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Stevie Wonder shocked fans by taking only two years to release his next new non-soundtrack studio album, Characters. Unfortunately, it had long since become clear that Wonder was willing to settle for good pop music without challenging himself to make great pop music. And by now, a big chunk of his formerly mass audience had gotten the message: this was Wonder's first new album to miss the pop Top Five in 15 years. (The black music audience, however, responded far more favorably, as the album topped the R&B charts for seven weeks.) The biggest single was the "Superstition"-like dance track "Skeletons" (number 19 pop, number one R&B), and Wonder also charted with the pretty "You Will Know" and an up-tempo duet with Michael Jackson, "Get It."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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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.
Gary Byrd, ComposerLyricist - 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, FeaturedArtist - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Album review
Stevie Wonder shocked fans by taking only two years to release his next new non-soundtrack studio album, Characters. Unfortunately, it had long since become clear that Wonder was willing to settle for good pop music without challenging himself to make great pop music. And by now, a big chunk of his formerly mass audience had gotten the message: this was Wonder's first new album to miss the pop Top Five in 15 years. (The black music audience, however, responded far more favorably, as the album topped the R&B charts for seven weeks.) The biggest single was the "Superstition"-like dance track "Skeletons" (number 19 pop, number one R&B), and Wonder also charted with the pretty "You Will Know" and an up-tempo duet with Michael Jackson, "Get It."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:24
- Main artists: Stevie Wonder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1987 The Motown Record Company LP ℗ 1987 The Motown Record Company LP
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