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DTITLE=Stevie Wonder / Songs In The Key Of Life (Disc 1)
DYEAR=1976
DGENRE=Soul
TTITLE0=Love's In Need Of Love Today
TTITLE1=Have A Talk With God
TTITLE2=Village Ghetto Land
TTITLE3=Contusion
TTITLE4=Sir Duke
TTITLE5=I Wish
TTITLE6=Knocks Me Off My Feet
TTITLE7=Pastime Paradise
TTITLE8=Summer Soft
TTITLE9=Ordinary Pain
TTITLE10=Saturn
TTITLE11=Ebony Eyes - youngcapstar
EXTD=Songs In The Key Of Life (Original) - Disc 1 of 2\n1992 Motown Re
EXTD=cord Corporation\n\nReleased Se Wonder's longest, most ambitious 
EXTD=collection of songs, a two-LP (plus accompanying EP) set thad som
EXTD=e of the best performances of Wonder's career. The opening "Love'
EXTD=s in Need of Love Today" atirical baroque synthesizer. Hot on its
EXTD= heels comes the torrid fusion jam "Contusion," a big, dhood, "I 
EXTD=Wish." Though they didn't necessarily appear in order, Songs in t
EXTD=he Key of Life contaarvel that he sets the bar even higher here, 
EXTD=with brilliant material like the tenderly cathartic heartbreaker,
EXTD= "Summer Soft." Those inclined toward Stevie Wonder the social-is
EXTD=sues artist had"Pastime Paradise" examined the plight of those wh
EXTD=o live in the past and have little hope for tumanity and amusingl
EXTD=y imagining paradise as a residency on a distant planet. If all t
EXTD=his sounds he let it all go with one massive burst. (His only sub
EXTD=sequent record of the '70s was the simile making, Songs in the Ke
EXTD=y of Life is a work of monumental brilliance, two LPs and a bonus
EXTD= EP wet it's also a deeply personal and humane work which in many
EXTD= regards marks the culmination of Win the Key of Life also resona
EXTD=tes with a renewed spiritual dimension which lends the music even
EXTD=) and taking time out to pay respects to the masters of jazz ("Si
EXTD=r Duke"), illuminate the strugdise"). At times it's self-indulgen
EXTD=t, to be sure, but even at nearly two hours in length, Songso rev
EXTD=isit its glorious peaks in the years since. -- Jason Ankeny\n\nHa
EXTD=lf.com Details \nProducerel Sembello (guitar); Peter Kleinow (ste
EXTD=el guitar); Dorothy Ashby (harp); Bobbi Humphrey (flutembone); Ro
EXTD=nnie Foster (organ); Herbie Hancock, Gregory Phillinganes (keyboa
EXTD=rds); Eddie Brown (cemble, Minnie Riperton, Deniece Williams, Syr
EXTD=eeta Wright, West Angeles Church Of God Choir, Harusalito, Califo
EXTD=rnia. \n\nIncludes liner notes by Stevie Wonder\nAll tracks have 
EXTD=been digitally e LP spent 14 of its 80 charting weeks at number o
EXTD=ne. From his sharp commentaries on American sng his music further
EXTD= beyond R&B, funk, and disco than ever before.\n\nPresent here ar
EXTD=e some of  fiercely poetic declaration of "As" still shine as bri
EXTD=ghtly as ever. Perhaps less well-known asalute to America's pione
EXTD=ers of color. The keyboard sounds are as\n\nIndustry Reviews\nInc
EXTD=ludedeflects [Stevie's] global influence on contemporary soul, ja
EXTD=zz, funk, rap and pop....[it] speakrding\nOne of the first albums
EXTD= to debut at No. 1 in Billboard, Songs in the Key of Life was the
EXTD=than either of those masterworks. That Songs retains an enormous 
EXTD=amount of visionary relevance,tring quartet of "Village Ghetto La
EXTD=nd." This is Stevie, so naturally that cut's anger is balancs, De
EXTD=cember 10, 1999\nReviewer: MilesAndTrane (Chicago, Il USA)\nThe [
EXTD=then] eargerly-awaited doay. In truth, it really is an impressive
EXTD= statement, like earlier albums in the Wonder catalog, te ballads
EXTD=, but there's also acid-rock, swing, latin, gospel, even Hare Kri
EXTD=shna chants. As usua in "Black Man", and biblical wailing in "As"
EXTD=. "Joy Inside My Tears" acheives in greater effectce when this tr
EXTD=ack plays. The very-familiar "Isn't She Lovely" is a beautiful va
EXTD=lentine to his  The album is so varied that it may not have an im
EXTD=mediate, exciting appeal to the ears. Like otou don't really noti
EXTD=ce, you could go on singing La-La-La forever. There really is a l
EXTD=ot to swal there is always light at the end of the tunnel". It is
EXTD= a landmark album.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOME well spent. The music is
EXTD= probably the most personal and outspoken of his career. He sings
EXTD= abouion" is an instrumental the title is a reference to the life
EXTD=-threatening auto accident he was is on those matters in "Village
EXTD= Ghetto Land", "Pastime Paradise" & "Joy Inside My Tears". He als
EXTD=nder could always write great love songs and they are here as wel
EXTD=l in the forms of "Ebony Eyes"y on double albums, there is filler
EXTD=, but not here. Every song serves a purpose and help create ON.CO
EXTD=M CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSecond best, but still an all-time classic, Au
EXTD=gust 31, 2003\nReviewer: inking about it for nearly 18 years, and
EXTD= I now believe "Innervisions" holds that distinction. " continue 
EXTD=to go back and forth on the issue, in my mind. Ultimately though,
EXTD= it's irrelevant to  genre of music. But it has it's share of ann
EXTD=oyances, too.\nOne problem I have with it is Stevias been told, w
EXTD=ithout much progress, even getting tedious toward the end. Also, 
EXTD=the tired "blacrrogant, and devoting too many songs on an album t
EXTD=o it is detrimental to the album as a whole. er. The line about c
EXTD=hildren eating dog food is pathetic and poorly written. VGL is th
EXTD=e worst so to avoid stuff like that, and he didn't. He wanted to 
EXTD=make his point, and he let the album's qeople. You shouldn't have
EXTD= to be the same religion as him, or religious at all, to apprecia
EXTD=te hieligious & racial issues that concern him, and his music suf
EXTD=fered because of it. Those songs teting a lot of these songs, he 
EXTD=was thinking that only black christians would be listening to the
EXTD=to be a great songwriter who makes good albums, not great, becaus
EXTD=e on every one he can't stop hvie: if you want to make a gospel a
EXTD=lbum, just DO it, stop trying to make your albums part gospeonder
EXTD= if your strong personal & spiritual views have been holding you 
EXTD=back from making great alture, & love. Those songs are the true h
EXTD=eart of SITKOL. What was originally Side 4 of the albumto date (i
EXTD=ncluding Stevie), as far as I'm concerned. If you're a songwriter
EXTD=/musician and you waven't mentioned yet are all very good as well
EXTD=, with the exception of Contusion, which is way tosiderable flaws
EXTD=. The great is so amazingly strong that it overpowers the mediocr
EXTD=e. But I still  went along with it, and therefore was able to foc
EXTD=us and edit himself down to one album and mak together and have i
EXTD=t all be great & fit together. He needed a producer with a strong
EXTD=er will thess noodlings of Contusion, the failed electronic gimmi
EXTD=ckry of Village Ghetto Land and HATWG, ahave been better if Stevi
EXTD=e would ever let anyone use his demos and alternate takes for the
EXTD=se re songs included on reissues, as in Marvin Gaye's case. Let's
EXTD= hope he changes his mind. Not like (Los Angeles, CA United State
EXTD=s)\n"Songs in the Key of Life" is truly Stevie Wonder's opus. It 
EXTD=album ever recorded. It is just about the most magnificent, wide-
EXTD=ranging and deeply moving recoice of musicians on this record (in
EXTD=cluding Herbie Hancock, George Benson, and Greg Phillangaineordin
EXTD=g, not the one you see here.\nI have been trying for some time no
EXTD=w to dispell the notion t0's and 60's vintage they can improve th
EXTD=e overall fidelity of early stereo. However, Stevie's aced by the
EXTD= warmth and intimacy of the sound. Analog masters sound as though
EXTD= the musicians are wwell as all of the Stevie Wonder remasters th
EXTD=at were recently released by Motown. It sounds to  my ears ringin
EXTD=g, I can't understand why so many people prefer to listen to this
EXTD=. \n\nHaving co I think this about preserving and respecting the 
EXTD=original 'voice' of the record. Stevie Wonderm so stimulated by t
EXTD=he entire sonic experience. There are textures and nuances in man
EXTD=y of the lecome the standard. I am afraid that the fascination wi
EXTD=th technological advancement has supercethe album how it was inte
EXTD=nded to be heard in 1976 buy the original.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER
EXTD= REVIf the greatest pieces of music ever created (in my humble op
EXTD=inion...) Just wanna' say however tng loss, because he tweaked th
EXTD=e highs way too much, perhaps trying to go for a contemporary R&B
EXTD=ort of squishing the life out of the tunes. I'm just thankful I b
EXTD=ought a copy of Mobile Fidelitppily keep listening to the origina
EXTD=l versions of all these classic albums.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOM tour
EXTD=-de-force of musical styles from one of popular music's greatest 
EXTD=geniuses. Stuff like Inne-CD case: for some inexplicable reason, 
EXTD=Motown chose not to include the second booklet of liner
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