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- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day. This was the first single to showcase Stevie Wonder’s talents at the clavinet keyboard, and was one of his first successful co-written tracks during his 1960s Motown period.
- I Wish. Taken from Stevie's iconic Songs in the Key of Life album, this song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s. The song was a top five hit in the UK, while it topped the US charts in 1976.
- Fingertips. Little Stevie Wonder ... Fingertips"... 1964. This was the song that introduced 'Little' Stevie Wonder to the world, and proving just what a genius he is, aged just 12 at the time.
- Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer. I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder. From his 1971 album Where I'm Coming From, this ballad describes a failed relationship using the metaphor of changing seasons.
- Superstition’ Wonder's incredible run of Number One singles in the 1970s kicked off in 1972 with "Superstition." The song began when Jeff Beck came into the studio to contribute guitar parts to the Talking Book sessions.
- Living for the City’ American cities were decaying at an alarming rate by 1973, and Stevie Wonder channeled the rage felt by many urbanites on this 1973 classic from Innervisions.
- As’ Stevie Wonder proclaimed his undying love for a woman on "As," yet another song on this list from Songs in the Key of Life. Herbie Hancock contributed Fender Rhodes piano on the seven-minute track and it's now seen as one of Wonder's finest love songs, though at the time, the public was a little burned out on Stevie Wonder and it didn't climb beyond Number 36 on the Hot 100.
- Higher Ground’ Stevie Wonder was practically exploding with musical ideas in 1973, and he recorded "Higher Ground" in a mad burst of creativity. "I wrote it on May 11th," he said.
- 4Oi Call It Pretty Music, But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 1), 1962
- 39Fingertips (Part 2),1963
- 38Uptight (Everything’s Alright),1965
- 37A Place in The Sun,1966
- 36I Was Made to Love Her,1967
- 35Alfie,1968
- 34For Once in My Life, 1968
- 33My Cherie Amour, 1969
- 32 Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday, 1969
- 31Never Had A Dream Come True,1970
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The very first single. It suits the narrative to say that Wonder was fully formed when he first arrived on Motown’s doorstep, yet he was treated little more than a novelty. There’s little sign that the singer is expected to have a career by the end of 1962, with the “aw, look at our blind genius child” song and packaging like he was a mini-Ray Char...
Written by Wonder’s mentors Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Fingertips originally appeared as a jazz instrumental on Stevie’s first album The Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie. This version was recorded in June 1962 at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The “Part 2” happened when Stevie came back on stage, catching out the next band’s musicians who ha...
The first Stevie Wonder hit to be co-written by himself, along with Sylvia Moy and Henry Crosby, Uptight proved to be a bit of a lifesaver: Motown were about to drop him, as Berry Gordy thought that the 15 year old’s voice breaking might put people off. Stevie was keen to rival the driving beat of the Stones’ Satisfaction, and on the day of recordi...
The first sign of Stevie growing up from his teen-pop ways and developing an interest in social commentary, this song by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells yearns for a rest from everyday toil and speaks of a sun “for everyone”. It became his fourth US Top 10 hit, reaching No. 9 in December 1966. Stevie also recorded an Italian version entitled Il Sole ...
Stevie wrote this with Sylvia Moy and Henry Crosby, and – in possibly a pop first – his mother Lula Mae Hardaway. Backed by Motown’s in-house crack team of session musicians the Funk Brothers at Hitsville USA in Detroit, the distinctive riff features Eddie Willis on electric sitar, an exotic instrument used on many Motown songs of the period. With ...
A bit of a rum turn for the then-ascendant young man was this instrumental easy listening cover of the Bacharach and David song. Cilla Black, Cher and Dionne Warwick all had hits with it, but this became the lead track on the ‘Eivets Rednow’ album, which was released on the Gordy subsidiary of Motown. The album also saw the debut of songwriting cre...
For Once In My Lifehad already been a hit for Tony Bennett, recording in the more conventional ballad style. Originally written by songwriters Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown’s Stein & Van Stock publishing company, Stevie’s uptempo take wasn’t liked by Berry Gordy, and so he shelved it, until Billie Jean Brown, head of Motown quality contr...
Stevie co-wrote this song with Cosby and Moy, which was originally entitled Oh, My Marsha, in honour of Wonder’s girlfriend who he’d dated at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing, Michigan. The backing was recorded on November 8 1967; Stevie’s vocal was recorded in January 1968, but the song wasn’t released for a year due to Stevie’s vocal ...
This Ron Miller/Bryan Wells song became Stevie’s biggest UK hit yet, reaching No. 2 in 1969. With Stevie reflecting back on the old days at the grand old age of 20, it seemed like he might have gone a bit light-entertainment in an era of social commentary. Indeed, the accompanying album saw covers of standards such as Hello Young Lovers and At Last...
This lushly arranged song was augmented by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, some of whose members had previously formed the San Remo Golden Strings with members of The Funk Brothers and released a few albums in the late Sixties, with popular northern soul tracks such as San Remo Strings and Festival Time. Written with Cosby and Moy, this was the lea...
A chronological list of the best songs by Stevie Wonder, from his child star days to his 25 Grammys. See his chart hits, collaborations, songwriting credits and more in this comprehensive guide.
- Superstition, 1972. Wonder found his funkiest groove on this groundbreaking US No 1. The revolutionary clavinet riff, thumping drumbeat and irrepressible horn section took studio techniques to a whole new level, with Wonder masterfully blurring and expanding the boundaries of rock and soul.
- Living for the City, 1973. Wonder’s gritty, impassioned vocals and peerless musicianship illuminate this devastating tale of a poor black boy from Mississippi, as he endures racism and exploitation in New York City.
- I Was Made to Love Her, 1967. Nothing demonstrated Wonder’s new-found maturity in the late Sixties better than his huge hit single “I Was Made to Love Her”.
- Sir Duke, 1976. A joyous, brassy paean to Wonder’s jazz heroes: Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and “the king of all”, Duke Ellington. The track gave Wonder his closest brush with a UK No 1, until he finally topped the UK charts with “I Just Called to Say I Love You” in 1984.
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Jan 10, 2016 · A list of the best songs by Stevie Wonder based on their influence, popularity, and impact on rock 'n' roll. See the rankings, titles, and years of release of his top hits from 1963 to 2009.
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