Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection

• Artist: Stevie Wonder
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• Release Date: December 10, 1996
• Total Time: 128:36
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

While it's not quite the definitive compilation it could have been, the double-disc Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection is still a good overview of Stevie Wonder's long, prolific career. Skipping over "Fingertips, Pt. 2" and picking up with "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "I Was Made to Love Her," Song Review runs through the next three decades, hitting most of his biggest hits along the way, including "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," "Superstition," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Higher Ground," "Living for the City," "I Wish," "Master Blaster (Jammin')," "Ebony & Ivory," "I Just Called to Say I Love You," and "Part-Time Lover." Unfortunately, none of the songs are presented in chronological order. It begins in the '80s, switches to the '70s, hits the '80s again before going back to the '60s -- in other words, it's not really coherent. Nevertheless, most of Wonder's best-known and a good cross-section of his very best songs are included, making Song Review a fine, but not perfect, introduction to his career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Part-Time Lover	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:43)
I Just Called to Say I Love You	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:23)
Superstition	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:02)
Sir Duke	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:52)
My Cherie Amour	Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy	Stevie Wonder	(2:52)
I Was Made to Love Her	Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway	Stevie Wonder	(2:36)
Overjoyed	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:41)
Hey Love	Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax	Stevie Wonder	(2:52)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Lee Garrett, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway	Stevie Wonder	(2:39)
You Are the Sunshine of My Life	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(2:56)
Ribbon in the Sky	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:43)
Master Blaster (Jammin')	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:49)
Living for the City	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:41)
Uptight (Everything's Alright)	Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy	Stevie Wonder	(2:53)
Lately	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:04)
Do I Do	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(10:27)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Send One Your Love	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:01)
Ebony and Ivory (Lyrics)	Paul McCartney	Stevie Wonder	(3:40)
All I Do	Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax	Stevie Wonder	(5:16)
That Girl	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(5:14)
For Your Love	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:04)
I Wish	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:12)
You Will Know	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:02)
Boogie on Reggae Woman	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:09)
Higher Ground	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:09)
These Three Words	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:54)
Stay Gold	Carmine Coppola, Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(3:34)
Love Light in Flight	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(6:54)
Kiss Lonely Good-Bye [Single Version]	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	(4:05)
Hold on to Your Dream		Stevie Wonder	(4:19)
Redemption Song	Bob Marley	Stevie Wonder	(3:47)

Credits

Betty Wright (Vocals (Background)), George Martin (Producer), Kurt Carr (Vocals (Background)), Stephanie Andrews (Project Manager), Carmine Coppola (Orchestration), Henry Cosby (Arranger), Henry Cosby (Programming), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Vaughn Halyard (Associate Producer), Eddie LeVert (Vocals (Background)), Gary Olazabal (Associate Producer), Clarence Paul (Producer), Derrick Perkins (Associate Producer), Jamil Raheem (Vocals (Background)), Paul Riser (Arranger), Walter Williams (Vocals (Background)), Stevie Wonder (Arranger), Stevie Wonder (Producer), Stevie Wonder (Main Performer), Stevie Wonder (?), Stevie Wonder (Creative Sequence), Mickey Stevenson (Producer), Chris Bellman (Mastering), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (?), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (Creative Sequence), Nathan Watts (Associate Producer), Daniel Levitin (Liner Notes), Daniel Levitin (Consultant)