Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life

Label:  Tamla – T13-340C2

Format:  2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold

Country:  US

Released:  Sep 28, 1976

Genre:  Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style:  Soul, Funk, Fusion, Jazz-Funk

A1. Love's In Need Of Love Today  7:05

Percussion [Collinga] – Eddie "Bongo" Brown

A2. Have A Talk With God  2:42

Written-By – Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder

A3. Village Ghetto Land  3:25

Written-By – Byrd, Stevie Wonder

A4. Contusion  3:45

Backing Vocals – Artece May, Josie James, Michael Gray, Shirley Brewer

Featuring – Wonderlove

A5. Sir Duke  3:52

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado, Steve Madaio

B1. I Wish  4:12

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – Renee Hardaway

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado, Steve Madaio

B2. Knocks Me Off My Feet  3:35

B3. Pastime Paradise  3:20

Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Raymond Maldonado

B4. Summer Soft  4:16

Organ – Ronnie Foster

Percussion – Nastee Latimer

B5. Ordinary Pain  6:22

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – Charity McCrary, Deniece Williams, Linda McCrary, Lynda Laurence, Madelaine 'Gypsy' Jones, Mary Lee Whitney, Minnie Riperton, Sundray Tucker, Syreeta Wright, Terry Hendricks

Vocals – Shirley Brewer

C1. Isn't She Lovely  6:33

C2. Joy Inside My Tears  6:29

Backing Vocals – Susaye Green

C3. Black Man  8:29

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Hank Redd

Trombone – George Bohanon, Glen Ferris

Trumpet – Steve Madaio

D1. Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing  3:48

Percussion – Amale Mathews, Charles Brewer, John Fischbach, Josette Valentino, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, Nelson Hayes, Renee Hardaway, Shirley Brewer

Translated By [Spanish] – Raymond Maldonado

Translated By [Zulu] – Thoko Mdalose Hall

D2. If It's Magic  3:11

Harp – Dorothy Ashby

D3. As  7:07

Backing Vocals – Mary Lee Whitney

Drums – Greg Brown

Guitar – Dean Parks

Keyboards – Herbie Hancock

D4. Another Star  8:19

Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd

Backing Vocals – George Benson, Josie James

Flute – Bobbi Humphrey

Guitar – George Benson

.Percussion – Nathan Alford, Jr

Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence

Timbales – Carmello Hungria Garcia

Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado, Steve Madaio

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation

Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation

Record Company – Motown Record Corporation

.Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc

.Published By – Black Bull Music, Inc

Engineered At – Crystal Sound

Engineered At – The Hit Factory

Engineered At – Record Plant, Los Angeles

Engineered At – Record Plant, Sausalito

Mastered At – Crystal Sound

Lacquer Cut At – Crystal Sound

Mastered At – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – Δ100679

Mastered At – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – Δ100706

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Arranged By, Composed By, Lead Vocals, Performer [Musician], Producer, Written-By – Stevie Wonder

Bass – Nathan Watts (tracks: A4 to B1, D3, D4)

Drums – Raymond Pounds (tracks: A4 to B1)

Engineer – Gary Olazabal, John Fischbach

Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A4, C1, C2)

Lead Guitar – Mike Sembello (tracks: A4, A5, B5)

Liner Notes [Spanish Translation] – Raymond Maldonado

Liner Notes [Zulu Translation] – Thoko Mdalose Hall

Mastered By – Andrew Berliner, Jeff Sanders

Rhythm Guitar – Ben Bridges (tracks: A4, A5, B4)

.Label and pressing variation. Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute per 'T1' in runouts

.LPs are auto-coupled, record one contains sides one and four, record two contains sides two and three

:From front cover

.Collector's Album Includes Two Records A Something's Extra Bonus Record 24-Page Lyric Booklet

:From rear cover

℗ 1976 Motown Record Corporation

© 1976 Motown Record Corporation

.Hollywood, California 90028. All rights reserved

Trademark Motown Corporation

.Printed in U.S.A

Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): 2645-S

Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): 2646-S

Matrix / Runout (Label, side C): 2647-S

Matrix / Runout (Label, side D): 2648-S