Tuesday Feature LP: Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key of Life (1976) 9pm ET

 

Side one “Love’s in Need of Love Today” (Wonder) – 7:06 Eddie “Bongo” Brown—collinga All other instruments—Stevie Wonder “Have a Talk with God” (Calvin Hardaway, Wonder) – 2:42 All instruments—Stevie Wonder “Village Ghetto Land” (Gary Byrd, Wonder) – 3:25 All instruments—Stevie Wonder “Contusion” (Wonder) – 3:46 Mike Sembello—lead guitar Raymond Pounds—drums Nathan Watts—bass Ben Bridges—rhythm guitar Greg Phillinganes—keyboard All other instruments—Stevie Wonder Michael Gray, Josie James, Shirley Brewer, Artece May—Vocals “Sir Duke“ (Wonder) – 3:52 Raymond Pounds—drums Nathan Watts—bass Mike Sembello—lead guitar Ben Bridges—rhythm guitar Hank Redd—alto saxophone Raymond Maldonado—trumpet Trevor Laurence—tenor saxophone Steve Madaio—trumpet All other instruments—Stevie Wonder

Side two “I Wish“ (Wonder) – 4:12 Nathan Watts—bass Hank Redd—alto saxophone Raymond Maldonado—trumpet Trevor Laurence—tenor saxophone Steve Madaio—trumpet Stevie Wonder—vocals, Fender Rhodes, ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Drums “Knocks Me Off My Feet” (Wonder) – 3:36 Stevie Wonder—acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, vocals, synth bass “Pastime Paradise” (Wonder) – 3:27 Raymond Maldonado, Bobbye Hall—percussion All other instruments—Stevie Wonder Hare Krishna, West Angeles Church Choir—background vocals “Summer Soft” (Wonder) – 4:14 Ben Bridges—rhythm guitar Ronnie Foster—organ Larry “Nastyee” Latimer—percussion Stevie Wonder—vocals, acoustic piano, drums, hi-hat, synth bass “Ordinary Pain” (Wonder) – 6:16 Mike Sembello—lead guitar Hank Redd—alto saxophone All other instruments—Stevie Wonder Minnie Riperton, Mary Lee Whitney, Deniece Williams, Syreeta Wright—background vocals Shirley Brewer—reply Linda Lawrence, Terri Hendricks, Sundray Tucker, Charity McCrary, Madelaine Jones—reply’s background vocals

 

Side three “Isn’t She Lovely?“ (Wonder) – 6:34 Greg Phillinganes—keyboard Stevie Wonder-Fender Rhodes, RMI Electra piano, Bass Synthesizer, harmonica, drums “Joy Inside My Tears” (Wonder) – 6:30 Stevie Wonder-Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Piano, Bass Synthesizer, Drums Greg Phillinganes—keyboard Susaye Green—background vocals “Black Man”(Byrd/Wonder) – 8:27 Stevie Wonder-Fender Rhodes, bass synthesizer, synthesizer, talk box, drums, percussion Hank Redd—alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Steve Madaio—trumpet George Bohanon—trombone Glen Ferris—trombone

Side four “Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing” (Wonder) – 3:48 Charles Brewer, Shirley Brewer, Renee Hardaway, Nelson Hayes, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, John Fischbach, Amale Mathews, Josette Valentino—background percussion Stevie Wonder-vocals, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drums “If It’s Magic” (Wonder) – 3:12 Dorothy Ashby—harp Stevie Wonder—vocal, harmonica “As“ (Wonder) – 7:08 Nathan Watts—bass, handclaps Dean Parks—guitar Herbie Hancock—Fender Rhodes, handclaps Greg Brown—drums Stevie Wonder—lead and background vocal, Fender Rhodes Mary Lee Whitney—background vocals Dave Hanson, Yolanda Simon, Josette Valentino—handclaps “Another Star“ (Wonder) – 8:08 Bobbi Humphrey—flute George Benson—guitar and background vocals Hank Redd—alto saxophone Raymond Maldonado—trumpet Trevor Laurence—tenor saxophone Steve Madaio—trumpet Nathan Alford, Jr.—percussion Carmello Hungria Garcia—timbales Stevie Wonder—lead vocal, piano, bass synthesizer, drums Josie James—background vocals

A Something’s Extra

The “A Something’s Extra” 7″ EP was included with the special-edition version of the original LP. These tracks are also on most CD versions of the album, either split between both discs or appended to the end of the second disc.

Side one “Saturn” (Michael Sembello, Wonder) – 4:54 Mike Sembello—lead guitar Ben Bridges—rhythm guitar Gregory Phillinganes—keyboard All other instruments—Stevie Wonder “Ebony Eyes” (Wonder) – 4:11 Nathan Watts—bass Jim Horn—saxophone Peter “Sneaky Pete” Kleinow—steel guitar Stevie Wonder-lead vocals, piano, talkbox, drums

Side two “All Day Sucker” (Wonder) – 5:06 Ben Bridges—rhythm guitar Mike Sembello—rhythm guitar W. G. “Snuffy” Walden—lead guitar Stevie Wonder—lead vocals,background vocals, bass synthesizer, clavinet, drums Carolyn Denis—background vocals “Easy Goin’ Evening (My Mama’s Call)” (Wonder) – 3:55 Nathan Watts—bass All other instruments—Stevie Wonder

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