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Composer Charles Stepney's original demo version of what became the Earth, Wind & Fire classic "That's The Way Of The World;" taken from Charles Stepney's de-facto debut album, "Step on Step," released September 9th, 2022 on International Anthem. Deemed one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone, this original 4-track demo version of “That’s The Way of the World” offers an unprecedented look into Stepney’s creative process, and helps us understand what EWF lead singer Philip Bailey meant when he said in 2001: “The success of Earth Wind & Fire, and all our great songs that we made in that era, would not, could not, and wouldn’t have been made without Charles Stepney. He was very much an equal part, or more, than all of us put together.”