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Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life UHD (2010 - Funk Soul R& [Flac 24-88 SACD RIP]
Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth album by American singer, songwriter and
musician Stevie Wonder.
It was released on September 28, 1976 by Tamla Records, a division of Motown.
The double album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder's
"classic period" of recording.
The album was recorded primarily at Crystal Sound studio in Hollywood, with some
sessions recorded at the Record Plant in Hollywood, the Record Plant in Sausalito, and
The Hit Factory in New York City; final mixing was conducted at Crystal Sound.
By 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music; Wonder's
previous albums Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale were all
back-to-back critical successes.
However, by the end of 1975, Wonder seriously considered quitting the music industry and
planned to emigrate to Ghana to work with handicapped children.
Plans for a farewell concert had begun, but Wonder subsequently changed his mind and
signed a new contract with Motown on August 5, 1975. This outlined a seven-year,
seven-album, $37 million deal with full artistic control.
At the time, it was the largest recording deal in history.
Songs in the Key of Life was released as a double LP with a four-song bonus EP.
It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart becoming only the third album
to achieve that feat and the first by an American artist at the time.
The lead single "I Wish" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100; the follow-up single
"Sir Duke" also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs in the Key of Life spent
thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the
most weeks at number one during the year. It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in
the US.
In 2005, Songs in the Key of Life was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA).
Songs in the Key of Life won Album of the Year at the 19th Grammy Awards.
It is the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Wonder's career.
Widely regarded as Wonder's magnum opus and one of the greatest albums in the history of
recorded music, many musicians have remarked on the quality of the album and its influence
on their own work. Additionally, notable musicians have cited it as the greatest album of
all time.
It was voted number 89 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums and ranked number 4 on
Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
In 2002, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 2005, Songs in the Key of Life was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the
Library of Congress, which deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Artist...............: Stevie Wonder
Album................: Songs In The Key Of Life
Genre................: Funk Soul R&B
Source...............: SACD ISO 2.0
Year.................: 2010
Ripper...............: &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.3 20190804
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 63 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 88200 HZ / 24 Bit
Tracklist:
1. Stevie Wonder - Love's In Need Of Love Today
2. Stevie Wonder - Have A Talk With God
3. Stevie Wonder - Village Ghetto Land
4. Stevie Wonder - Contusion
5. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
6. Stevie Wonder - I Wish
7. Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me Off My Feet
8. Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise
9. Stevie Wonder - Summer Soft
10. Stevie Wonder - Ordinary Pain
11. Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
12. Stevie Wonder - Joy Inside My Tears
13. Stevie Wonder - Black Man
14. Stevie Wonder - Ngiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am Singing
15. Stevie Wonder - If It's Magic
16. Stevie Wonder - As
17. Stevie Wonder - Another Star
18. Stevie Wonder - Saturn
19. Stevie Wonder - Ebony Eyes
20. Stevie Wonder - All Day Sucker
21. Stevie Wonder - Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
Playing Time.........: 01:45:03
Total Size...........: 2001,92 MB |
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