The Emotions - Don't Ask My Neighbors: The Columbia / Arc Recordings 1976-1981

• 54-track, 3CD box set showcasing The Emotions’ golden
• Including all of their recordings for Columbia Records (1976-1978) and for ARC (American Recording Company), the CBS-distributed label (under the aegis of Maurice White) between 1979-1981.

• Of note, as songwriters, member of The Emotions and their collaborators also contributed to each of the five albums included here.

• With informative liner notes by com founder David Nathan, mastering by Nick Robbins and artwork by Roger Williams.

Through five albums and 12 US R&B charted singles (including the 1977 Grammy-winning global anthem ‘Best Of My Love’) released between 1976-1981, The Emotions achieved a level of recognition and success that ensured their place as first tier purveyors of harmonic soul music. The Chicago-based sisters (Wanda, Jeanette and Sheila) developed their distinctive sound as members of the family gospel group, The Hutchinson Sunbeams (with father Joe); after signing with Stax Records’ imprint Volt Records, the trio enjoyed their first Top 10 R&B and Top 40 pop hit with ‘So I Can Love You’ in 1969.

In 1976, The Emotions began working with Earth, Wind & Fire supergroup founder Maurice White as he developed his Kalimba Productions and the creative pairing bore immediate fruit with the release of ‘Flowers’, the soulful trio’s first US Top 5 R&B and Top 50 pop best-selling album. Beyond the charts, sales and radio airplay, The Emotions’ soulful singing resonated with the expanded audience they reached in live performances on tours with EW&F, The Commodores, and The Brothers Johnson among others.