Even though ‘Fulfillingness’ First Finale’ is a slight departure from Wonder’s previous work, it serves as an excellent bridge to what is arguably his finest work, 1976’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life.’
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Innervisions’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
A spiritual journey that doesn’t preach, but instead, invites the listener to just take it all in and enjoy, ‘Innervisions’ signaled that Wonder’s best work was yet to come.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Shorn of the modern curse of overstuffing albums, the 10 tracks here are all winners, be it musically, lyrically or—most often—both.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Music of My Mind’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his fourteenth studio affair, Wonder found release from the constrictions Motown had previously imposed and spread his wings with the aid of the TONTO technology and his collaborators.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Down To Earth’ Turns 55 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his voice maturing in exciting ways at the time, Wonder’s sixth studio album showcases arrangements more freshly and tastefully crafted than those heard on his preceding albums.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective
In such an illustrious career filled with so many amazing and culture-shifting albums and songs, ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ stands as Stevie Wonder’s most shining of moments.
Read moreStevie Wonder’s ‘Where I’m Coming From’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
An endlessly fascinating album, ‘Where I’m Coming From’ serves as a transitional piece for both Stevie Wonder and Motown as a whole.
Read moreStevie Wonder's ‘Music of My Mind’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective
Wonder’s fourteenth studio affair effectively transitioned him from the gifted child star of the ‘60s to the mature, influential artist of the ‘70s and beyond.
Read moreRevisiting the Black Pop Liberation of Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire, 40 Years Later
Stevie Wonder & Earth, Wind & Fire’s dual 1976 masterpieces reinforce that Black lives, spirits, culture, love, and history mattered then as much as they do now.
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