Stevie Wonder - At The Close Of A Century [1999] (4 x CD's)

STEVIE WONDER

Stevie Wonder - At The Close Of A Century [1999] (4 x CD's)

"At the Close of a Century" may seem a rather portentous title for a box set, even one showcasing the work of such a formidable writer-performer as Stevie Wonder. Consider, though, that these discs appeared a few months before Wonder's 50th birthday and that he had already spent 36 years making records; he has more right than most to get a little highfalutin when invoking temporal milestones. Despite various retrospectives over the years, At The Close Of A Century is the first to cover the arc of Wonder's entire career. By the end of the first disc we've heard his early Motown hits and watched him develop into the masterful artist who'd go on to stack up landmark album after landmark album in the '70s. (Aretha Franklin's Wonder-penned hit "Until You Come Back to Me" is here in a rare version by the composer.) The string of LP's from Talking Book (1972) to Hotter Than July (1980) provides gem after gem on the two middle CD's with all of 1973's Innervisions save one cut represented, while post-"Master Blaster" winners such as "That Girl" and "Overjoyed" are the meat of the final disc. Add a smart booklet of essays, photos, and a discography, and this handsome package starts to look like a sharp addition to the collections of even hard-core Stevie buffs. (Amazon)

Finally there’s a boxed set that covers his entire career with 70 tracks drawn from singles, soundtracks and 20 albums. 

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Track lists

CD1

01 Stevie Wonder Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2 6:55

02 Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything's Alright) 2:53

03 Stevie Wonder Nothing's Too Good For My Baby 2:45

04 Stevie Wonder Blowin' In The Wind 3:06

05 Stevie Wonder A Place In The Sun 2:52

06 Stevie Wonder Hey Love 2:45

07 Stevie Wonder I Was Made To Love Her 2:37

08 Stevie Wonder Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 3:01

09 Stevie Wonder I'm Wondering 2:55

10 Stevie Wonder Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day 2:46

11 Stevie Wonder You Met Your Match 2:38

12 Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life 2:49

13 Stevie Wonder I Don't Know Why 2:47

14 Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour 2:53

15 Stevie Wonder Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 3:04

16 Stevie Wonder Never Had A Dream Come True 3:14

17 Stevie Wonder Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 2:40

18 Stevie Wonder Heaven Help Us All 3:14

19 Stevie Wonder We Can Work It Out 3:17

20 Stevie Wonder If You Really Love Me 3:00

21 Stevie Wonder Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer 2:56

22 Stevie Wonder Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) 8:07

23 Stevie Wonder I Love Every Little Thing About You 3:55

CD2

01 Stevie Wonder Superstition 4:26

02 Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 2:58

03 Stevie Wonder You And I 4:39

04 Stevie Wonder I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) 4:52

05 Stevie Wonder Too High 4:36

06 Stevie Wonder Visions 5:23

07 Stevie Wonder Living For The City 7:23

08 Stevie Wonder Golden Lady 4:58

09 Stevie Wonder Higher Ground 3:42

10 Stevie Wonder All In Love Is Fair 3:42

11 Stevie Wonder Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 4:44

12 Stevie Wonder He's Misstra Know It All 5:36

13 Stevie Wonder You Haven't Done Nothin' 3:24

14 Stevie Wonder Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away 5:02

15 Stevie Wonder Too Shy To Say 3:29

16 Stevie Wonder Boogie On Reggae Woman 5:13

17 Stevie Wonder Creepin' 4:20

CD3

01 Stevie Wonder Sir Duke 3:52

02 Stevie Wonder I Wish 4:12

03 Stevie Wonder Knocks Me Off My Feet 3:36

04 Stevie Wonder Pastime Paradise 3:28

05 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely 6:36

06 Stevie Wonder Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing 3:48

07 Stevie Wonder If It's Magic 3:12

08 Stevie Wonder As 7:08

09 Stevie Wonder Another Star 8:22

10 Stevie Wonder Send One Your Love 4:01

11 Stevie Wonder All I Do 5:14

12 Stevie Wonder Rocket Love 4:39

13 Stevie Wonder I Ain't Gonna Stand For It 4:39

14 Stevie Wonder Master Blaster (Jammin') 5:09

15 Stevie Wonder Lately 4:05

16 Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday 5:56

CD4

01 Stevie Wonder That Girl 5:15

02 Stevie Wonder Ribbon In The Sky 5:38

03 Stevie Wonder Do I Do 10:30

04 Stevie Wonder Love Light In Flight 6:54

05 Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You 4:23

06 Stevie Wonder Overjoyed 3:43

07 Stevie Wonder Part-Time Lover 4:12

08 Stevie Wonder Go Home 5:19

09 Stevie Wonder You Will Know 5:00

10 Stevie Wonder Skeletons 5:24

11 Stevie Wonder Gotta Have You 6:26

12 Stevie Wonder These Three Words 4:54

13 Stevie Wonder For Your Love 5:00

14 Stevie Wonder How Come, How Long (Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder) 5:11

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