Fulfillingness' First Finale

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Fulfillingness' First Finale
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Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released July 22, 1974
Recorded Record Plant Studios and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles; Media Sound and Electric Lady Studios in New York City
Genre Soul[1]
Length 42:33
Label Tamla
Producer Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil
Stevie Wonder chronology
Innervisions
(1973)Innervisions1973		 Fulfillingness' First Finale
(1974)		 Songs in the Key of Life
(1976)Songs in the Key of Life1976
Singles from Fulfillingness' First Finale
  1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
    Released: August 1974
  2. "Boogie On Reggae Woman"
    Released: November 1974

Fulfillingness' First Finale is a 1974 album by Stevie Wonder; widely considered one of the albums from his "classic period".[2][3][4] Released on July 22, 1974 on the Tamla label, it is Wonder's nineteenth album overall, and seventeenth studio album. According to Billboard magazine, it was Wonder's first studio album to top the Pop Albums chart where it remained for two weeks, while it was his third album to top the R&B/Black Albums chart where it spent nine non-consecutive weeks.[5]

Subsequent to the epic sweep and social consciousness of Innervisions, this set projected a reflective, decidedly somber tone.[according to whom?] The musical arrangements used in several songs while masterly could be considered sparse in comparison to others among his 1970s masterworks, evident especially in the bleak "They Won't Go When I Go" and understated "Creepin'".[according to whom?] While largely a stripped down, more personal sounding record, Wonder had not completely foregone social commentary on the world around him.[according to whom?] The No. 1 hit "You Haven't Done Nothin'" launched a pointed criticism of the Nixon administration[citation needed] bolstered by funky clavinet, drum machine, and a Jackson 5 cameo.[citation needed]

The album received three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, in 1974.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[6]
The Austin Chronicle 3.5/5 stars[7]
Christgau's Record Guide A–[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3/5 stars[9]
The Great Rock Discography 7/10[9]
Los Angeles Times 4/4 stars[10]
MusicHound 4/5[9]
Q 4/5 stars[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars[12]
The Village Voice B+[13]

Fulfillingness' First Finale won Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal, Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance (for "Boogie On Reggae Woman"), and Album of the Year in 1974.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Smile Please"   Wonder 3:28
2. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"   Wonder 5:02
3. "Too Shy to Say"   Wonder 3:29
4. "Boogie On Reggae Woman"   Wonder 4:56
5. "Creepin'"   Wonder 4:23
6. "You Haven't Done Nothin'"   Wonder 3:29
7. "It Ain't No Use"   Wonder 4:01
8. "They Won't Go When I Go"   Wonder, Yvonne Wright 5:59
9. "Bird of Beauty"   Wonder 3:48
10. "Please Don't Go"   Wonder 4:07
Total length:
 42:33
Side One
  1. "Smile Please" – 3:28
  2. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" – 5:02
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
    • Paul Anka – background vocal
    • Syreeta Wright – background vocal
    • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
    • Larry "Nastyee" Latimer – background vocal
  3. "Too Shy to Say" – 3:29
  4. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" – 4:56
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes, piano, harmonica, drums, Moog bass
    • Rocky Dzidzornu – congas
  5. "Creepin'" – 4:22
Side Two
  1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" – 3:29
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, bass drum, hi-hat, cymbal
    • Reggie McBride – electric bass
    • The Jackson 5 – background vocals
    • Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil – synthesizers
    • Horns, drum machine – uncredited
  2. "It Ain't No Use" – 4:01
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass
    • Lani Groves – background vocal
    • Minnie Riperton – background vocal
    • Deniece Williams – background vocal
  3. "They Won't Go When I Go" (Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 5:58
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
    • Bob and Malcolm - programming Moog
  4. "Bird of Beauty" – 3:48
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes, Hohner clavinet, drums, percussions, Moog bass
    • Bobbye Hall – cuíca
    • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
    • Lani Groves – background vocal
    • Deniece Williams – background vocal
    • Sergio Mendes - Portuguese lyrics[14]
    • Drum machine - uncredited
  5. "Please Don't Go" – 4:07
    • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, handclaps, drums, hi-hat, Moog bass
    • Michael Sembello – acoustic guitar
    • The Persuasions – background vocal
    • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
    • Deniece Williams – background vocal

Cover versions

2007.

  • "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Later recorded by Marcus Miller for Silver Rain in 2005
  • "You Haven't Done Nothing" - Later recorded by Curumin for "Achados e Perdidos", in 2005

Chart positions

Billboard Chart information by Billboard VNU eMedia

Album
Year Chart Position
1974 Soul Albums 1
Top LP's & Tape
Singles
Year Single Billboard
Hot 100		 Billboard
Hot Soul Singles
1974 "You Haven't Done Nothin'" 1 1
"Boogie on Reggae Woman" 3 1

See also

References

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External links

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
September 14–27, 1974		 Succeeded by
Bad Company by Bad Company
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  14. ↑ "Bird of Beauty" partial Portuguese lyrics provided by Sergio Mendes
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