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire (Music Video) )〕 The song was written by founding band members Maurice White and Verdine White in collaboration with Reginald "Sonny" Burke. Earth Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey later commented on the "serpentine fire" metaphor: "Maurice () at that point in time in our career was studying a lot of metaphysics and a lot of Eastern philosophy, and the 'Serpentine Fire' – I’m not an expert on that whole thing, because I had to ask him myself (explain ) – but it's actually the sex drive – or sexual impulse".〔http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2011/02/be_specific_earth_wind_fire_ta.html〕 Although Maurice White was evidently responsible for the song's title, Earth Wind & Fire keyboardist/musical director Larry Dunn credits the song's "basic premise" to Sonny Burke〔http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/that-groove-was-undeniable-making-earth-wind-fires-all-n-all/265323/〕 a veteran arranger and keyboardist featured on many R&B recordings although his only credited connection with Earth, Wind & Fire is as the co-writer of "Serpentine Fire". Instrumental versions of "Serpentine Fire" have been recorded by Jimmy Smith (album ''Unfinished Business''/ 1978) and by Tom Scott (album ''Them Changes''/ 1990). ==Chart positions== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Serpentine Fire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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