The Definitive Collection (Special Edition)

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Packaging is a 6-panel, 2-tray, 1-booklet Digipak.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-23 05:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Superstition
producer:
Stevie Wonder
saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 12) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 74)
recording of:
Superstition
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, 大洋音楽, Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
Stevie Wonder4.854:29
2Sir Duke
programming:
Charles Brewer, John Fischbach and Stevie Wonder
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set):
Raymond Pounds
guitar:
Ben Bridges and Michael Sembello
percussion, Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio and Raymond Maldonado
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Sir Duke
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.553:54
3I Wish
programming:
Charles Brewer, John Fischbach and Stevie Wonder
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set):
Raymond Pounds and Stevie Wonder
Rhodes piano, synthesizer, vocoder and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio and Raymond Maldonado
background vocals:
Renee Hardaway
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
I Wish
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder4.64:14
4Master Blaster (Jammin’)
assistant engineer:
Bob Harlan
engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass:
Nathan Watts
clavinet and Rhodes piano:
Stevie Wonder
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer)
guitar:
Ben Bridges and Rick Zunigar
organ:
Isaiah Sanders
percussion:
Earl DeRouen
saxophone:
Hank Redd
trumpet:
Larry Gittens
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Marva Holcolm and Angela Winbush
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recorded at and mixed at:
Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Master Blaster (Jammin’)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder4.755:09
5Isn’t She Lovely
recording of:
Isn’t She Lovely
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder53:21
6I Just Called to Say I Love You
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
I Just Called to Say I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 57)
Stevie Wonder4.354:24
7Ebony & Ivory
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Stavrou (producer/engineer) (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
assistant mixer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer) (on 1982-01-19)
mixer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1982-01-19)
drums (drum set) and electric piano:
Stevie Wonder (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
electric bass guitar, guitar, piano and vocoder:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
percussion, synthesizer and background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10) and Stevie Wonder (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (in 1982)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (on 1981-02-28), Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-30) and Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-10)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-01-19)
recording of:
Ebony and Ivory (from 1981-02-28 until 1981-10)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder3.253:42
8As
recording of:
As
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder53:29
9Never Had a Dream Come True
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Never Had a Dream Come True
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder53:14
10I Was Made to Love Her
producer:
Henry Cosby
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1967)
electric sitar:
Eddie Willis (in 1967)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1967)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
I Was Made to Love Her (in 1967)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder4.652:37
11Heaven Help Us All
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Heaven Help Us All
lyricist and composer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Stevie Wonder53:14
12Overjoyed
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Earl Klugh
percussion, piano and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Overjoyed
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder43:44
13Lately
assistant engineer:
Bob Harlan
engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer and piano:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recorded at and mixed at:
Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lately
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder54:07
14For Your Love
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder55:02
15If You Really Love Me
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
If You Really Love Me
writer:
Syreeta and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder53:00
16Higher Ground
producer:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 113) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 261)
recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.53:44
17Do I Do
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
horn arranger:
Stevie Wonder
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Do I Do
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder4.55:05
18Living for the City
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 104)
recording of:
Living for the City
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stein & Van Stock, Inc. and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder53:41
19Part Time Lover
drums (drum set) and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
additional lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
background vocals:
Philip Bailey, Peter Byrne, Billy Durham, Renee Hardaway, Keith John (Soul vocalist, songwriter), Melody McCully, Darryl Phinnessee, Syreeta and Luther Vandross
recording of:
Part‐Time Lover
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder54:15
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