Customer Reviews
Stevie's Magnum Opus - By: Kamakiriad, 15 Aug 2008 
I can't add much to what's already been written here. This is an essential album - though I regard all of the following as essential too:
Talking Book
Innervisions
Fulfillingness First Finale
If you're new to Stevie's work, please don't buy a collection, you'll be missing out on so much!
an absolute classic stevie wonder youre cool! - By: Mr. S. L. Smith, 20 Jul 2008 this a fantastic double album all the songs are fab i also recommend the albums music of my mind talking book & innervisions & original misquarium there fantastic buy this you wont regret it!1
"Wonder" ful - By: R. G. Philpott, 29 Jan 2008 Have the vinyl. Now got the CD & its still timeless. I have many favourites. Love "I am singing" this sums up stevies lifein music.
The song writing is 1st class.in my view far better than Lennon/Mccartney ever were. This guy does the lot himself. This album should bein every collection. best selling double album of all time, i believe. Well justified.
Stevie's Best - By: David R. Bishop, 10 Jan 2008 Somehow it seems uncool to rate an artist's most succesful album as their best, but I make no apology for doing soin this case.
By 1976, Stevie Wonder had established himself as perhaps the first black artist who could consistantly sell albumsin all markets around the world, winning awards, including best album Grammys. It is amazing to think that he had been around for over a decade, but was still only 26 years old. He wrote, sang, played & produced with the maturity of a much older man.
My favorite tracks are 'As' which was the third or fourth single so didn't do too well, but the lyrics are worthy of Smokey. It is the last wordin love songs. It was revived a few years back by George Michael & Mary J Blige. I also like 'Village Ghetto Land', a biting social commetary. Then there is 'If It's Magic' a stunningly simple track with just Stevie's voice & a harp. It calls for a wider universal love.
As a teenager, I saved pocket money for weeks to buy the vynil, & replaced it on CD as soon as it was released. Now here it is remastered for next to nothing! People don't realise they are born today!
Absolute genius - By: Nick Sydenham, 09 Apr 2007 All of Stevie Wonder's outputin the 1970s (up to 'the Secret Life of Plants') should have a placein your record collection, but this should be right at the front so all you friends can see what great taste you have when they come & visit.
There's track after track of absolute pop genius and, although there are a few duffers, they only serve to give you time to catch your breath before Stevie's off with another classic. This is probably the one record I would grab if my record collection decided to spontaneously combust.
