I Was Made to Love Her (album)

Last updated
I Was Made to Love Her
Steviewonder I Was Made To Love Her.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 1967
Recorded1967
Studio Hitsville, USA, Detroit
Genre Soul
Length32:15
Label Tamla
Producer Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder chronology
Down to Earth
(1966)
I Was Made to Love Her
(1967)
Someday at Christmas
(1967)
Singles from I Was Made to Love Her
  1. "I Was Made to Love Her"
    Released: May 18, 1967

I Was Made to Love Her is the seventh studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released on August 28, 1967 under Tamla Records, a Motown subsidiary.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [2]
The Village Voice A− [3]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 2:36
  2. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Lloyd Price, John Marascalco) – 2:29
  3. "I'd Cry" (Wonder, Moy) – 2:33
  4. "Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)" (Wonder, Clarence Paul) – 2:36
  5. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:21
  6. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:55

Side Two

  1. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:11
  2. "A Fool for You" (Ray Charles) – 3:16
  3. "Can I Get a Witness" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:42
  4. "I Pity the Fool" (Deadric Malone) – 3:04
  5. "Please, Please, Please" (James Brown, John Terry) – 2:40
  6. "Every Time I See You I Go Wild" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) – 2:52

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<i>The Supremes A Go-Go</i> Album by the Supremes

Released in 1966 The Supremes A' Go-Go is the ninth studio album released by Motown singing group the Supremes. It was the first album by an all-female group to reach number-one on the Billboard 200 album charts in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Can I Get a Witness</span> 1963 single by Marvin Gaye

"Can I Get a Witness" is a song composed by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier as a non-album single for American recording vocalist Marvin Gaye, who issued the record on Motown's Tamla imprint in September 1963.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uptight (Everything's Alright)</span> 1965 single by Stevie Wonder

"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label. One of his most popular early singles, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" was the first hit single Wonder co-wrote.

<i>The Temptations with a Lot o Soul</i> 1967 studio album by The Temptations

The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul is the fifth studio album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label released in 1967. Featuring four hit singles, With a Lot o' Soul is the most successful Temptations album from their "classic 5" era, during which David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams constituted the Temptations' lineup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Was Made to Love Her (song)</span> 1967 single by Stevie Wonder

"I Was Made to Love Her" is a soul music song recorded by American musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967. The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, and producer Henry Cosby and included on Wonder's 1967 album I Was Made to Love Her.

<i>Up-Tight</i> 1966 studio album by Stevie Wonder

Up-Tight is a 1966 album by American singer Stevie Wonder, released by Motown on the Tamla label. It was his fifth studio release.

<i>Down to Earth</i> (Stevie Wonder album) 1966 studio album by Stevie Wonder

Down to Earth is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released on November 16, 1966 on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was a departure from Wonder's earlier, teen pop-driven albums, and, along with its predecessor, Up-Tight, it re-established the sixteen-year-old Wonder, whose voice had recently changed, as a Motown hitmaker.

<i>For Once in My Life</i> (Stevie Wonder album) 1968 studio album by Stevie Wonder

For Once in My Life is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on Motown Records, released in November 1968. Then eighteen years old, Wonder had established himself as one of Motown's consistent hit-makers. This album continued Wonder's growth as a vocalist and songwriter, and is the first album where he shares credit as producer. It featured four songs that hit the Hot 100 charts: "For Once in My Life" (#2), "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (#9) and the modest hits "I Don't Know Why" (#39) and "You Met Your Match" (#35). It also marked the debut of the Hohner Clavinet on a Stevie Wonder album, which would become a mainstay on albums to come.

<i>My Cherie Amour</i> (album) 1969 studio album by Stevie Wonder

My Cherie Amour is an album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on the Tamla (Motown) label on August 29, 1969, his eleventh studio album. The album yielded a couple of Top 10 hits in the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track (#4) and "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (#7), as well as Wonder's takes on the 1967 hit "Light My Fire" by The Doors, "Hello, Young Lovers" from The King and I and "The Shadow of Your Smile" from the 1965 film The Sandpiper. It reached #12 in the UK album chart and #34 in the Billboard 200 album charts.

<i>Signed, Sealed & Delivered</i> 1970 studio album by Stevie Wonder

Signed, Sealed & Delivered is the 12th studio album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released on August 7, 1970, by Tamla Records. The album featured four hits that hit the Billboard Hot 100: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (#3), "Heaven Help Us All" (#9), "Never Had a Dream Come True" (#26) and Wonder's cover of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" (#13). The album hit #25 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart as well as #7 on the R&B Albums chart.

<i>Stevie Wonder Live</i> 1970 live album by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder Live is a 1970 live album by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The second live collection by the singer-songwriter, it was released during the crossroads of Wonder's career as he was preparing to negotiate a new contract with Motown that gave him artistic control over his work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvia Moy</span> American songwriter and record producer

Sylvia Rose Moy was an American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder.

<i>Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II</i> 2006 studio album by Human Nature

Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II is the sixth studio album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature and second Motown covers release. It was released on 14 October 2006.

<i>Anthology</i> (The Supremes album) 1974 greatest hits album by The Supremes

Anthology, also known as Anthology: The Best of The Supremes, first released in May 1974, is a series of same or similarly titled compilation albums by The Supremes. Motown released revised versions in 1986, 1995 and 2001. In its initial version, a 35-track triple record collection of hits and rare material, the album charted at #24 on Billboard's "Black Albums" and #66 on "Pop Albums".

<i>Get Ready</i> (Human Nature album) 2007 studio album by Human Nature

Get Ready is the seventh studio album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature and third in their series Motown covers release. It was released on 17 November 2007.

<i>Looking Back</i> (Stevie Wonder album) 1977 compilation album by Stevie Wonder

Looking Back, also later known as Anthology, is a triple LP anthology by American soul musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1977 on Motown Records. Since its release in 12-inch triple LP format, it has not been reissued and is considered a limited edition. The album chronicles 40 songs from Wonder's first Motown period, which precedes the classic period of his critically acclaimed albums.

<i>What Love Has...Joined Together</i> (album) 1970 studio album by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

What Love Has...Joined Together is a 1970 album by R&B group Smokey Robinson & The Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label. A concept album consisting solely of six short love songs, it charted at number 97 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, and reached the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B album chart, peaking at number 9. It was the first Miracles album to have no new songs; the recordings are all cover versions of songs written by noted composers, such as Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Brenda Holloway and her sister Patrice Holloway, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles' John Lennon & Paul McCartney,, and Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers.

<i>Boogie</i> (album) 1979 compilation album by The Jackson 5

Boogie is a compilation album of both previously released and unreleased tracks by American band The Jackson 5. It was released by the Motown label on January 16, 1979, after the release of the Jacksons studio album Destiny (1978) a month earlier. Boogie is considered the rarest of all Jackson 5/Jacksons releases, as not many albums were pressed and fewer were sold at the time.

<i>Live at the Talk of the Town</i> (Stevie Wonder album) 1970 live album by Stevie Wonder

Live at the Talk of the Town is a 1970 live album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label, recorded at the Talk of the Town nightclub in London. The third live collection by the singer-songwriter, this is the follow-up to his preceding live release Stevie Wonder Live. It was originally only released in the UK, then finally released in the US in 2005 via iTunes as part of The Complete Stevie Wonder collection.

<i>The Michael Jackson Mix</i> 1987 compilation album by Michael Jackson

The Michael Jackson Mix is a compilation album by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson, released in 1987. Available as a double LP, double cassette and double CD, the album contains 40 songs from Jackson's Motown career – solo and with The Jackson 5 – edited together in four separate megamixes: "Love Mix 1" and "Love Mix 2" on the first LP, cassette and CD, and "Dance Mix 1" and "Dance Mix 2" on the second LP, cassette and CD.

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r22194
  2. Rolling Stone. Vol. 1, no. 3. December 14, 1967. p. 17.{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice . New York. p. 70. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  4. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records