Serpentine Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
1978
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1977
Release: 1977Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording was released in 1977. Only year precision is used; later remasters, reissues and renewed chart appearances do not establish a new first year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1977.html, 1978.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
All 'N All - original licensed album program
Original 1977 Earth, Wind & Fire album identity and release year. Only songs on the original program are selected; later live editions, bonus tracks and remixes remain separate. A digital catalog day is not asserted as the first worldwide release day.
Serpentine Fire - licensed recording metadata
Licensed original recording identity and 1977 release year. Used only for the named track and credited artist; subsequent anthology dates and alternate or concert versions do not reset its date.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the concept of kundalini energy in yoga philosophy.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1978.html, song-list position 82
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1978 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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