Fulfillingness' First Finale (Remastered) Stevie Wonder

• 1 Smile Please 03:28
• 2 Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away 05:03
• 3 Too Shy To Say 03:29
• 4 Boogie On Reggae Woman 04:56
• 5 Creepin' 04:22
• 6 You Haven't Done Nothin' 03:23
• 7 It Ain't No Use 04:01
• 8 They Won't Go When I Go 05:59
• 9 Bird Of Beauty 03:48
• 10 Please Don't Go 04:09
• Total Runtime 42:38

Info zu Fulfillingness' First Finale (Remastered)

Boogie on! Warm, personal, stripped-down, and mainly playful: Stevie Wonder’s Fulfillingness’ First Finale primarily finds the legendary vocalist tracing the arcs of relationships on a spirited record that has gone down in history as one of the most cohesive, fully realized soul sets ever made. The fourth in Wonder’s five-album series of “classic period” creations, the 1974 landmark won three major Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal, and Best Male Rhythm and Blues Performance.

Indeed, there’s not one note out of place on the extraordinary ten-song set, notable for the way in which Wonder uses sparer arrangements to his advantage. Not that the overall tone is bleak or angry. Coming off of 1973’s socially biting Innervisions, Wonder intentionally returns to love-related fare here, investigating a surfeit of emotions involved with romance and passion. As had become his trademark, he handles a bulk of the songwriting, production, and performance chores but gets help from a few choice friends.

Appearances by singers Minnie Riperton, Paul Anka, Deniece Williams, and the Jackson 5 lend extra weight and breadth to the harmonies. Iconic Motown bassist James Jamerson and guitarist Sneaky Pete Kleinow lend instrumental support, but, as expected, Wonder is the center of his own universe. He nails the feelings of being in love, falling in it, realizing when it’s gone away, and wondering how to properly express it. Fulfillingness’ First Finale also benefits from Wonder’s continuing forays into social consciousness. The number-one smash “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” toasted the Nixon administration in classic style and bookends his previous topical cuts such as “Living for the City.”

'...Represents an unparalleled hitching of man to machine....music of the highest standard: a burst of creativity few other '70s artists, save Bowie, could match.' (Q-Magazine)

'...A Grammy-winning Album Of The Year as well as Wonder's last work with [Malcolm] Cecil and [Robert] Margouleff. [A] pretty essential acquisition.' (Mojo)

Stevie Wonder, vocals, various instruments
Michael Sembello, guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, pedal steel guitar
James Jamerson, bass
Reggie McBride, bass
Bobbye Porter, congas, bongos
Deniece Williams, background vocals
Jim Gilstrap, background vocals
Lani Groves, background vocals
Minnie Riperton, background vocals
Paul Anka, background vocals
Syreeta Wright, background vocals
The Jackson 5, background vocals
The Persuasions, background vocals
Larry Latimer, background vocals
Shirley Brewer, background vocals

Engineered by Malcolm Cecil
Produced by Stevie Wonder

Digitally remastered.

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