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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
Stevie Wonder
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
AllMusic4.5/5 stars11px11px11px[2]
The Austin Chronicle3.5/5 stars11px11pxFile:Star half.svg11px[3]
CreemB+[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars11px11px11px11px[5]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[5]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars11px11px11px[6]
MusicHound4.5/5[5]
Q3/5 stars11px11px11px11px[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars11px11px11px11px[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.
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