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He's been called one of the most influential performers and songwriters of the century, but until 1999 Stevie Wonder didn't even have a box set to call his own. Such was the reissue campaign at Motown that, until very recently, some of the best pop music of the '60s sounded poorer in reissue form than when it was first played on AM radio. In 1996, the long-awaited Stevie Wonder digital-age hits package Song Review reached the shelves, but it didn't even follow compilation etiquette (that is, chronological order). Finally, At the Close of a Century made everything right -- complete with digital remastering, near-perfect sound, complete coverage of his epic career, an attractive design, and copious liner notes and pictures. The box, a four-disc set spanning 1962 to 1996, debuts with "Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2," the long-unheard seven-minute version of his first hit. The first disc includes every hit that fans can remember, including great-sounding versions of "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "Hey Love," plus plenty of moderate hits they may not remember, like his definitive cover of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out." Disc two features more than a dozen of his biggest hits, including "Superstition," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Living for the City," "Higher Ground," and "Boogie On Reggae Woman." Disc three begins with no less than nine tracks from Songs in the Key of Life, his standout double album from 1976. Right into the '80s and '90s, Stevie Wonder remained at the top of the charts, with hits like "Rocket Love," "Master Blaster (Jammin')," "Happy Birthday," "I Just Called to Say I Love You," and "Part-Time Lover." It took far too long, but Motown finally issued a box set worthy of Stevie Wonder's continuing artistry.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1963 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 - Stevie Wonder, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald Miller, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Wells, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Morris Broadnax, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevland Morris, ComposerLyricist - The Originals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Jamerson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Benjamin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Morris Broadnax, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Composer, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Rose Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Don Powell Hunter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Orlando Murden, ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Ron Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, ComposerLyricist - Don Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LULA HARDAWAY, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Rose Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald Miller, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Wells, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 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.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Ron Miller, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Baird, Producer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Joseph Van De Pitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 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, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rowe, Participant - Joan DeCola, Participant
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rowe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joan DeCola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joan DeCola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 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, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joan DeCola, Participant - Austin Godsey, Participant
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joan DeCola, Participant - Austin Godsey, Participant
℗ 1972 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 - Dan Barbiero, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - David T. Walker, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Barbiero, Participant - Austin Godsey, Participant
℗ 1973 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, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 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
℗ 1973 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.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Barbiero, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 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, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 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.
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.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Anka, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joan DeCola, Participant - Gary Olazabal, Participant
℗ 1974 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, Participant - Gary Olazabal, Participant
℗ 1974 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
℗ 1999 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malcolm Cecil, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - MINNIE RIPERTON, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - 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.
DISC 3
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 - 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 - 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 - John Fischbach, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - HERBIE HANCOCK, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Fischbach, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Benson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Fischbach, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobbi Humphrey, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - 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.
Album review
He's been called one of the most influential performers and songwriters of the century, but until 1999 Stevie Wonder didn't even have a box set to call his own. Such was the reissue campaign at Motown that, until very recently, some of the best pop music of the '60s sounded poorer in reissue form than when it was first played on AM radio. In 1996, the long-awaited Stevie Wonder digital-age hits package Song Review reached the shelves, but it didn't even follow compilation etiquette (that is, chronological order). Finally, At the Close of a Century made everything right -- complete with digital remastering, near-perfect sound, complete coverage of his epic career, an attractive design, and copious liner notes and pictures. The box, a four-disc set spanning 1962 to 1996, debuts with "Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2," the long-unheard seven-minute version of his first hit. The first disc includes every hit that fans can remember, including great-sounding versions of "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "Hey Love," plus plenty of moderate hits they may not remember, like his definitive cover of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out." Disc two features more than a dozen of his biggest hits, including "Superstition," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Living for the City," "Higher Ground," and "Boogie On Reggae Woman." Disc three begins with no less than nine tracks from Songs in the Key of Life, his standout double album from 1976. Right into the '80s and '90s, Stevie Wonder remained at the top of the charts, with hits like "Rocket Love," "Master Blaster (Jammin')," "Happy Birthday," "I Just Called to Say I Love You," and "Part-Time Lover." It took far too long, but Motown finally issued a box set worthy of Stevie Wonder's continuing artistry.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 70 track(s)
- Total length: 05:09:54
- Main artists: Stevie Wonder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1999 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1999 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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