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Few musicians who rose to the top of the pop charts as children matured musically and personally with the grace and accomplishment of Stevie Wonder, and fewer still managed to enjoy a degree of popular and critical success that matched Wonder's in the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s. Narrowing Wonder's massive catalog down to 39 songs is no easy task, but The Definitive Collection does as good as a job as one could hope for; this two-disc set includes practically all of Wonder's biggest hits and signature songs, from 1963's "Fingertips" to 1995's "For Your Love," as well as featuring a number of fan favorites and deep cuts. While the set hasn't been sequenced chronologically, this actually works in its favor, pointing to the stylistic diversity of Wonder's body of work as well as the consistent strength of his songwriting and his restless, imaginative style as a producer and arranger. Between the sheer bulk of Wonder's catalog and his status as one of the most honored pop musicians of his time (essentially everything he recorded in the 1970s is essential, as is most of his catalog from the 1980s), you can hardly call a two-disc set a "definitive collection," but as a (relatively) brief overview of his best-known work and a way into his catalog, The Definitive Collection does an excellent job of reminding us why Stevie Wonder meant so much to so many people, and continues to matter more than half a century after his first hit.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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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.
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, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Motown Records, a Division of 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 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.
Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Ron Miller, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Baird, Producer
℗ 1970 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, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Watts, Producer, Associate Producer - Van Arden, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vaughn Halyard, Producer, Associate Producer - Derrick Perkins, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1995 Motown Records, a Division of 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.
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, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 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.
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Orlando Murden, ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Ron Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 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.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 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.
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, 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 Rose Moy, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 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, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lani Groves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joan DeCola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Godsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gloria Barley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald Miller, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Wells, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 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.
Charles K. Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of 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.
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 - 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 - 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 - Gary Olazabal, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of 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.
Album review
Few musicians who rose to the top of the pop charts as children matured musically and personally with the grace and accomplishment of Stevie Wonder, and fewer still managed to enjoy a degree of popular and critical success that matched Wonder's in the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s. Narrowing Wonder's massive catalog down to 39 songs is no easy task, but The Definitive Collection does as good as a job as one could hope for; this two-disc set includes practically all of Wonder's biggest hits and signature songs, from 1963's "Fingertips" to 1995's "For Your Love," as well as featuring a number of fan favorites and deep cuts. While the set hasn't been sequenced chronologically, this actually works in its favor, pointing to the stylistic diversity of Wonder's body of work as well as the consistent strength of his songwriting and his restless, imaginative style as a producer and arranger. Between the sheer bulk of Wonder's catalog and his status as one of the most honored pop musicians of his time (essentially everything he recorded in the 1970s is essential, as is most of his catalog from the 1980s), you can hardly call a two-disc set a "definitive collection," but as a (relatively) brief overview of his best-known work and a way into his catalog, The Definitive Collection does an excellent job of reminding us why Stevie Wonder meant so much to so many people, and continues to matter more than half a century after his first hit.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:56
- Main artists: Stevie Wonder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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