Results: Stevie Wonder
Published on 10/31/2023
Stevie Wonder - born Steveland Hardaway Morris Judkins on May 13, 1950 (age 73) is an American singer-songwriter. He was born six weeks premature and has been blind since shortly after birth. He signed with Motown’s Tamla label at age 11. He is one of the best selling and influential music artists of all time. In 1971, Wonder negotiated a new contract with Motown that gave him almost total control over his records and increased his royalty rate. He had a steady stream of hit songs in the 1970's and won multiple awards.
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Boogie On Reggae Woman (Stevie Wonder). Released November 1974 from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale. He played all the instruments on this song except for the congas. Billboard ranked it as the number 26 song for 1975. Stevie Wonder won the Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for this song at the 17th Grammy Awards. Do you know this song?
Yes
33%
689 votes
No
51%
1071 votes
N/A
17%
359 votes
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If You Really Love Me (Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright). Released July 22, 1971 from the album Where I'm Coming From. Co-writer Syreeta Wright was married to Stevie Wonder from 1970-1972 and sings background vocals on the song. This song was one of the last to feature Motown's background band the Funk Brothers. Wonder left the Hitsville USA studios in Detroit to record in New York City, playing most of the instruments himself. This was the first time Wonder had writing or co-writing credits for every song on an album. Do you know this song?
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43%
908 votes
No
39%
828 votes
N/A
17%
364 votes
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You are the Sunshine of my Life (Stevie Wonder). Released March 1973 from the album Talking Book. He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Do you know this song?
Yes
68%
1423 votes
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17%
356 votes
N/A
16%
335 votes
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (Stevie Wonder/Lee Garrett/Syreeta Wright/Lula Mae Hardaway). Released as a single on June 3, 1970, then on August 7, 1970 the song was also released on the album Signed, Sealed & Delivered. This was the first single Wonder produced on his own. Co-writer Lula Mae Hardaway was Stevie Wonder's mother. Do you know this song?
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66%
1387 votes
No
19%
397 votes
N/A
16%
328 votes
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Living for the City (Stevie Wonder). Released November 1973 from his Innervisions album. The song won Best Rhythm & Blues Song at the 1974 Grammy Awards. He wrote, produced and played all the instruments. I included this song in another survey 9 months ago but I couldn't leave this song out of a Stevie Wonder survey. Do you know this song?
Yes
44%
933 votes
No
39%
815 votes
N/A
17%
365 votes
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