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Early Classics features the gifted singer/writer/musician transcending from Little Stevie Wonder into maturity. The 18 selections are OK, but would have been stronger if "Sunset," "Purple Raindrops," "Hey Love," "Contract on Love," and "Old People Call It the Blues (But I Call It Pretty Music)" had been included; they would have compensated somewhat for another weak mastering job by Spectrum. Still, there are many treats here, including Vicky Basemore, Henry Cosby, and Sylvia Moy's wonderful "With a Child's Heart," the pumping "Workout Stevie, Workout" (where Stevie gives credence to the title with a high-energy workout on vocals, harmonica, and bongos), the full six minutes and 24 seconds of "Fingertips," the blockbusters "Uptight" and "I Was Made to Love Her," and selections from his Tribute to Uncle Ray album.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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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.
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.
Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Hull, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald Nelson, ComposerLyricist - Dorsey Burnette, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Vicky Basemore, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer
℗ 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.
Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of 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.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist - Levi Stubbs, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorsey Burnette, Producer - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Robert Maxwell, ComposerLyricist - Mark Gordon, Producer - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1964 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorsey Burnette, Producer - Charles Trenet, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Albert Lasry, Composer - Jack Lawrence, Translator - Mark Gordon, Producer - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1964 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Early Classics features the gifted singer/writer/musician transcending from Little Stevie Wonder into maturity. The 18 selections are OK, but would have been stronger if "Sunset," "Purple Raindrops," "Hey Love," "Contract on Love," and "Old People Call It the Blues (But I Call It Pretty Music)" had been included; they would have compensated somewhat for another weak mastering job by Spectrum. Still, there are many treats here, including Vicky Basemore, Henry Cosby, and Sylvia Moy's wonderful "With a Child's Heart," the pumping "Workout Stevie, Workout" (where Stevie gives credence to the title with a high-energy workout on vocals, harmonica, and bongos), the full six minutes and 24 seconds of "Fingertips," the blockbusters "Uptight" and "I Was Made to Love Her," and selections from his Tribute to Uncle Ray album.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:57
- Main artists: Stevie Wonder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2000 Spectrum Music ℗ 2000 Spectrum Music
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