Aside from Songs In The Key Of Life, Innervision, and Talking Book are there any good Stevie Wonder albums?
don't believe I need to say any more...Although maybe I should also ask, what is your favourite Stevie Wonder album?
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Dont sleep on Music Of My Mind!
Contains one of my favorite songs ever: I Love Every Little Thing About Youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCDWMqWZbqQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCDWMqWZbqQ
No. those are the three best
Bullshit.
Innervisions is my favourite
he had a great run of records in the early 1970s including the ones you mention but also Music of My Mind.
Even his best records have some gloopy sacharine stuff that sets my teeth on edge in amongst all the brilliance though.
Innervisions wins out over Songs in the Key of Life through being tighter and more focussed with less of that stuff.
His run of albums from 1972-1976 is incredible
Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs In The Key Of Life are all classics. Hotter Than July from 1980 is also really great and has one of my favourite Stevie tunes on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9Pa41KJjM
My favourite is Innervisions though. Whenever anyone comes with the 'no album is perfect, nothing is ever really worth 10/10' etc, I always think of this
DON'T SKIP FULFILLINGNESS' FiRST FINALE. Every bit as classic as Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. Tired of this one being overlooked.
Was gonna say this
Always gets overlooked because there's no big hit on but its got some amazing stuff on it. Please Don't Go is an incredible bit of work.
But...
But "You Haven't Done Nothin'" and "Boogie on Reggae Woman" were #1 and #3 pop hits, respectively. Granted, Fulfillingness' First Finale is probably less accessible overall than the albums surrounding it, but no less essential. There is NO good reason it's so often overlooked.
I'd have to say
The Best of Stevie Wonder
came here to say this
another vote for Innervisions
dont skip music of my mind either
Its got more than enough going for it.
When I read the thread title
I thought it was like, "Okay, besides these amazing things, what has Stevie Wonder ever done that was good?" I didn't read it as a query, so much as an accusation.
That's all I have to say. I'm not that into Stevie Wonder, at least not enough to recommend anything.
This thread makes me think of this:
Reg: All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?
FINALLY! i effing love stevie wonder
he has loads of great albums. in order:
innervisions
hotter than july
where i'm coming from
music of my mind
songs in the key of life
talking book
fullfillingness' first finale
you should all listen to Where I'm Coming From. it's briliant. really, really brilliant.
lets talk some more about stevie wonder pls.
more than the current amount pls.
never heard of this album...
listening now.
and I thought I was a Stevie fan, tsk
it rules.
Another vote for Hotter Than July
If you want earlier stuff...
...I've got a soft spot for this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Once_in_My_Life_%28album%29
Speaking of Fulfillingess' First FInale.
I've been kinda sick and allergy ridden for like three weeks and today I woke up feeling pretty refreshed. Decided to play this album on the way to work and it was perfect. Maybe it was because my senses were heightened but it really boosted me up. The music fit my psyche and kind of guided my thoughts through this journey of like 'I'm a bad-ass mufuhka let me rest me arm out the window and soak up the crisp morning air' to 'life is good, lemme bob my head in approval' to like 'damn I need to make some sweet love tonight' to 'I should probably pull over and give this homeless dude a hug and some breakfast'.
Really though I'm just not sure there's a better song in the world than Boogie On Reggae Woman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCeAZ1nQjk
bew bew bewwwww bew be bewwwwww
spotify:track:2tGJ0pWvSoYV7rFkHoT0R9
Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants
never gets a mention but is great. For earlier Stevie then Uptight (Everything's Alright) is pretty spot on.
My favourite is currently Songs in the Key of Life. Dan_S is right - Innervisions is perfection but I like a little mess, human frailty next to genius to show the contrasts. It has cheese, politics, religion and Sir Duke - the song most guaranteed to put a massive grin on my face.
I bloody love Stevie.
Music Of My Mind is incredible
Keep On Running is up there with his very best tracks.
Nice to see some love for Stevie - any of his seventies albums are a perfect start to a Sunday.
*Any day Trev, any day...