Ballad Collection

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Moog programming and associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (in 1972)
congas:
Daniel Ben Zebulon (in 1972)
background vocals:
Gloria Barley (in 1972), Jim Gilstrap (in 1972) and Lani Groves (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 83), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 281)
recording of:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:53
2My Cherie Amour
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1967 until 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 399)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
2:53
3Golden Lady4:58
4You and I (We Can Conquer the World)4:40
5If Ever
cover recording of:
If Ever
writer:
Stephanie Andrews and Stevie Wonder
4:49
6Too Shy to Say3:30
7All in Love Is Fair3:43
8For Your Love
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
4:07
9Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer2:56
10If It’s Magic
producer:
Stevie Wonder
harmonica and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1976)
recording of:
If It’s Magic
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
3:15
11Overjoyed
associate producer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Earl Klugh
other instruments [ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves], percussion [environmental percussion], piano and synthesizer [CS80], piano, synthesizer [CS80], lead vocals and other vocals [crickets, nightingale & additional bird sounds]:
Stevie Wonder
strings [string] arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Overjoyed
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:46
12Send One Your Love
producer:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Send One Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and 大洋音楽
4:03
13Kiss Lonely Good‐Bye4:10
14Love’s in Need of Love Today
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer, clavinet, drums (drum set), Rhodes piano, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1976)
recording of:
Love’s in Need of Love Today
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
7:08
15Ribbon in the Sky
recording of:
Ribbon in the Sky
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and 大洋音楽
5:40
16Stay Gold3:36
17Lately
assistant engineer:
Bob Harlan
engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer and piano:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recorded at and mixed at:
Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lately
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Hong Kong Ltd
4:07
18Free
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Olazabal
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Free
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
4:12

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