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Issued as an ecological package that is renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable, Number 1's collects Stevie Wonder's biggest hits beginning with 1963's timeless and irresistible "Fingertips, Pt. 2" and running straight through to "So What the Fuss" (which features Prince on guitar) from Wonder's 2005 comeback album, A Time 2 Love. In between are such enduring touchstones as 1965's "Uptight (Everything Is Alright)," the gritty "Living for the City" and the edgy, uplifting "Higher Ground" from 1973's Innervisions, the wise and pop-elegant "Sir Duke" from 1976's sprawling Songs in the Key of Life, and the reggae-tinged "Master Blaster (Jammin')" from 1980. It all adds up to a nearly 40-year survey of a master songwriter and musician whose unerring ear managed to produce and land songs on the charts that drew from every corner of the pop universe, from soul and R&B to funk, jazz, and reggae, all done with joy, hope, and an underlying intelligence and wisdom that are all too rare in popular culture. For a casual collection that provides all the big radio hits from the start of his career to date, this Stevie Wonder set will be all that many listeners will ever need. The wonder (pun intended), of course, is that what's here is just the tip of the iceberg, and there's so much more when one turns to Wonder's actual albums, particularly the ones from the mid- to late '70s. Throw this in the car and keep it there. It'll take you to some nice places, down memory lane and back again, with songs full of heart and soul.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer - James Jamerson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Benjamin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Garrett, ComposerLyricist - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Additional Producer - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Additional Producer - Steve Madaio, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Drums, Vocals, Clavichord, Moog Bass, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Gilstrap, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lani Groves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joan DeCola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gloria Barley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Barbiero, Participant - Austin Godsey, Participant
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joan DeCola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Fischbach, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Fischbach, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Organ, Vocals, Clavichord, Rhodes , Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ANGELA WINBUSH, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley Brewer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Derouen, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Olazabal, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Zunigar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Gittens, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Isaiah Sanders, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marva Holcolm, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bridges, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandra Brown Evans, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Darryl Phinnessee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Vandross, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Drums, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Philip Bailey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith John, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Byrne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Associate Producer - Billy Durham, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Melody McCully, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Renee Hardaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Prince, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - En Vogue, Voices, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jones, Programmer - Femi Jiya, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Voices, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Arbittier, Programmer - Peter Vargo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heratch Touresian, Programmer
℗ 2005 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Issued as an ecological package that is renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable, Number 1's collects Stevie Wonder's biggest hits beginning with 1963's timeless and irresistible "Fingertips, Pt. 2" and running straight through to "So What the Fuss" (which features Prince on guitar) from Wonder's 2005 comeback album, A Time 2 Love. In between are such enduring touchstones as 1965's "Uptight (Everything Is Alright)," the gritty "Living for the City" and the edgy, uplifting "Higher Ground" from 1973's Innervisions, the wise and pop-elegant "Sir Duke" from 1976's sprawling Songs in the Key of Life, and the reggae-tinged "Master Blaster (Jammin')" from 1980. It all adds up to a nearly 40-year survey of a master songwriter and musician whose unerring ear managed to produce and land songs on the charts that drew from every corner of the pop universe, from soul and R&B to funk, jazz, and reggae, all done with joy, hope, and an underlying intelligence and wisdom that are all too rare in popular culture. For a casual collection that provides all the big radio hits from the start of his career to date, this Stevie Wonder set will be all that many listeners will ever need. The wonder (pun intended), of course, is that what's here is just the tip of the iceberg, and there's so much more when one turns to Wonder's actual albums, particularly the ones from the mid- to late '70s. Throw this in the car and keep it there. It'll take you to some nice places, down memory lane and back again, with songs full of heart and soul.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:09
- Main artists: Stevie Wonder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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