| A Time to Love | ||||
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| Studio album by Stevie Wonder | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 77:41 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Stevie Wonder | |||
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A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since 1995's Conversation Peace. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stores on October 18, 2005, following an exclusive electronic release on Apple's iTunes Music Store on September 27. It is his 23rd official studio album.
The first single, issued in April 2005, was "So What the Fuss", which featured Prince on guitar and En Vogue on backing vocals. Follow-up singles included "Positivity" with his daughter Aisha Morris, "From the Bottom of My Heart", and "Shelter in the Rain".
The song "Shelter in the Rain" was in tribute to his first wife, singer Syreeta Wright.
Wonder makes a brief reference to singer Minnie Riperton in the song "Positivity".
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C)[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| New York Times | (mixed)[6] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant | [9] |
| Stylus | (B-)[10] |
His first new studio album in a decade, the album was received with generally positive reviews, despite its having been delayed several times during the year of its release.