Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder Song)
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| Single by Stevie Wonder from the album In Square Circle |
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| B-side | "Land of La La" | |
| Released | 1985 | |
| Recorded | 1979, 1985 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 3:41 | |
| Label | Motown | |
| Writer(s) | Stevie Wonder | |
| Producer | Stevie Wonder | |
"Overjoyed" is a 1985 hit single released by American and Motown music great Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. It was Wonder's last Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
It was written first for the 1979 album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, but was left off the album, and re-recorded for the album In Square Circle. In the liner notes for the song "crickets, nightingale & additional bird sound, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves" are listed under "Environmental percussion".
It was later covered by Mary J. Blige as a rare track of her "Ballads" collection released only in Japan.
Jane Monheit subsequently included a cover of the song in her 2007 album "Surrender".
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