Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Isn't She Lovely (Edit)
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) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder53:19
2I Just Called to Say I Love YouStevie Wonder4.354:22
3Superstition
Moog programming and associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Superstition
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
Stevie Wonder4.54:00
4Higher 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., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Stevie Wonder3.53:08
5Sir 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) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
Sir Duke
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.553:52
6Master Blaster (Jammin')
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1976)
recording of:
Master Blaster (Jammin’)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.354:50
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)
parody version of:
Curdled Milk and Boot Polish
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder3.23:40
8Uptight (Everything's Alright)
producer:
Henry Cosby and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
recording of:
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
Stevie Wonder4.652:52
9Living for the City
part of:
Rolling Stone: 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., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stein & Van Stock, Inc. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder53:41
10You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Moog programming and associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist) (in 1972)
congas:
Daniel Ben Zebulon (in 1972)
background vocals:
Gloria Barley (in 1972), Jim Gilstrap (in 1972) and Lani Groves (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 83), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 281)
recording of:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Stevie Wonder4.32:56
11Lately
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.
sub-publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Hong Kong Ltd
Stevie Wonder54:06
12Part-time Lover
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Part‐Time Lover
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.53:43
13My Cherie Amour
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1967 until 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 399)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.352:52
14Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder53:04
15A 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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Stevie Wonder52:50
16For Once in My Life
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life (in 1967)
lyricist:
Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Stevie Wonder4.12:48
17Stay Gold
cover 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
Stevie Wonder3:34
18Overjoyed
associate producer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Earl Klugh
other instruments [ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves], percussion [environmental percussion], piano and synthesizer [CS80], piano, synthesizer [CS80], lead vocals and other vocals [crickets, nightingale & additional bird sounds]:
Stevie Wonder
strings [string] arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Overjoyed
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder43:42
19For Your Love
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder4:04
20Kiss Lonely Good-bye (Single Version)Stevie Wonder4:08
21Redemption Song
cover recording of:
Redemption Song
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Stevie Wonder3:48