Songs in the Key of Life

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Annotation

1976 US release Media: 7" vinyl EP Label:TAMLA (MoTown Record Co.) Cat#:T340 EP
Side A: Tracks 1-2 Side B: Tracks 3-4
The companion discs for this release are here:
Disc 1
Disc 2

Annotation last modified on 2010-11-05 08:18 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ Vinyl 1
▼ Vinyl 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Isn’t She Lovely
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set), electric piano, harmonica, percussion, Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
handclaps:
Brenda Barrett, Shirley Brewer, Colleen Carleton, Carole Cole, Nelson Hayes, David Henson, Artece May, Edna Orso, Sundray Tucker and Josette Valentino
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Isn’t She Lovely
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
3.16:33
2Joy Inside My Tears
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set), piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes
background vocals:
Susaye Greene and Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Joy Inside My Tears
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
36:27
3Black Man
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set), percussion, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, talkbox and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
trombone:
George Bohanon and Glenn Ferris
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
performer:
Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
remasters:
Black Man by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Black Man
composer:
Gary Byrd and Stevie Wonder
5:56
4Ngiculela - Es Una Historia / I Am Singing
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
percussion:
Charles Brewer, Shirley Brewer, John Fischbach, Renee Hardaway, Nelson Hayes, Marietta Waters (Marietta Waters), Amale Mathews, Josette Valentino and Nathan Watts
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
Ngiculela – Es una historia – I Am Singing
lyricist:
Thoko Mdalose Hall, Raymond Maldonado and Stevie Wonder
composer:
Stevie Wonder
3:48
5If It’s Magic
producer:
Stevie Wonder
harmonica and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
If It’s Magic
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
33:11
6As
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set):
Greg Brown (drummer)
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
handclaps:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), David Henson, Yolanda Simmons, Josette Valentino, Nathan Watts and Stevie Wonder
keyboard:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Mary Lee Whitney and Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
recording of:
As
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
4.57:09
7Another Star
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set), piano, background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
flute and guest flute:
Bobbi Humphrey
guest guitar, guitar and guest background vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
percussion:
Nathan Alford, Jr.
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
timbales:
Carmelo Garcia and Hungaria "Carmelo" Garcia
trumpet:
Steve Madaio and Raymond Maldonado
background vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer), Josie James and Stevie Wonder
performer:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Another Star
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Arabella Éditions Musicales SARL, Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
8:01
▶ Vinyl 3: A Something's Extra