Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I

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Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
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Compilation album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedMay 4, 1982
Recorded1971–1982
Genre
Length85:47
Label Tamla
Producer Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Hotter than July
(1980)		Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
(1982)		 The Woman in Red (soundtrack)
(1984)
Singles from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
  1. "That Girl"
    Released: December 30, 1981
  2. "Do I Do"
    Released: February 19, 1982
  3. "Ribbon in the Sky"
    Released: June 13, 1982
  4. "Front Line"
    Released: January 1983

Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I is a compilation album by R&B/soul musician Stevie Wonder that was released in 1982 by Motown Records. It collects eleven Top-40 hit singles and five album tracks, including four previously unreleased tracks, from 1972 to 1982. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the U.S., and went to No. 8 in the UK. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. The four new songs were issued as singles to promote the album, with "That Girl" and "Do I Do" reaching the top 10 and top 20 of the US pop chart and number one and two on the R&B chart, respectively.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Palmer of The New York Times described Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium as "an impressive album" where "the songs flow into one another and are grouped loosely into four categories - protest funk on Side One, sophisticated ballads and lightly swinging rhythm tunes on Side Two, tributes to various influences and inspirations on Side Three, and dance tunes with jazz-like chord structures on Side Four." [2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote "Wonder remains a quintessential album artist, but this record is a terrific snapshot of the highlights." [1]

Content

Eleven previously released tracks were taken as singles from their respective albums, with "Higher Ground" and "Master Blaster (Jammin')" released before the LP. "Isn't She Lovely" was not released as a single from Songs in the Key of Life , while "Superstition", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", "You Haven't Done Nothin'", "I Wish", and "Sir Duke" all topped the Billboard Hot 100. "Living for the City" and "Boogie On Reggae Woman" appear in slightly different versions to those on their albums, and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is the single mix with the horns added.

The double album covers Wonder's "classic period" running from 1972 to 1980, compiling tracks that appeared on every album from Music of My Mind through Hotter than July . It also included four new songs, each tagged on as the last track on each album side: "Front Line"; "Ribbon in the Sky"; "That Girl"; and "Do I Do". The latter track features a solo by bebop jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The album's title is a portmanteau of "music" and "aquarium".

Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Wonder except "Front Line" by Wonder and Gary Byrd.

Side one
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Superstition" Talking Book (1972)4:25
2."You Haven't Done Nothin'" Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)3:29
3."Living for the City" Innervisions (1973)7:26
4."Front Line"Previously unreleased5:55
Total length:21:15
Side two
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" Music of My Mind (1972)7:57
2."Send One Your Love" Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" (1979)4:02
3."You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Talking Book (1972)2:51
4."Ribbon in the Sky"Previously unreleased5:35
Total length:20:25
Side three
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Higher Ground"Innervisions (1973)3:46
2."Sir Duke" Songs in the Key of Life (1976)3:52
3."Master Blaster (Jammin')" Hotter than July (1980)5:08
4."Boogie On Reggae Woman"Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)4:55
5."That Girl"Previously unreleased5:15
Total length:22:56
Side four
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."I Wish"Songs in the Key of Life (1976)4:12
2."Isn't She Lovely"Songs in the Key of Life (1976)6:32
3."Do I Do"Previously unreleased10:27
Total length:21:11

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium". Allmusic .
  2. ↑ Palmer, Robert (June 6, 1982). "STEVIE WONDER TAKES A LONG LOOK BACK". The New York Times . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6536". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Charts.nz – Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ "1982 Was A Big Year". Billboard. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-57. Retrieved October 28, 2020– via Google Books.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Stevie Wonder – Original Musiquarium I". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Stevie Wonder – Original Musiquarium I". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Stevie Wonder – Original Musiquarium I". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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