Looking Back (Stevie Wonder album)

Looking Back, and also called Anthology, is a triple LP anthology by American musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on November 30, 1977 on Motown Records.[1]

Looking Back
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 1977
Recorded1962–71
Genre
Length103:57
LabelMotown
Producer
Stevie Wonder chronology
Songs in the Key of Life
(1976)
Looking Back Journey through the Secret Life of Plants
(1979)

Album packaging

Since its release as a 12-inch triple LP, it has not been made available on a CD or download. It is considered to be a limited edition.[2] The album has 40 songs from Wonder's early period (1962 - 1971).

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Thank You (For Loving Me All the Way)" - (2:30)
  2. "Contract on Love" - (2:02)
  3. "Fingertips - Part 2" - (2:52)
  4. "Workout Stevie, Workout" - (2:40)
  5. "Castles in the Sand" - (2:10)
  6. "Hey Harmonica Man" - (2:35)
  7. "High Heel Sneakers" - (2:58)

Side two

  1. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - (2:53)
  2. "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" - (2:38)
  3. "Blowin' in the Wind" - (3:45)
  4. "Ain't That Asking for Trouble" - (2:47)
  5. "I'd Cry" - (2:22)
  6. "A Place in the Sun" - (2:52)
  7. "Sylvia" - (2:33)

Side three

  1. "Down to Earth" - (2:48)
  2. "Thank You Love" - (2:50)
  3. "Hey Love" - (2:44)
  4. "Travelin' Man" - (2:54)
  5. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" - (3:06)
  6. "I Was Made to Love Her" - (2:35)
  7. "I'm Wondering" - (2:52)

Side four

  1. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" - (2:44)
  2. "You Met Your Match" - (2:36)
  3. "I'd Be a Fool Right Now" (New 1977 mix) - (2:53)
  4. "Alfie" - (2:58)
  5. "More Than a Dream" - (3:20)
  6. "For Once in My Life" - (2:16)

Side five

  1. "Angie Girl" - (2:56)
  2. "My Cherie Amour" - (2:54)
  3. "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" - (2:43)
  4. "If I Ruled The World" - (3:31)
  5. "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" - (2:57)
  6. "Never Had a Dream Come True" - (2:59)
  7. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - (2:46)

Side six

  1. "Heaven Help Us All" - (2:59)
  2. "I Gotta Have a Song" - (2:32)
  3. "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" - (2:56)
  4. "If You Really Love Me" - (2:53)
  5. "Something Out of the Blue" - (2:58)
  6. "Do Yourself a Favor" - (5:58)

Personnel

  • Stevie Wonder - vocals, piano, harmonica, keyboards

Production

Producer Side one Side two Side three Side four Side five Side six
Henry Cosby 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 1, 2, 6, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1, 2, 4, 6
Clarence Paul 1, 4 3, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Stevie Wonder 2 3, 7 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
William Stevenson 1 1, 2
Hal Davis 5, 6
Berry Gordy 3, 7
Ron Miller 1
Holland–Dozier 2
Johnny Bristol 5

Charts

Title Information
Looking Back
"Castles in the Sand"
"Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"
  • US Pop Singles #20
  • US Black Singles #4

References

  1. "Stevie Wonder Looking Back". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. Billboard, Vol 89, No. 49 (December 10, 1977), p. 89