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Chasing forever. I'm Too Close. Another Sky. Peace wanted just to be free. Louis blues. True to your heart. To feel the fire. A Song For Children. Brand new days. Miss represented people. Some years ago. Everyday I Have The Blues. Justice of the heart. Curtain Falls. Days Like This. What a wonderful world. Anil Mathew. Dana Terrell. Felipe Pineda. Eric Day. Typhany Pearce. Michelo Nyaundi. Mike Sutton. T Bey. PJ Moneybags. Daniel Porter. Bella Couture. By dint of his trademark harmonica, innovative clavinet fills and the hint of desperation in his vocals, he knocks the original for six.
Enjoy unlimited access to 70 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a day free trial. The wait was worth it however, as a new and mature artist emerged on this sentimental ballad that reached No 4 on both sides of the Atlantic and quickly became a standard.
This much-loved song is also one of the great singles that never was. Stevie refused to release it as a 45, as it would have meant shortening the seven-minute album track. Never shy in paying tribute to his heroes, Wonder lionised Bob Marley on this sparkling reggae-funk jam that also recognises his own place in the world as a black man.
Wonder became a free agent on his 21st birthday, but remained with Motown while enjoying full artistic control. Soon, he confirmed his emergence as a major artist with the superb Talking Book album, which included this beautifully crafted, impossibly romantic No 1 single.
This exuberant single represents Motown in all its mid-Sixties pomp; it gave Stevie his first UK hit, as he began to find his own unmistakable sound. What caused the rush of creative genius that enabled Wonder to write and record this funky meditation on reincarnation in just three hours? A fantastic blast of social commentary, best heard for maximum effect in the full album version — but the edited single still packs a punch.
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