The song was written by Philip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Morris Pleasure and Sonny Emory while the production was handled by Maurice White.
"[3] Cruisin' was produced by Maurice White and composed by Philip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Morris Pleasure and Sonny Emory.
[4][5] The song first appeared on Earth, Wind & Fire's 1996 studio LP "Avatar" which was only released in Japan.
That album was issued on Rhino Records and then reissued in 2006 on Maurice White's label Kalimba Music.
[11] When reviewing the album, Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post, called it a "slow romantic ballad" stating "Bailey's impossibly high tenor sounds as if it's in a permanent swoon.