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, Earth, Wind & Fire celebrate the success of their latest album RAISE!, certified R1AA platinum for U.S. sales in ex
cess of one million units. The country's No. 1 RAB chart album, RAISE! also boasts the No. 1 pop and R&B single,
"Let's Groove." EW&F was in New York recently for sold-out performances at Nassau Coliseum and Madison
Square Garden, along with a press conference and reception hosted by Columbia Records.
Photographed are, Trom left (top) Joe Ruffalo, Cavallo-Ruffalo Management; Mickey Eichner, VP National A&R,
Columbia; Ron Ellison, VP ARC Records; Bob Sherwood, VP Marketing, Columbia; Monte White, EW&F; Greg
Peck, Director, Promotion, Black Music, Columbia; Mike Bernardo, Director, Black MusicJazz Album Promotion,
Columbia; Vernon Slaughter, VP Black MusicJazz Promotion, Columbia; At Teller, Senior VP and General
Manager, Columbia; Arm' Andon, VP Product Development, Columbia; Allen Davis, President, CBS Records In
ternational; Joe Senklewicz, VP Artist DevelopmentPromotion, CBS Records International; Leonard Smith, EW&F
Management; (bottom) EW&F members Fred White, Andrew Woolfolk, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Phillip Bailey,
Roland Eautista, Johnny Graham,. Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson. . ' . "