STEVIE WONDER – HOTTER THAN JULY LP – Nr MINT UK 1980 SOUL MOTOWN

Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July
(Tamla Motown Records  1980 STMA8035)
Matrix No’s: A4/B1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there aresome surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Wonder signed to the Motown label at the age of 11.

Hotter than July is the nineteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown’s Tamla label on September 29, 1980. 2 of Stevie’s most known singles are on this album, “Masterblaster (Jammin’)” and his tribute to Martin Luther King “Happy Birthday”.

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder except where noted.

Side one

1. “Did I Hear You Say You Love Me” – 4:07
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Vocoder, Synthesizer
   • Nathan Watts – Bass
   • Dennis Davis – Drums
   • Benjamin Bridges – Guitar
   • Isaiah Sanders – Keyboard (Pianet)
   • Earl DeRouen – Percussions
   • Hank Redd – Saxophone
   • Larry Gittens, Nolan A. Smith Jr – Trumpet
   • Alexandra Brown Evans, Angela Winbush, Benjamin Bridges, Charlie Collins, Earl DeRouen, Ed Brown, Isaiah Sanders, Mary Lee Whitney Evans, Nathan Watts, Shirley Brewer, Susaye Greene Brown – Backing Vocals
2. “All I Do” (music: Wonder; lyrics: Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax) – 5:06
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Drums, Bells, Flute synthesizer, Synthesizer (Bass)
   • Hank Redd – Saxophone
   • Betty Wright, Eddie Levert, Jamil Raheem, Michael Jackson, Walter Williams – Backing Vocals
3. “Rocket Love” – 4:39
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Background vocals, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Drums, Percussions, Synthesizer (Bass)
   • Benjamin Bridges – Guitar
   • Paul Riser – Strings Arrangement
4. “I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It” – 4:39
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Piano, Clavinet, Cabasa, Drums
   • Nathan Watts – Bass
   • Isaiah Sanders – Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes)
   • Benjamin Bridges – Guitar
   • Hank Devito – Steel Guitar
   • Stevie Wonder, Charles K. Wilson, Ronnie J. Wilson – Backing Vocals
5. “As If You Read My Mind” – 3:37
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Piano, Celesta (Celeste), Clavinet, Harmonica
   • Nathan Watts – Bass
   • Dennis Davis – Drums
   • Isaiah Sanders – Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes)
   • Benjamin Bridges, Rick Zunigar – Guitar
   • Earl DelRouen – Percussions
   • Syreeta – Backing Vocals

Side two

1. “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” – 5:07
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead Vocal, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet
   • Dennis Davis – Drums
   • Benjamin Bridges, Rick Zinugar – Guitar
   • Isaiah Sanders – Organ
   • Earl DelRouen – Percussions
   • Nathan Watts – Bass
   • Hank Redd – Saxophone
   • Larry Gittens – Trumpet
   • Alexandra Brown Evans, Angela Winbush, Marva Holcolm, Shirley Brewer – Backing Vocals
2. “Do Like You” – 4:25
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead vocal, Harpsichord, Drums, Synthesizer (Arp)
   • Robert Malach – Saxophone
   • Larry Gittens – Trumpet
   • Earl DelRouen – Percussions
   • Alexandra Brown Evans, Delores Barnes, Melody McCulley, Shirley Brewer – Backing Vocals
3. “Cash in Your Face” – 3:59
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead Vocals, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Synthesizer (Bass), Drums, Handclaps
   • Earl DelRouen – Percussions
   • Bill Wolfer, Dennis Morrison, Hank Redd, Kimberly Jackson, Stephanie Andrews, Trevor Lawrence – Handclaps
4. “Lately” – 4:05
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead Vocal, Piano, Synthesizer (Bass)
5. “Happy Birthday” – 5:57
   • Stevie Wonder – Lead Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer (Arp), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Synthesizer (Bass Melodian), Drums, Vocoder, Synthesizer (Fairlight)
   • Betty Wright, Brenda M. Boyce, Emma Coleman, Josie James, LaDee Streeter, Linda Allen, Malikia Hilton, Melody McCully, Nadra Ross, Renee Hardaway, Shirley Brewer, Susaye Greene Brown, Tammy Thomes, Venetta Wiley, Windy Barnes – Backing Vocals

Musicians

• Stevie Wonder – Vocals, Synthesizer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Bass Synthesizer, Clavinet, Background Vocals, ARP synthesizer, Vocoder, Piano, Harpsichord, Celeste, Keyboards, Bass Melodeon, Harmonica, Cabasa, Percussion, Bells, Handclaps, Flute Synthesizer
• Nathan Watts – Bass, Background Vocals
• Benjamin Bridges – Guitar, Background Vocals
• Dennis Davis – Drums on “Did I Hear You Say You Love Me,” “As If You Read My Mind”, and “Master Blaster (Jammin’)”
• Earl DeRouen – Percussion, Background Vocals
• Isaiah Sanders – Fender Rhodes, Organ, Background Vocals, Pianet
• Hank Redd – Saxophone, Handclaps
• Robert Malach – Saxophone
• Larry Gittens – Trumpet
• Nolan A. Smith Jr. – Trumpet
• Paul Riser – String Arrangement
• Hank DeVito – Steel Guitar
• Rick Zunigar – Guitar
• Background Vocals – Angela Winbush, Mary Lee Whitney Evans, Susaye Greene Brown, Alexandra Brown Evans, Shirley Brewer, Ed Brown, Charlie Collins, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Michael Jackson, Jamil Raheem, Betty Wright, Ronnie J. Wilson, Charles K. Wilson, Syreeta Wright, Marva Holcolm, Melody McCulley, Delores Barnes
• Handclaps – Stephanie Andrews, Bill Wolfer, Trevor Lawrence, Dennis Morrison, Kimberly Jackson