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STEVIE WONDER- SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1976 DOUBLE LP +BONUS EP & LYRICS
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January 26, 2023
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January 21, 2023
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Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician . A double album, it was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of . It was recorded primarily at Crystal Sound studio in , with some sessions recorded at the in Hollywood, the in , and in ; final mixing was conducted at Crystal Sound. The album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder's "classic period" of recording. Songs in the Key of Life was released as a with a four-song bonus . It debuted at number one on the , becoming only the third album to achieve that feat, and the first by an American artist. Both the lead single "" and follow-up single "" reached number one on the . The album spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year, and was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the US.
– Songs In The Key Of Life Label: – TMSP 6002, – 0C 158-98 261-3Format: 2 x , LP, Stereo, Gatefold , 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo , Album Country:Released:Genre:Style:, Track listing. Original release.
All tracks are written by , unless otherwise noted.
Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Love's in Need of Love Today" 7:062."Have a Talk With God"Wonder, Calvin Hardaway2:423."Village Ghetto Land"Wonder, 3:254."Contusion" (instrumental) 3:465."" 3:52Total length:20:51 Side twoNo.TitleLength1.""4:122.""3:363.""3:274."Summer Soft"4:145."Ordinary Pain"6:16Total length:21:45 Side threeNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."" 6:342."Joy Inside My Tears" 6:303.""Wonder, Byrd8:27Total length:21:31 Side fourNo.TitleLength1."Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing" (translation by Thoko Mdalose Hall, Raymond Maldonado)3:482."If It's Magic"3:123.""7:084.""8:28Total length:22:16 A Something's Extra EP.Original LP editions included a bonus 7" EP, titled "A Something's Extra", containing four bonus tracks.
Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Saturn"Wonder, 4:542."Ebony Eyes" 4:11Total length:9:05 Side twoNo.TitleLength1."All Day Sucker"5:062."Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)" (instrumental)3:55Total length:9:01
