Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
(Motown Records 1976 TMSP6002)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1/A2/B1 – UK Pressing
G&L Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges & some ringwear
24 Page Book in Nr MINT condition
No Bonus 7″
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle – vinyl 2 is only Excellent+ as it has a few more marks and light crackles)
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. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown’s Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.
Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released on September 28, 1976, by Motown Records. It was the culmination of his “classic period” albums.
Track listing
Original vinyl release
- Side one
- “Love’s in Need of Love Today” (Stevie Wonder) – 7:06
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – collinga
- Stevie Wonder – Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, bass synth, drums
- “Have a Talk with God” (Calvin Hardaway, Wonder) – 2:42
- Stevie Wonder – All instruments synthesizer
- “Village Ghetto Land” (Gary Byrd, Wonder) – 3:25
- Stevie Wonder – Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer
- “Contusion” (Wonder) – 3:46
- Mike Sembello – lead guitar
- Raymond Pounds – drums
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Ben Bridges – rhythm guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboard
- Stevie Wonder – all other instruments
- Michael Gray, Josie James, Shirley Brewer, Artece May – vocals
- “Sir Duke” (Wonder) – 3:52
- Raymond Pounds – drums
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Mike Sembello – lead guitar
- Ben Bridges – rhythm guitar
- Hank Redd – alto saxophone
- Raymond Maldonado – trumpet
- Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Stevie Wonder – all other instruments
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- Side two
- “I Wish” (Wonder) – 4:12
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Hank Redd – alto saxophone
- Raymond Maldonado – trumpet
- Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Stevie Wonder – vocals, Fender Rhodes, ARP 2600 synthesizer, drums
- “Knocks Me Off My Feet” (Wonder) – 3:36
- Stevie Wonder – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, vocals, synth bass
- “Pastime Paradise” (Wonder) – 3:27
- Raymond Maldonado, Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Stevie Wonder – Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer
- Hare Krishna, West Angeles Church Choir – background vocals
- “Summer Soft” (Wonder) – 4:14
- Ben Bridges – rhythm Guitar
- Ronnie Foster – organ
- Larry “Nastyee” Latimer – percussion
- Stevie Wonder – vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, drums
- “Ordinary Pain” (Wonder) – 6:16
- Mike Sembello – lead guitar
- Hank Redd – alto saxophone
- Stevie Wonder – lead Vocals, Fender Rhodes, bass synthesizer, drums
- Minnie Riperton, Mary Lee Whitney, Deniece Williams, Syreeta Wright – background vocals
- Shirley Brewer – reply
- Linda Lawrence, Terri Hendricks, Sundray Tucker, Charity McCrary, Madelaine Jones – reply’s background vocals
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- Side three
- “Isn’t She Lovely” (Wonder) – 6:34
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboard
- Stevie Wonder – Fender Rhodes, RMI Electra Piano, bass synthesizer, harmonica, drums
- “Joy Inside My Tears” (Wonder) – 6:30
- Stevie Wonder – lead Vocals, background vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, drums
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboard
- Susaye Green – background vocals
- “Black Man”(Byrd/Wonder) – 8:27
- Stevie Wonder – Fender Rhodes, bass synthesizer, synthesizer, talk box, drums, percussion
- Hank Redd – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Glen Ferris – trombone
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- Side four
- “Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing” (Wonder) – 3:48
- Charles Brewer, Shirley Brewer, Renee Hardaway, Nelson Hayes, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, John Fischbach, Amale Mathews, Josette Valentino – background percussion
- Stevie Wonder – vocals, Koto synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drums
- “If It’s Magic” (Wonder) – 3:12
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Stevie Wonder – vocal, harmonica
- “As” (Wonder) – 7:08
- Nathan Watts – bass, handclaps
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes, handclaps
- Greg Brown – drums
- Stevie Wonder – lead and background vocal, Fender Rhodes
- Mary Lee Whitney – background vocals
- Dave Hanson, Yolanda Simon, Josette Valentino – handclaps
- “Another Star” (Wonder) – 8:08
- Bobbi Humphrey – flute
- George Benson – guitar and background vocals
- Hank Redd – alto saxophone
- Raymond Maldonado – trumpet
- Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Nathan Alford, Jr. – percussion
- Carmello Hungria Garcia – timbales
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal and background vocals, piano, drums
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Josie James – background vocals
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Personnel
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica, arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals, drums
- Michael Sembello – guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Foster – organ
- Herbie Hancock – keyboards, handclapping
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
- W.G. “Snuffy” Walden – guitar
- Nathan Watts – bass guitar, vocals, handclapping
- Greg Brown – drums
- Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
- Hank Redd – alto and tenor saxophone
- George Bohannon – trombone
- Ben Bridges – guitar, sitar
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Bobbi Humphrey – flute
- Howard “Buzzy” Feiten – guitar
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
- Glen Ferris – trombone
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Deniece Williams – vocals
- Minnie Riperton – vocals
- Gary Byrd – vocals
- Michael Wycoff – vocals
- Larry Scott – sound effects
- Carol Cole – percussion
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Jay Boy Adams – vocals
- Nathan Alford, Jr. – percussion
- Henry America – vocals
- Linda America – vocals
- Baradras – vocals
- Brenda Barnett – vocals
- Khalif Bobatoon – vocals
- Starshemah Bobatoon – vocals
- Sudana Bobatoon – vocals
- Charles Brewer – percussion, programming, vocals
- Shirley Brewer – percussion, vocals, speaking part
- Berry Briges – vocals
- Cecilia Brown – vocals
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – percussion
- Jean Brown – vocals
- Rodney Brown – vocals
- Colleen Carleton – percussion, vocals
- Addie Cox – vocals
- Agnideva Dasa – vocals
- Duryodhana Guru Dasa – vocals
- Jayasacinandana Dasa – vocals
- Jitamrtyi Dasa – vocals
- Vedavyasa Dasa – vocals
- Cinmayi Dasi – vocals
- Yogamaya Dasi – vocals
- Carolyn Dennis – vocals
- Bhakta Eddie – vocals
- Doe Rani Edwards – vocals
- Jacqueline F. English – vocals
- Ethel Enoex – vocals
- Al Jocko Fann – vocals
- Barbara Fann – vocals
- Melani Fann – vocals
- Shelley Fann – vocals
- Tracy Fann – vocals
- John Fischbach – percussion, programming, vocals, engineer
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