Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)
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| Studio album by Stevie Wonder | ||
| Released | November 16, 1966 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Label | Motown | |
| Producer(s) | Clarence Paul, Henry Cosby | |
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| Stevie Wonder chronology | ||
| Up-Tight (1966) |
Down to Earth (1966) |
I Was Made to Love Her (1967) |
"Down to Earth" is a 1966 album by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album, both artistically and musically was a big departure from Wonder's earlier more teen pop-driven albums while on the label. Re-establishing himself as a Motown hitmaker with two hit singles including "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", Wonder, at sixteen, was losing his childish vocals and was starting to sing in a much deeper tenor voice. He also co-wrote and co-produced several singles on the album. On the cover, Wonder was the first Motown artist to have a cover filmed in the streets of Detroit sitting on the step of an apartment complex located allegedly in the slums of the city playing on his trademark harmonica. It featured the huge single, "A Place in the Sun". Another single, "Hey Love", would go on to become a hit for Detroit soul singer Betty Lavette the following year.
[edit] Tracklisting
- "A Place in the Sun" (Miller/Wells) 2:52
- "Bang Bang" (Bono) 2:42
- "Down to Earth" (Miller/Vanderberg) 2:50
- "Thank You Love" (Cosby/Moy/Wonder) 2:55
- "Be Cool, Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together)" (Cosby/Moy/Wonder) 2:43
- "Sylvia" (Cosby/Moy/Wonder) 2:34
- "My World Is Empty Without You" (Dozier/Holland/Holland) 2:53
- "The Lonesome Road" (Austin/Shilkret) 3:06
- "Angel Baby (Don't You Ever Leave Me)" (Cosby/Moy) 2:45
- "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Dylan) 2:30
- "Sixteen Tons" (Travis) 2:42
- "Hey Love" (Broadnax/Paul/Wonder) 2:41
