Music of My Mind

Music of My Mind is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 3, 1972, by Tamla Records. Wonder would also release another studio album later on in 1972, called Talking Book.[1]

Music of My Mind
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1972
StudioMedia Sound, Electric Lady
(New York, New York)
Crystal Industries
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length47:53
LabelTamla
Producer
Stevie Wonder chronology
Where I'm Coming From
(1971)
Music of My Mind Talking Book
(1972)

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Austin Chronicle     [3]
CreemB+[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [5]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[5]
Los Angeles Times    [6]
MusicHound4.5/5[5]
Q     [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[9]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Love Having You Around" (Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 7:21
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, talk box, drums, Moog bass
    • Art Baron – trombone
    • Background Singers – uncredited
  2. "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" – 8:08
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
    • Buzz Feiten – electric guitar
  3. "I Love Every Little Thing About You" – 3:46
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, bongos, Moog bass
  4. "Sweet Little Girl" – 4:54
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, keyboard, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass
    • Background Singer - Syreeta (uncredited)

Side two

  1. "Happier Than the Morning Sun" – 5:18
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, Moog bass
  2. "Girl Blue" (Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:36
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, talk box, harmonica, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer, percussion
  3. "Seems So Long" – 4:22
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, keyboards, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
  4. "Keep On Running" – 6:40
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, Hohner clavinet, handclaps, drums, Moog bass
    • Background Singers – uncredited
  5. "Evil" (Wonder, Y. Wright) – 3:33
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
    • Choir – uncredited

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[10] 21
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums[10] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Position
US Billboard Pop Albums[11] 47

References

  1. "Stevie Wonder > Album Discography > AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Moser, Margaret (May 19, 2000). Review: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale. http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-05-19/77259/. Retrieved September 26, 2015. 
  4. Christgau, Robert (October 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Music of My Mind". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. Hilburn, Robert (April 1, 2000). Motown Releases Remind Us of Stevie Wonder's Impact. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/01/entertainment/ca-14758. Retrieved September 25, 2015. 
  7. Q. London: 123. August 2000.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  8. Considine, J. D. (2004). "Stevie Wonder". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 885–87. ISBN 0743201698. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  9. "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Allmusic: Sweet Baby James: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  11. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1972". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2014-04-27.