Stevie Wonder: Artist Essentials

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1970 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1970 release history of Signed Sealed and Delivered. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1970 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Signed Sealed and Delivered

Signed Sealed and Delivered - original Motown album
The original 1970 program includes Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Heaven Help Us All and Stevie Wonder's We Can Work It Out. The cover was already on this album before its later single campaign; the Beatles recording is a different performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Stevie Wonder - Motown recording and career history
The label history distinguishes the early Little Stevie Wonder credit, the live Fingertips single released in 1963, Uptight in 1965, later solo album development, the Paul McCartney duet and the new 2005 A Time to Love album. Promotional award/chart superlatives and medical claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1969 release history of My Cherie Amour. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1969 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Cherie Amour

My Cherie Amour - original Motown album program
The original 1969 album includes My Cherie Amour and Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday. The title song's earlier single also dates to 1969; composition/session anecdotes and current remaster dates are not release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 full Innervisions album recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 Talking Book album recording without later single horn overdubs
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

Motown documents the album release in 1976 before the November 1976 single. The later 1977 chart appearance is not the recording's first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

I Wish - Motown album-before-single chronology
The label explicitly separates the 1976 original album from the later November 1976 single and 1977 chart appearance. The original recording's first year is 1976. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1968 release history of For Once in My Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: For Once in My Life

For Once in My Life - original Motown album and singles
The original 1968 program includes For Once in My Life and Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day. Both retain 1968 single metadata; a default January 1 album display is treated as year precision only. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

The label history explicitly dates the original Uptight single to 1965, corroborated by recording-specific metadata. The 1966 album and annual-list association are later.

Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Stevie Wonder - Motown recording and career history
The label history distinguishes the early Little Stevie Wonder credit, the live Fingertips single released in 1963, Uptight in 1965, later solo album development, the Paul McCartney duet and the new 2005 A Time to Love album. Promotional award/chart superlatives and medical claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Definitive Collection - original single and live version catalog
The label catalog explicitly identifies live Fingertips Part 2, Sunshine with horns and the shorter Do I Do single version. Its 2002 compilation dates do not date the original recordings; the year embedded in the Fingertips venue label is not treated as a independently verified session date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1963 (year verified)

Motown explicitly dates the live Fingertips 45 to May 1963 and identifies Part 2 as the hit. The earlier studio Fingertips and the separately retained Part 1 are different selections; a venue label's session year is not used as the release date.

Recording: Original 1963-released live Part 2 single recording
Credit: Little Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Fingertips - Part 2

Stevie Wonder - Motown recording and career history
The label history distinguishes the early Little Stevie Wonder credit, the live Fingertips single released in 1963, Uptight in 1965, later solo album development, the Paul McCartney duet and the new 2005 A Time to Love album. Promotional award/chart superlatives and medical claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Definitive Collection - original single and live version catalog
The label catalog explicitly identifies live Fingertips Part 2, Sunshine with horns and the shorter Do I Do single version. Its 2002 compilation dates do not date the original recordings; the year embedded in the Fingertips venue label is not treated as a independently verified session date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1967 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1967 release history of I Was Made to Love Her. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1967 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: I Was Made to Love Her

I Was Made to Love Her - original Motown album
The original 1967 album includes the title recording, whose song metadata retains its earlier single date within 1967. The current 2014 compilation copyright is not its first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1974 release history of Fulfillingness' First Finale. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale - original album track list
The ten-track program and release header give 1974. The inconsistent 1972 copyright line is rejected in favor of the explicit original release history; it is not used for any selection date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Fulfillingness' First Finale - Motown original release and personnel history
The label explicitly gives the original 1974 release and identifies selected recordings, including the Jackson 5 backing vocals on You Haven't Done Nothin'. Named backing musicians are distinguished from the record's primary artist credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1980 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1980 release history of Hotter Than July. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hotter Than July

Hotter Than July - original Motown album
The original 1980 program identifies Master Blaster, I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Lately and Happy Birthday. Their later single appearances are not newly dated recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1980 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1980 release history of Hotter Than July. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hotter Than July

Hotter Than July - original Motown album
The original 1980 program identifies Master Blaster, I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Lately and Happy Birthday. Their later single appearances are not newly dated recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1980 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1980 release history of Hotter Than July. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hotter Than July

Hotter Than July - original Motown album
The original 1980 program identifies Master Blaster, I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Lately and Happy Birthday. Their later single appearances are not newly dated recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1982 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1982 release history of Original Musiquarium. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1982 Musiquarium studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Original Musiquarium

Original Musiquarium - new songs and explicit version distinctions
The original 1982 project introduces Ribbon in the Sky and the full Do I Do with Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet solo. That Girl retains earlier 1981 song metadata. Sunshine is explicitly the single version with horns, distinct from the original Talking Book arrangement; old tracks are not dated 1982. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1985 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1985 release history of In Square Circle. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1985 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Square Circle

In Square Circle - original Motown album
The original 1985 album identifies Part-Time Lover, Go Home and Overjoyed. The original studio Overjoyed is selected; live performances are outside this source's scope. Inconsistent exact track days are not promoted to first-release precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1985 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1985 release history of In Square Circle. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1985 In Square Circle studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Square Circle

In Square Circle - original Motown album
The original 1985 album identifies Part-Time Lover, Go Home and Overjoyed. The original studio Overjoyed is selected; live performances are outside this source's scope. Inconsistent exact track days are not promoted to first-release precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1984 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1984 release history of The Woman in Red. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1984 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red - original Motown soundtrack
The original 1984 soundtrack identifies Stevie Wonder's I Just Called to Say I Love You. Other soundtrack vocalists and current remaster dates do not change that recording's artist or original year. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1981 (year verified)

The original single retains its 1981 release year in Motown recording metadata, before the 1982 Original Musiquarium compilation and annual appearance. The compilation's four newer songs did not all first appear on its release day.

Recording: Original 1981 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: That Girl

That Girl - original Motown song-release metadata
The recording retains its December 1981 single date inside the later Definitive Collection. Only year precision is assigned, before the 1982 Original Musiquarium compilation and annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Original Musiquarium - new songs and explicit version distinctions
The original 1982 project introduces Ribbon in the Sky and the full Do I Do with Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet solo. That Girl retains earlier 1981 song metadata. Sunshine is explicitly the single version with horns, distinct from the original Talking Book arrangement; old tracks are not dated 1982. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1968 release history of For Once in My Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: For Once in My Life

For Once in My Life - original Motown album and singles
The original 1968 program includes For Once in My Life and Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day. Both retain 1968 single metadata; a default January 1 album display is treated as year precision only. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1969 release history of My Cherie Amour. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1969 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Cherie Amour

My Cherie Amour - original Motown album program
The original 1969 album includes My Cherie Amour and Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday. The title song's earlier single also dates to 1969; composition/session anecdotes and current remaster dates are not release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1970 (year verified)

Stevie Wonder's recording was on the original 1970 Signed Sealed and Delivered album before its later single campaign. The Beatles' earlier recording is a different performance.

Recording: Original 1970 Stevie Wonder studio cover recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Signed Sealed and Delivered

Signed Sealed and Delivered - original Motown album
The original 1970 program includes Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Heaven Help Us All and Stevie Wonder's We Can Work It Out. The cover was already on this album before its later single campaign; the Beatles recording is a different performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1970 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1970 release history of Signed Sealed and Delivered. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1970 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Signed Sealed and Delivered

Signed Sealed and Delivered - original Motown album
The original 1970 program includes Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Heaven Help Us All and Stevie Wonder's We Can Work It Out. The cover was already on this album before its later single campaign; the Beatles recording is a different performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1971 release history of Where I'm Coming From. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1971 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Where I'm Coming From

Where I'm Coming From - original Motown album
The original 1971 program includes If You Really Love Me and Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer. The latter retains an earlier 1971 single date; the album day is not substituted for it. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1971 release history of Where I'm Coming From. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1971 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Where I'm Coming From

Where I'm Coming From - original Motown album
The original 1971 program includes If You Really Love Me and Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer. The latter retains an earlier 1971 single date; the album day is not substituted for it. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Music of My Mind. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 full Music of My Mind album recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Music of My Mind

Music of My Mind - original Motown album
The original 1972 program identifies Love Having You Around, Superwoman and Evil. Later compilations, other performers and remaster copyright dates are not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Music of My Mind. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Music of My Mind

Music of My Mind - original Motown album
The original 1972 program identifies Love Having You Around, Superwoman and Evil. Later compilations, other performers and remaster copyright dates are not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Music of My Mind. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Music of My Mind

Music of My Mind - original Motown album
The original 1972 program identifies Love Having You Around, Superwoman and Evil. Later compilations, other performers and remaster copyright dates are not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Talking Book

Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1973 release history of Innervisions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Innervisions

Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1974 release history of Fulfillingness' First Finale. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist; Jackson 5 backing vocals

Original album: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale - original album track list
The ten-track program and release header give 1974. The inconsistent 1972 copyright line is rejected in favor of the explicit original release history; it is not used for any selection date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Fulfillingness' First Finale - Motown original release and personnel history
The label explicitly gives the original 1974 release and identifies selected recordings, including the Jackson 5 backing vocals on You Haven't Done Nothin'. Named backing musicians are distinguished from the record's primary artist credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1974 release history of Fulfillingness' First Finale. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale - original album track list
The ten-track program and release header give 1974. The inconsistent 1972 copyright line is rejected in favor of the explicit original release history; it is not used for any selection date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Fulfillingness' First Finale - Motown original release and personnel history
The label explicitly gives the original 1974 release and identifies selected recordings, including the Jackson 5 backing vocals on You Haven't Done Nothin'. Named backing musicians are distinguished from the record's primary artist credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1974 release history of Fulfillingness' First Finale. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale - original album track list
The ten-track program and release header give 1974. The inconsistent 1972 copyright line is rejected in favor of the explicit original release history; it is not used for any selection date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Fulfillingness' First Finale - Motown original release and personnel history
The label explicitly gives the original 1974 release and identifies selected recordings, including the Jackson 5 backing vocals on You Haven't Done Nothin'. Named backing musicians are distinguished from the record's primary artist credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1974 release history of Fulfillingness' First Finale. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale - original album track list
The ten-track program and release header give 1974. The inconsistent 1972 copyright line is rejected in favor of the explicit original release history; it is not used for any selection date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Fulfillingness' First Finale - Motown original release and personnel history
The label explicitly gives the original 1974 release and identifies selected recordings, including the Jackson 5 backing vocals on You Haven't Done Nothin'. Named backing musicians are distinguished from the record's primary artist credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original 1976 Songs in the Key of Life package included a separate four-track seven-inch disc containing this recording. Later CD/EP reissues do not date it anew.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original EP: Songs in the Key of Life - original additional four-song disc

Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1979 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1979 release history of Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1979 vocal studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants

Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants - original Motown program
The original 1979 program separately lists the vocal Send One Your Love and its instrumental. The selected vocal performance predates its 1980 annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1980 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1980 release history of Hotter Than July. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hotter Than July

Hotter Than July - original Motown album
The original 1980 program identifies Master Blaster, I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Lately and Happy Birthday. Their later single appearances are not newly dated recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1982 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1982 release history of Original Musiquarium. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1982 full Musiquarium recording with Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist; Dizzy Gillespie guest trumpet

Original album: Original Musiquarium

Original Musiquarium - new songs and explicit version distinctions
The original 1982 project introduces Ribbon in the Sky and the full Do I Do with Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet solo. That Girl retains earlier 1981 song metadata. Sunshine is explicitly the single version with horns, distinct from the original Talking Book arrangement; old tracks are not dated 1982. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Definitive Collection - original single and live version catalog
The label catalog explicitly identifies live Fingertips Part 2, Sunshine with horns and the shorter Do I Do single version. Its 2002 compilation dates do not date the original recordings; the year embedded in the Fingertips venue label is not treated as a independently verified session date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1982 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1982 release history of Ebony and Ivory. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder studio duet
Credit: Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Paul McCartney

Original single: Ebony and Ivory

Ebony and Ivory - official original single
Paul McCartney's official single catalog identifies the original March 1982 release before Tug of War. Year precision is retained. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - official collaboration history
The artist history explicitly identifies Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's original Ebony and Ivory collaboration in March 1982. The later Only Our Hearts collaboration and Paul-only performances are not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1985 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1985 release history of In Square Circle. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1985 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Square Circle

In Square Circle - original Motown album
The original 1985 album identifies Part-Time Lover, Go Home and Overjoyed. The original studio Overjoyed is selected; live performances are outside this source's scope. Inconsistent exact track days are not promoted to first-release precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1991 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1991 release history of Jungle Fever. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1991 studio recording
Credit: Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever - original Motown soundtrack program
The original 1991 soundtrack includes These Three Words. Only year precision is used; default January 1 album metadata is not an exact first-release day. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 2005 (year verified)

The original track metadata and Motown history establish 2005. The UK album header's 2004 date conflicts with its own 2005 track metadata and narrative, and is not used as first-release evidence.

Recording: Original 2005 studio recording with India.Arie
Credit: Stevie Wonder featuring India.Arie
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured duet vocalist India.Arie

Original album: A Time 2 Love

A Time 2 Love - original recording with India.Arie
The Motown original track explicitly credits India.Arie and gives a September 2005 release, independently agreeing with the label's 2005 album history. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Stevie Wonder - Motown recording and career history
The label history distinguishes the early Little Stevie Wonder credit, the live Fingertips single released in 1963, Uptight in 1965, later solo album development, the Paul McCartney duet and the new 2005 A Time to Love album. Promotional award/chart superlatives and medical claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

A Time to Love - UK program and date discrepancy
The program identifies the title recording, but the 2004 album header conflicts with the page's own 2005 prose and track dates. That header is rejected; Motown's history and the US original track date support 2005. | Reviewed 2026-10-17