The Complete Stevie Wonder

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The Complete Stevie Wonder
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Compilation album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedOctober 12, 2005
Genre R&B, soul
Length39:28:58
Label Motown
Stevie Wonder chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2002)
The Complete Stevie Wonder
(2005)
A Time to Love
(2005)

The Complete Stevie Wonder is a digital compilation featuring the work of Stevie Wonder. Released a week before the physical release of A Time to Love , the set comprises almost all of Wonder's officially released material, including single mixes, extended versions, remixes, and Workout Stevie Workout, a 1963 album which was shelved and replaced by With a Song in My Heart . The set also contains a digital (PDF) booklet and three music videos: "Overjoyed", "Part-Time Lover" and "So What the Fuss". [1]

Contents

On April 21, 2015, the box set lost its exclusivity rights to iTunes. It was removed from the iTunes store, but is available on other streaming services, and available on FLAC as well.

Disc listing

For more information on each album, go to their respective main articles.

Bonus material

Discs 37-39

Mono singles
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 1"Tribute to Uncle Ray2:32
2."I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 2"
  • Gordy
  • Paul
Tribute to Uncle Ray2:50
3."Little Water Boy"
  • Paul
Previously unreleased2:38
4."La La La La"
  • Paul
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius2:19
5."Contract on Love"Tribute to Uncle Ray2:15
6."Sunset"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
Tribute to Uncle Ray2:54
7."Fingertips, Pt. 1"
  • Cosby
  • Paul
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius3:20
8."Fingertips, Pt. 2"
  • Cosby
  • Paul
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius3:11
9."Work Out, Stevie, Work Out"
  • Cosby
  • Paul
Workout Stevie Workout2:44
10."Monkey Talk"
  • Paul
Workout Stevie Workout2:43
11."Castles in the Sand"Stevie at the Beach2:11
12."Thank You (for Loving Me All the Way)"Previously unreleased2:56
13."Hey Harmonica Man"
  • Marty Cooper
  • Lou Josie
Stevie at the Beach2:33
14."This Little Girl" Ray Charles Previously unreleased2:56
15."Happy Street"
Stevie at the Beach2:26
16."Sad Boy"
Stevie at the Beach2:31
17."Pretty Little Angel"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
  • Mike Valvano
Up-Tight2:11
18."Tears in Vain"
  • Paul
Previously unreleased2:29
19."Kiss Me Baby"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
Greatest Hits (1983)2:14
20."High Heel Sneakers"1962-1974 Wonderland3:04
21."Funny How Time Slips Away"Previously unreleased3:49
22."Music Talk"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
  • Ted Hull
Up-Tight2:58
23."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Up-Tight2:54
24."Purple Rain Drops"
  • Paul
  • Hull
Previously unreleased3:08
25."Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"
  • Cosby
  • Moy
  • Stevenson
Up-Tight2:40
26."With a Child's Heart"
  • Cosby
  • Moy
  • Vicki Basemore
Up-Tight3:04
27."Blowin' in the Wind" Robert Zimmerman Up-Tight3:05
28."Ain't That Asking for Trouble"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Up-Tight2:49
29."A Place in the Sun"
Down to Earth3:10
30."Sylvia"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Down to Earth2:34
31."Someday at Christmas"
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
Someday at Christmas2:49
32."Travelin' Man"
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
Looking Back2:55
33."Hey Love"
Down to Earth2:55
34."I Was Made to Love Her"
  • Wonder
  • Hardaway
  • Cosby
  • Moy
I Was Made to Love Her2:38
35."Hold Me"
Up-Tight2:36
36."I'm Wondering"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Released as a single2:54
37."Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
I Was Made to Love Her2:52
38."Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
For Once in My Life2:47
39."Why Don't You Lead Me to Love?"
  • Wonder
  • Hardaway
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Previously unreleased3:11
40."You Met Your Match"
  • Wonder
  • Hardaway
  • Don Hunter
For Once in My Life2:43
41."My Girl"
I Was Made to Love Her2:56
42."Alfie"Eivets Rednow3:13
43."More Than a Dream"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
Eivets Rednow3:39
44."For Once in My Life"
  • R. Miller
  • Murden
For Once in My Life2:48
45."Angie Girl"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
My Cherie Amour3:!0
46."I Don't Know Why"
For Once in My Life2:48
47."My Cherie Amour"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
My Cherie Amour2:53
48."Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
My Cherie Amour3:04
49."I'd Be a Fool Right Now"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
For Once in My Life2:53
50."Never Had a Dream Come True"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Signed, Sealed & Delivered3:12
51."Somebody Knows, Somebody Cares"
  • Wonder
  • Hardaway
  • Cosby
  • Moy
My Cherie Amour2:34
52."Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
Signed, Sealed & Delivered2:47
53."I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
  • Cameron Grant
For Once in My Life2:57
54."Heaven Help Us All"
  • R. Miller
Signed, Sealed & Delivered3:14
55."I Gotta Have a Song"
  • Wonder
  • Hardaway
  • Hunter
  • Riser
Signed, Sealed & Delivered2:33
56."We Can Work It Out"Signed, Sealed & Delivered2:55
57."Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"
  • Wonder
  • Wright
Where I'm Coming From2:54
58."If You Really Love Me"
  • Wonder
  • Wright
Where I'm Coming From3:01
59."Think of Me As Your Soldier"
  • Wonder
  • Wright
Where I'm Coming From3:38
60."What Christmas Means to Me"
Someday at Christmas2:30
61."Bedtime for Toys"
  • R. Miller
  • Orlando Murden
Someday at Christmas3:29

Discs 40-43

All tracks written by Wonder, unless otherwise noted.

Additional singles and rarities
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 2 (Alternate version)"Switched on Blues5:10
2."Don't You Know (Live at the Apollo)"The Motor-Town Revue, Vol. 1--Live at the Apollo3:24
3."Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2 (Live, stereo mix)" Cooley High soundtrack6:28
4."Lois"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
  • Vicki Basemore
Never-Before Released Masters from Motown's Brightest Stars2:26
5."Motor Town Revue Tour Promo (Promo version)"  0:36
6."I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues (Live, Motor Town Revue, Vol. 2)"
  • Gordy
  • Paul
Motortown Revue, Vol. 22:26
7."Moon River (Live)"Motortown Revue, Vol. 24:51
8."Don't You Feel It!"
  • Robert Staunton
  • Robert Walker
Never-Before Released Masters from Motown's Brightest Stars2:30
9."I Gave Up Quality for Quantity" A Cellarful of Motown! volume 22:48
10."Greetings to the Tamla-Motown Appreciation Society (Promo version)"  0:42
11."High Heel Sneakers (Live)"Motortown Revue in Paris3:29
12."Funny How Time Slips Away (Live)"Motortown Revue in Paris4:03
13."Fingertips"
  • Cosby
  • Paul
Motortown Revue in Paris6:04
14."Purple Rain Drops"
  • Paul
  • Ted Hull
The Motown Box3:18
15."I Hear a Symphony"Motown Sings Motown Treasures2:39
16."Are You Sure Love Is the Name of This Game"
  • Robinson Jr.
A Cellarful of Motown!2:36
17."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Looking Back: Anthology 2:59
18."I'm Wondering"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits2:55
19."Travelin' Man"
Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits Volume 22:51
20."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Wallace Willis In Loving Memory2:59
21."Feeling Good"Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '682:22
22."A Place in the Sun"
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '683:17
23."I Was Made to Love Her"
Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '683:22
24."Blowin' in the Wind"Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '685:51
25."Alfie"Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '685:17
26."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Tamla-Motown Festival Tokyo '683:06
27."If I Ruled the World"
  • Wonder
  • William Lewis
  • Menton Smith
Looking Back: Anthology3:36
28."For Once in My Life"
  • R. Miller
  • Orlando Murden
Motortown Revue Live3:29
29."Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Motortown Revue Live4:44
30."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
Motortown Revue Live3:06
31."Just Enough to Ease the Pain"
  • Wonder
  • Angela Satterwhite
The Complete Motown Anthology3:07
32."I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (with Diana Ross)Motown at the Hollywood Palace3:45
33."Don't Know Why I Love You"
Motown at the Hollywood Palace3:04
34."For Once in My Life" (with Diana Ross)
  • R. Miller
  • Murden
Motown at the Hollywood Palace2:53
35."Il Sole E'Di Tutti" (Italian language version of "A Place in the Sun")
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
 3:03
36."Passo Le Mie Notti Qui Da Solo" (Italian language version of "Music Talk")
  • Wonder
  • Paul
  • Ted Hull
 3:00
37."Dove Vai" (Italian language version of "Travelin' Man")
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
 2:53
38."Non Sono un Angelo" (Italian language version of "I'm Wondering")
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
 3:07
39."Se Tu Ragazza Mia" (Italian language version of "My Girl")
  • Robinson Jr.
  • Ronald White
 3:48
40."Solo Te, Solo Me, Solo Noi" (Italian language version of "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday")
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
 3:02
41."My Cherie Amor" (Italian language version)
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
 2:55
42."Mi Ayer, Tu Ayer, el Ayer" (Spanish language version of "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday")
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
 3:01
43."Mi Querido Amor" (Spanish language version)
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
 2:55
44."Por Primera Vez" (Spanish language version of "For Once in My Life")
  • R. Miller
  • Murden
 2:56
45."Un Lugar en el Sol" (Spanish language version of "A Place in the Sun")
  • R. Miller
  • Wells
 3:17
46."I've Got to Find Him (Promo version)"
Aired on WKNR Detroit2:59
47."To Know You Is to Love You" (performed by Syreeta) Syreeta 6:05
48."Boogie On Reggae Woman (Single version with alternate intro)" 7" single4:53
49."Harmour Love" (performed by Syreeta)  One to One 3:39
50."Pops, We Love You (7" single mix)" (with Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson)Single3:30
51."I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" 12" single, track originally from Hotter Than July 4:37
52."All I Do"
  • Wonder
  • Paul
  • Broadnax
12" single, track originally from Hotter Than July5:16
53."Ebony and Ivory" (with Paul McCartney)
  • McCartney
Tug of War 3:42
54."Used to Be" (performed by Charlene featuring Stevie Wonder)
Single4:02
55."Stay Gold"  Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection , track originally from The Outsiders 3:35
56."Upset Stomach"  The Last Dragon soundtrack 6:34
57."You Will Know" 12" single4:06
58."My Eyes Don't Cry" Single, track originally from Characters 4:33
59."Keep Our Love Alive" Single4:01
60."Feeding Off the Love of the Land" Single5:52
61."Too High" (with Boyz II Men and Norman Brown) Just Between Us, track originally from Innervisions 5:13
62."Dream Come True" (with The Temptations)
  • Wonder
  • Cosby
  • Moy
The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown: A Tribute to Berry Gordy4:15
63."Stubborn Kind of Fellow"Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye3:02
64."Kiss Lonely Good-bye (Soundtrack version)" Promo CD5:03
65."Kiss Lonely Good-bye (Soundtrack orchestral version without harmonica)" Promo CD4:40
66."Kiss Lonely Good-bye (Soundtrack orchestral version with harmonica)" Promo CD4:40
67."Hold On to Your Dream (1996 Song Review version)"  The Adventures of Pinocchio soundtrack4:22
68."Hold On to Your Dream (Orchestral version)" The Adventures of Pinocchio soundtrack4:24
69."Redemption Song (Soundtrack version)"Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection3:48
70."True to Your Heart" (with 98º) 98 Degrees and Rising 4:16
71."If Ever"
  • Wonder
  • Stephanie Andrews
Ballad Collection4:47
72."To Feel the Fire" Ballad Collection (Japan release)3:48
73."To Feel the Fire (Alternate gospel version)" Ballad Collection (Japan, 2-disc expanded edition)3:43
74."Jesus Children of America" Love and Freedom4:53
75."Misrepresented People"
Bamboozled soundtrack4:38
76."Some Years Ago" Bamboozled soundtrack5:03
77."The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" Voyage to India (Target exclusive)2:42
78."Seasons Greetings from Motown" 1977 promo single1:21
79."Merry Christmas/Happy Kwanzaa" 1977 promo single0:42
80."Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" 1977 promo single0:20
81."Happy Holidays (UK promotional single)" 1977 promo single0:27

Disc 44-48

All tracks written by Wonder, unless otherwise noted.

Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Pops, We Love You (12" disco single remix)" (with Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson) Pops, We Love You 6:34
2."Master Blaster (Jammin') (12" remix)"  Hotter Than July 6:15
3."Master Blaster (Jammin') (12" dub remix)" Hotter Than July6:29
4."Love Light in Flight (12" remix)"  The Woman in Red soundtrack 6:36
5."Love Light in Flight (12" instrumental remix)" The Woman in Red soundtrack7:39
6."Don't Drive Drunk (12" remix)" Single8:21
7."Don't Drive Drunk (12" instrumental remix)" Single8:20
8."Did I Hear You Say You Love Me? (12" remix)" Hotter Than July8:44
9."Part-Time Lover (12" remix)"  In Square Circle 8:20
10."Part-Time Lover (12" instrumental remix)" In Square Circle8:16
11."Go Home (12" remix)" In Square Circle9:27
12."Go Home (12" instrumental remix)" In Square Circle8:37
13."Land of La La (12" remix)" In Square Circle8:38
14."Land of La La (12" instrumental remix)" In Square Circle8:38
15."Skeletons (12" remix)" Single, track originally from Characters 6:45
16."Skeletons (12" instrumental remix)" Single, track originally from Characters6:43
17."Get It (12" remix)" (with Michael Jackson) Single, track originally from Characters6:47
18."Get It (12" instrumental remix)" (with Michael Jackson) Single, track originally from Characters6:46
19."My Eyes Don't Cry (12" remix)" Single, track originally from Characters6:35
20."My Eyes Don't Cry (A cappella)" Single, track originally from Characters6:58
21."My Eyes Don't Cry (Dub remix)" Single, track originally from Characters7:26
22."My Eyes Don't Cry (Bonus Beats)" Single, track originally from Characters3:49
23."My Eyes Don't Cry (12" alternate New York City hot remix)" Single, track originally from Characters8:47
24."Happy Birthday (UK 12" remix)" Single, track originally from Hotter Than July8:11
25."Keep Our Love Alive (12" remix)" Single4:47
26."Keep Our Love Alive (12" instrumental remix)" Single4:46
27."Gotta Have You (12" war vocal)"  Jungle Fever soundtrack 8:49
28."Gotta Have You (12" war track)" Jungle Fever soundtrack8:47
29."Fun Day (Remix)" Jungle Fever soundtrack6:31
30."Fun Day (Instrumental remix)" Jungle Fever soundtrack6:29
31."Fun Day (Club remix)" Jungle Fever soundtrack6:11
32."Fun Day (A cappella)" Jungle Fever soundtrack1:51
33."Cold Chill (Dance remix)"  Conversation Peace 6:05
34."Cold Chill (Live)" Conversation Peace7:27
35."Cold Chill (Prince version)" (performed by Prince) Conversation Peace7:23
36."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Wonder West Side "D" remix)" Single4:49
37."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Ronin Smooth Flavor remix)" Single4:05
38."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Wonder West Side vocal)" Single5:23
39."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Wonder West Side track)" Single5:24
40."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (A cappella; lead vocals)" Single4:45
41."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Dance Hall – Mafia & Fluxy)" Single5:12
42."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Slojungle – Longsy D & Pinky)" Single5:23
43."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Wonder West Side edit short version)" (Mislabeled as "Human Rhythm mix radio edit") Single3:55
44."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Human Rhythm mix radio edit w/o scratch intro)" Single3:46
45."Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Human Rhythm remix w/ scratch)" Single5:14
46."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (DJ Smash essential funk remix)" Signed Sealed & Delivered 4:22
47."So What the Fuss (Remix)" (with Q-Tip) A Time to Love3:34
48."So What the Fuss (Remix w/o rap)" (with Q-Tip) A Time to Love4:04
49."So What the Fuss (Global soul remix)" A Time to Love4:24

Notes to Disc 40-43

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"Pops, We Love You " is a 1978 single recorded and released by Motown stars Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder, as a tribute to Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr. who had died that year from cancer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All in Love Is Fair</span> Song by Stevie Wonder

"All in Love Is Fair" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder recorded for his sixteenth studio album, Innervisions (1973). Written and produced by Wonder, it was released as a 7" single in Brazil in 1974. The song is a pop ballad with lyrics that describe the end of a relationship through the use of clichés. Critical reaction to the song has been varied: Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic wrote that it was among Wonder's "finest ballad statements", but Robert Christgau felt that the singer's performance was "immature". Wonder has included it on several of his greatest hits albums, including the most recent, 2005's The Complete Stevie Wonder.

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