Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants (Remastered) Stevie Wonder

• 1 Earth's Creation 04:07
• 2 The First Garden 02:33
• 3 Voyage To India 06:29
• 4 Same Old Story 03:46
• 5 Venus' Flytrap And The Bug 02:26
• 6 Ai No Sono 02:07
• 7 Seasons 02:55
• 8 Power Flower 05:31
• 9 Send One Your Love 03:06
• 10 Race Babbling 08:54
• 11 Send One Your Love 04:02
• 12 Outside My Window 05:30
• 13 Black Orchid 03:47
• 14 Ecclesiastes 03:44
• 15 Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye 03:02
• 16 Come Back As A Flower 03:42
• 17 A Seed's A Star/Tree Medley 05:42
• 18 The Secret Life Of Plants 04:30
• 19 Tree 06:01
• 20 Finale 06:49
• Total Runtime 01:28:43

Info for Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants (Remastered)

Stevie Wonder broke a three-year silence, one that followed a series of six classic albums released within six years, with this double album, the score/soundtrack to a little-seen environmental documentary directed by Wild Bunch co-screenwriter Walon Green. From the release of Songs in the Key of Life through the release of Plants, Wonder had been active, actually, but only as a collaborator, working with Ramsey Lewis, the Pointer Sisters, Minnie Riperton, Syreeta, Ronnie Foster, and Michael Jackson. Even so, three years was a considerable lag between albums.

Anticipation was so high that this release peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and R&B album charts. It quickly slipped to footnote status; when Wonder's 1972-1980 albums were reissued in 2000, it was left out of the program. Plants is a sprawling, fascinating album. Though it is dominated by synthesizer-heavy instrumental pieces with evocative titles, there is a handful of full-blown songs. The gorgeous, mostly acoustic ballad 'Send One Your Love' was a Top Ten R&B single, while the joyous 'Outside My Window' registered in the Top 60. Beyond that, there's the deep classic 'Come Back as a Flower,' a gently lapping, piano-led ballad featuring Syreeta on vocals.

Otherwise, there are playfully oddball tracks like 'Venus' Flytrap and the Bug,' where Wonder chirps 'Please don't eat me!' through robotizing effects, and 'A Seed's a Star,' which incorporates crowd noise, a robotized monologue, and a shrieking Tata Vega over a funkier and faster version of Yellow Magic Orchestra. The album is not for everyone, but it suited its purpose and allowed its maker an amount of creative wiggle room that few major-label artists experience.“ (Andy Kellman)

Stevie Wonder, vocals, various instruments
Syreeta, vocals
Tata Vega, vocals
Ben Bridges, guitar
Rick Zunigar, guitar
Michael Sembello, guitar
Hank Redd, saxophone
Larry Gittens, trumpet
Ron Kersey, keyboards
Nathan Watts, bass
Ibrahim Camara, percussion
Lamine Konte, percussion
Dennis Davis, percussion
Joe Johnson, percussion
Earl DeRouen, percussion
Kathy Collier, background vocals
Susaye Greene, background vocals
Josie James, background vocals
Abdoulaye Soumare, background vocals
Angela Winbush, background vocals
Shirley Brewer, background vocals
Alexandra Brown, background vocals
Marva Halcolm, background vocals

Produced by Stevie Wonder
Engineered by Gary Olazabal

Digitally remastered

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