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Black America Sings Stevie Wonder
« on: February 01, 2026, 09:10:25 pm »
Black America Sings Stevie Wonder.

Black America Sings Stevie Wonder
by Various Artists (Songwriter Series) on Ace Records
Ace Records · acerecords.co.uk


Ace as usual have some very bizarre choices :- 

'Living For The City' - Sylvester instead of Ike & Tina's version
'To Know You Is To Love You' - Margie Joseph and not Syreeta's.
'I Was Made To Love Her' - Bar-kays instead of Jr Walker's

Could have had 'If You Really Love Me' - Mary Wells, 'Never Had a Dream Come True' - Táta Vega, 'Every Time I See You I Go Wild' - J.J. Barnes, 'You Can't Judge a Book by It's Cover' - Yvonne Fair to name but a few.

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Re: Black America Sings Stevie Wonder
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2026, 02:31:27 pm »
Saving them for Volume 2 perhaps?

Mind you, it would create a strange precedent if Syreeta's version of "To Know You Is To Love You" were included, as Stevie Wonder sings on it too!!

Personally, I've always been partial to B B King's bluesy version of the song ... :)



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Re: Black America Sings Stevie Wonder
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2026, 07:49:07 pm »
I think one of the things I've liked about Ace/Kent's songwriter series is that they haven't always picked the obvious choices. Sure, sometimes it's a little too on the nose, but it's nice to expand my collection with songs from artists I might not always have.

I just created a smart playlist in my Apple Music based on Stevie Wonder being a composer of a song and the genre NOT being Motown (because THAT can make it a little too "on the nose"!) and came up with 71 tracks. I'm sure there's plenty more songs out there to create what Roger suggested--Volume 2?
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Re: Black America Sings Stevie Wonder
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2026, 05:04:32 am »
Quote from: DanMan869 on February 02, 2026, 07:49:07 pm
I think one of the things I've liked about Ace/Kent's songwriter series is that they haven't always picked the obvious choices. Sure, sometimes it's a little too on the nose, but it's nice to expand my collection with songs from artists I might not always have.

I just created a smart playlist in my Apple Music based on Stevie Wonder being a composer of a song and the genre NOT being Motown (because THAT can make it a little too "on the nose"!) and came up with 71 tracks. I'm sure there's plenty more songs out there to create what Roger suggested--Volume 2?

EXACTLY just a little too noodly for me sometimes - it almost seems that they look for the most obscure to be just a little bit too clever - Mrs Mills - Uptight or Winnifred Atwelll - My Cherie Amour lol.
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