This is a rare 1st Pressing @ Santa Maria Pressing plant

Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life

Label:Tamla – T13-340C2, Tamla – T13-00340

Format:2 x Vinyl, LP

Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP

All Media, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing

Country:US

Released:1976

Genre:Funk / Soul

Style:Soul, Disco

Vinyl Grades: EX+ copy (see pics)                         *WITH 7" 45RPM EP
(-) is used if it is at lower end of specific category.  (++) is used if it is at higher end of specific category       (**IMPORTANT-- SEE GRADING SCALE BELOW DESCRIPTION). * CLEANED / RESTORED UTILIZING A VPI RECORD CLEANER.
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Jacket Grades: EX copy (see pics) Original custom printed BOOKLET...
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Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life

Label:Tamla – T13-340C2, Tamla – T13-00340

Format:2 x Vinyl, LP

Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP

All Media, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing

Country:US

Released:1976

Genre:Funk / Soul

Style:Soul, Disco

Tracklist

A1                    Love's In Need Of Love Today

Percussion [Collinga] – Eddie "Bongo" Brown

7:05

A2                    Have A Talk With God

Written-By – Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder

2:42

A3                    Village Ghetto Land

Written-By – Shatema Byrd, Stevie Wonder

3:25

A4                    Contusion

Backing Vocals – Artece May, Josie James, Michael Gray (2), Shirley Brewer

Featuring – Wonderlove

3:45

A5                    Sir Duke

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio

3:52

B1                    I Wish

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – Renee Hardaway

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio

4:12

B2                    Knocks Me Off My Feet          3:35

B3                    Pastime Paradise

Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Raymond Maldonado*

3:20

B4                    Summer Soft

Organ – Ronnie Foster

Percussion – Nastee Latimer*

4:16

B5                    Ordinary Pain

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – Charity McCrary, Deniece Williams, Linda McCrary, Lynda Laurence, Madelaine 'Gypsy' Jones, Mary Lee Whitney, Minnie Riperton, Sundray Tucker, Syreeta Wright, Terry Hendricks

Vocals – Shirley Brewer

6:22

C1                    Isn't She Lovely           6:33

C2                    Joy Inside My Tears

Backing Vocals – Susaye Green*

6:29

C3                    Black Man

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Hank Redd

Trombone – George Bohanon, Glen Ferris*

Trumpet – Steve Madaio

8:29

D1                   Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing

Percussion – Amale Mathews, Charles Brewer, John Fischbach, Josette Valentino, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, Nelson Hayes, Renee Hardaway, Shirley Brewer

Translated By [Spanish] – Raymond Maldonado*

Translated By [Zulu] – Thoko Mdalose Hall

3:48

D2                   If It's Magic

Harp – Dorothy Ashby

3:11

D3                   As

Backing Vocals – Mary Lee Whitney

Drums – Greg Brown

Guitar – Dean Parks

Keyboards – Herbie Hancock

7:07

D4                   Another Star

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – George Benson, Josie James

Flute – Bobbi Humphrey

Guitar – George Benson

Percussion – Nathan Alford, Jr.

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Timbales – Carmello Hungria Garcia*

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio

8:19

                        A Something's Extra Bonus Record   

E1                    Saturn 4:54

E2                    Ebony Eyes

Saxophone – Jim Horn

Steel Guitar – Sneaky Pete Kleinow

4:10

F1                    All Day Sucker

Backing Vocals – Carolyn Dennis

Lead Guitar – WG "Snuffy" Walden

5:06

F2                    Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) 3:58

Companies, etc.

 

    Record Company – Columbia Record Club

    Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

 

Credits

 

    Arranged By – Stevie Wonder

    Bass – Nathan Watts (tracks: A4 to B1, D3, D4, E2, F2)

    Composed By – Stevie Wonder

    Drums – Raymond Pounds (tracks: A4 to B1)

    Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A4, C1, C2, E1)

    Lead Guitar – Mike Sembello* (tracks: A4, A5, B5, E1, F1)

    Lead Vocals – Stevie Wonder

    Liner Notes [Spanish Translation] – Raymond Maldonado*

    Liner Notes [Zulu Translation] – Thoko Mdalose Hall

    Performer [Performed By] – Stevie Wonder

    Producer – Stevie Wonder

    Rhythm Guitar – Ben Bridges (tracks: A4, A5, B4, E1, F1)

    Written-By – Stevie Wonder

 

Notes

Label variation: The labels look nearly identical to the release page this was copied from. In this version the text is in brown ink and not black. The background of the TAMLA logo is a dark grey and not a light tan.

 

Columbia Record Club version. "CRC" in black ink on spine located below "Tamala" and above "Songs.."

 

Collector's album includes two records (2 x LP), a something extra (7", titled 'A Something Extra for "Songs In The Key Of Life"') and 24-page lyric booklet. All records pressed on black vinyl.

 

Gatefold sleeve has cat. number T13-340C2, labels have T13-00340.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

 

    Other (cat # 7"): T 340EP

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