Stevie WonderSongs In The Key Of Life

Label:

Motown – VIP-6364~5

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Poster
Vinyl , 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 Love's In Need Of Love Today
Percussion [Collinga]Eddie "Bongo" Brown
7:05
A2 Have A Talk With God
Written-ByStevie Wonder
2:42
A3 Village Ghetto Land
Written-ByStevie Wonder
3:25
A4 Contusion
Backing VocalsShirley Brewer
VocalsWonderlove
3:45
A5 Sir Duke
Saxophone [Alto]Hank Redd
Saxophone [Tenor]Trevor Lawrence
TrumpetSteve Madaio
3:52
B1 I Wish
Backing VocalsRenee Hardaway
Saxophone [Alto]Hank Redd
Saxophone [Tenor]Trevor Lawrence
TrumpetSteve Madaio
4:12
B2 Knocks Me Off My Feet 3:35
B3 Pastime Paradise
PercussionRaymond Maldonado*
3:20
B4 Summer Soft
OrganRonnie Foster
PercussionNastee Latimer*
4:16
B5 Ordinary Pain
Backing VocalsTerry Hendricks
Saxophone [Alto]Hank Redd
VocalsShirley Brewer
6:22
C1 Isn't She Lovely 6:33
C2 Joy Inside My Tears
Backing VocalsSusaye Green*
6:29
C3 Black Man
Saxophone [Alto, Tenor]Hank Redd
TromboneGlen Ferris*
TrumpetSteve Madaio
8:29
D1 Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing
PercussionShirley Brewer
3:48
D2 If It's Magic
HarpDorothy Ashby
3:11
D3 As
Backing VocalsMary Lee Whitney
DrumsGreg Brown
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsHerbie Hancock
7:07
D4 Another Star
Backing VocalsJosie James
FluteBobbi Humphrey
GuitarGeorge Benson
PercussionNathan Alford, Jr.
Saxophone [Alto]Hank Redd
Saxophone [Tenor]Trevor Lawrence
TimbalesCarmello Hungria Garcia*
TrumpetSteve Madaio
8:19
E1 Saturn 4:54
E2 Ebony Eyes
Guitar [Steel]Sneaky Pete Kleinow
SaxophoneJim Horn
4:10
F1 All Day Sucker
Backing VocalsCarolyn Dennis
Guitar [Lead]WG "Snuffy" Walden
5:06
F2 Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) 3:58

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromMotown Record Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Motown Record Corporation
  • Made ByVictor Musical Industries, Inc.

Credits

  • BassNathan Watts (tracks: A4 to B1, D3, D4, E2, F2)
  • DrumsRaymond Pounds (tracks: A4 to B1)
  • Guitar [Lead]Michael Sembello (tracks: A4, A5, B5, E1, F1)
  • Guitar [Rhythm]Ben Bridges (tracks: A4, A5, B4, E1, F1)
  • KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes (tracks: A4, C1, C2, E1)
  • Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Written-ByStevie Wonder

Notes

First issue with wider obi noting the inclusion of a poster.

Issued with obi, two records (2 x LP), 7” bonus EP (titled “A Something Extra for ‘Songs In The Key Of Life'”), a 24-page lyric booklet, 1-page insert and folded poster.

℗1976 Motown Record Corporation
Made by Victor Musical Industries, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): T13340 C2 2645S 06 XTAL A3 21330 (2) 112 Japan
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): T13340 C2 2646S 06 XTAL A3 MR 21330-X (3) 112 Japan
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): T13340 C2 2647S 06 XTAL A3 21331-X (3) 112 Japan
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): T13340 C2 2648S 06 XTAL A3 21331-X (3) 112 Japan
  • Matrix / Runout (Side E runout): T13340 EP 2649 06 100679 (3) JS-6-XTAL E111 JL Japan
  • Matrix / Runout (Side F runout): T13340 EP 2650 06 100679-X (1) JS-8-XTAL E111 Japan
  • Other (7” cat #): S-101

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Songs In The Key Of Life (2×LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP) Motown 2 C168-97900/1, 2C 168-97900/1 1976
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Songs In The Key Of Life (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Yellow, Gatefold, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo, Yellow) Motown 5C 158-97900/1 Netherlands 1976
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Songs In The Key Of Life (2×LP, Terre Haute Pressing, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, All Media, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Tamla T13-340C2 US 1976
Songs In The Key Of Life (2×LP, Stereo, Gatefold, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo, All Media, Album) Motown TMSP 6002, 0C 158-98 261-3 UK 1976
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Songs In The Key Of Life (2×LP, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, All Media, Album) Tamla T13-340C2 US 1976

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Reviews

  • FlatWaxAU's avatar
    FlatWaxAU
    Wow - super warm and clean. Handwritten matrix codes confirmed. Heavy-duty artwork / jacket. You’ll never need to source another copy.
    • unrealigarashi's avatar
      unrealigarashi
      Sounds great indeed. Pressed using US metal parts maybe. Matrices in the dead wax are handwritten, which is not common for Japanese pressings in general and they are fluent as well.

      Sides are in order of the songs. Not for auto record changers. No slot for the EP.
      • crichton's avatar
        crichton
        Sounds amazing - I like it better than the 1st US pressing. Vinyl is super quiet, mastering is great and the cover is thick and quality.

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