The Very Best of Stevie Wonder

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

This is an unofficial pseudo-release intended to look like an original Motown release. It is a copy of "Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection", an official compilation of Stevie Wonder releases. The barcode of this release, 731453076129, is the same on both releases, as is the catalogue number and tracklist in its entirety.

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-15 00:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Free
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Free
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
4:12
2Blowin' in the Wind
3:04
3A Place in the Sun
recording of:
A Place in the Sun
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
52:49
4I Don't Know Why
producer:
Don Hunter and Stevie Wonder
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
writer:
Don Powell Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Leoidas Riser and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music
3.652:45
5Boogie on Reggae Woman
programming and engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Boogie On Reggae Woman
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
44:05
6Higher Ground
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
53:07
7I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
assistant engineer:
Bob Harlan
engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass:
Nathan Watts
cabasa, clavinet, drums (drum set) and piano:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Ben Bridges
Rhodes piano:
Isaiah Sanders
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito
background vocals:
Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member) and Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Black Bull Music (publisher) (in 1980) and Jobete Music (in 1980)
4.54:36
8Fingertips, Part 2
producer:
Berry Gordy
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1962-06-01) and Larry Moses (bass player) (on 1962-06-01)
bongos, harmonica and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (on 1962-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Marvin Gaye (on 1962-06-01)
arranger:
Clarence Paul
recorded at:
Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 13)
live partial recording of:
Fingertips (on 1962-06-01)
writer:
Henry Cosby and Clarence Paul
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
53:09
9Heaven 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.
53:12
10Pastime Paradise
producer:
Stevie Wonder
percussion:
Bobbye Hall and Raymond Maldonado
percussion and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Michael Gray (vocalist), Hare Krishna (vocal group), West Angeles Church of God in Christ Mass Choir, Stevie Wonder and Michael Wycoff
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Pastime Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
53:24
11You Haven't Done Nothin'
programming and engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
background vocals:
The Jacksons (formerly “The Jackson 5”)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jabete Music
4.43:23
12Send One Your Love
recording of:
Send One Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and 大洋音楽
54:00
13That Girl
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
That Girl (by Stevie Wonder)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
45:12
14We Can Work It Out
producer:
Stevie Wonder
cover recording of:
We Can Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
part of:
Exposition / We Can Work It Out
43:15
15If You Really Love Me
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
If You Really Love Me
writer:
Syreeta and Stevie Wonder
52:58
16Overjoyed
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
43:42
17For Your Love
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
4:03
18Stay Gold
recording of:
Stay Gold
writer:
Carmine Coppola (US composer/flautist/pianist/songwriter) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and The Coppola Music Company
3:33
19Another Star
recording of:
Another Star
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Arabella Éditions Musicales SARL, Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
5:25
20As
recording of:
As
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
53:27