Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Today Marks The 49th Anniversary of Stevie Wonders’ 18th Studio Album “Songs in the Key of Life” Originally Released on September 28, 1976.

“Songs in the Key of Life” is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder released in 1976 on Tamla Records.

The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, becoming only the third album to achieve that feat, and the first by an American artist.

Five songs were released as singles from the album "I Wish" , "Isn't She Lovely", "Sir Duke", "Another Star" and "As".

"I Wish" peaked at #1 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

"Isn't She Lovely" reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

"Sir Duke" peaked at #1 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

"Another Star" reached #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and at #32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"As" reached #36 on both the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Black Singles chart.

The album was certified diamond in the United States selling 5,000,000^ copies.

The album won Album of the Year at the 19th Grammy Awards and in 2002, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 2005 it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, which deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

“Songs in the Key of Life” was voted number 89 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums and was ranked number 4 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Track-listing

1. Love's in Need of Love Today

2. Have a Talk with God

3. Village Ghetto Land

4. Contusion (instrumental)

5. Sir Duke

6. I Wish

7. Knocks Me Off My Feet

8. Pastime Paradise

9. Summer Soft

10. Ordinary Pain

11. Isn't She Lovely

12. Joy Inside My Tears

13. Black Man

14. Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing

15. If It's Magic

16. As

17. Another Star

18. Saturn

19. Ebony Eyes

20. All Day Sucker

21. Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)(instrumental)

By Romie Rome For Musique Funkology