The Definitive Collection

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Fingertips, 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, 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
53:11
2Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
producer:
Henry Cosby and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (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, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
4.652:54
3Hey Love
producer:
Clarence Paul
bass guitar:
James Jamerson (from 1965 until 1966)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (from 1965 until 1966)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1965 until 1966)
recording of:
Hey Love (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder
4.52:44
4I Was Made to Love Her
producer:
Henry Cosby
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1967-03-31)
electric sitar:
Eddie Willis (on 1967-03-31)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (on 1967-03-31)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1967-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, United States (on 1967-03-31)
recording of:
I Was Made to Love Her (on 1967-03-31)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
4.652:37
5For Once in My Life
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1967)
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life (in 1967)
lyricist:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music, 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
4.152:49
6My 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, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
4.352:53
7Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1970)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (in 1970)
writer:
Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
4.22:40
8You 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)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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)
4.52:58
9Superstition
programming:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
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)
4.854:28
10Higher 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.
4.53:44
11Living 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
53:41
12You 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
4.43:24
13Boogie on Reggae Woman
recording of:
Boogie On Reggae Woman
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
55:15
14I 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
4.64:14
15Sir 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.
4.553:54
16Masterblaster (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, United States
recording of:
Master Blaster (Jammin’)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
4.755:09
17That Girl
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
That Girl (by Stevie Wonder)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
45:15
18Do 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
4.55:05
19I 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:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 57)
4.354:24
20Overjoyed
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
43:44
21Part-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 (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) 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
54:15