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Earth, Wind & Fire

I'll Write a Song for You
1977 · via 2Pac
Earth, Wind & Fire – I'll Write a Song for You
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Philip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier and Al McKay are all sitting in the credits of a 2Pac song, because the 1977 record they made first is holding up the floor under it. Play the original, then go back to Tupac and listen for the room he built on top.

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Written by Philip Bailey, Steve Beckmeier, Al McKay.

First recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire in 1977.

Also recorded by Gerard Joling (1994), Christian McBride (1998), Patti LaBelle (2005).

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2Pac's "Hold On, Be Strong" carries the writing credit of an earlier song, "I'll Write a Song for You." Who first recorded that one?Earth, Wind & Fire
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