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Badlittlekitten · 10-24-2012, 01:52 PM

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Stevie Wonder - Where I'm Coming From
1971
Soul/Pop/Funk

Best tracks: 'Take Up a Course in Happiness', 'If You Really Love Me', 'Something Out of the Blue', 'Look Around', 'Sunshine in Their Eyes'.

The four albums that followed were all classics of course but it's Where I'm Coming From that's sealed its place as my favourite Wonder album. It's his most consistent work really, and there's something here for everyone, whether it's the Sly Stoned funk of 'Do Yourself a Favour', the jaunty romp, 'If You Really Love Me', or the McCartneyish ballads 'Something Out Of The Blue', 'I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer' and the infectious 'Take Up A Course In Happiness'. Even the preachy song, 'I Wanna Talk To You' is brilliantly tongue in cheek. It's all lovingly strung together with flutes, strings, horns, harpsichord, fuzz guitars and on the closer 'Sunshine In Their Eyes', a mournful children's choir. 'Sunshine' turns out to be a complete 'Hey Jude' rip off, but I like it more. The bit on the outro to 'Never Dreamed You'd Leave' where Stevie goes "why didn't you staaaaaaaaaaaaaay?!" backed by those strings may have brought me tears once. Easily one of the most overlooked albums by a big name.

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Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	98 Stevie Wonder - Where I'm Coming From 1971 Soul/Pop/Funk Best tracks: 'Take Up a Course in Happiness', 'If You Really Love Me', 'Something Out of the Blue', 'Look Around', 'Sunshine in Their Eyes'. The four albums that followed were all classics of course but it's Where I'm Coming From that's sealed its place as my favourite Wonder album. It's his most consistent work really, and there's something here for everyone, whether it's the Sly Stoned funk of 'Do Yourself a Favour', the jaunty romp, 'If You Really Love Me', or the McCartneyish ballads 'Something Out Of The Blue', 'I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer' and the infectious 'Take Up A Course In Happiness'. Even the preachy song, 'I Wanna Talk To You' is brilliantly tongue in cheek. It's all lovingly strung together with flutes, strings, horns, harpsichord, fuzz guitars and on the closer 'Sunshine In Their Eyes', a mournful children's choir. 'Sunshine' turns out to be a complete 'Hey Jude' rip off, but I like it more. The bit on the outro to 'Never Dreamed You'd Leave' where Stevie goes "why didn't you staaaaaaaaaaaaaay?!" backed by those strings may have brought me tears once. Easily one of the most overlooked albums by a big name. __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete)