Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is the first live album by Stevie Wonder (then known as "Little Stevie Wonder") . The album was released on the Tamla record label on May 31, 1963. It was also the first album that Wonder released in 1963, the second was With a Song in My Heart.[2]

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Live album by
ReleasedMay 1963 (1963-05)[1]
RecordedJune 1962 at Regal Theater, Chicago
Genre
Length23:36
LabelTamla
ProducerBerry Gordy[1]
Stevie Wonder chronology
Tribute to Uncle Ray
(1962)
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius With a Song in My Heart
(1963)
Singles from Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
  1. "Fingertips"
    Released: May 1963 (1963-05)[1]

Track listing

  1. "Fingertips" (Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul) – 6:40
  2. "Soul Bongo" (Marvin Gaye, Paul) – 3:01
  3. "La La La La La" (Paul) – 2:34
  4. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:13
  5. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:48
  6. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:23
  7. "Don't You Know" (Charles, Berry Gordy) – 3:19

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1963 Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) 1
Preceded by
Days of Wine and Roses by Andy Williams
Billboard 200 number-one album
August 24, 1963 - August 30, 1963
Succeeded by
My Son, the Nut by Allan Sherman

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Definitive Collection (CD liner). Stevie Wonder. United States: UTV Records/Motown Records. 2002. p. 10. 440 066 164-2. 
  2. "Stevie Wonder > Album Discography > AllMusic". AllMusic.