![]() ![]() ![]() At the time, rivals such as Arista and Epic were also interested in him. Wonder changed his decision, when he signed a new contract with Motown on August 5, 1975, thinking he was better off making the most of his career. A farewell concert was being considered as the best way to bring down the curtain on his career. He had expressed his anger with the way that the U.S. By the end of 1975, Wonder became serious about quitting the music industry and emigrating to Ghana to work with handicapped children. Within a short space of time, the albums Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale were all back-to-back-to-back top five successes, with the latter two winning Grammy Award for Album of the Year, in 19, respectively. In 2005, Songs in the Key of Life was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, which deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".īy 1976, Stevie Wonder had become one of the most popular figures in R&B and pop music, not only in the U.S., but worldwide. In 2002, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was voted number 89 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums and ranked number 4 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Widely regarded as Wonder's magnum opus and one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music, many musicians have remarked on the quality of the album and its influence on their own work indeed, some notable musicians have named it as the greatest album of all time. It is the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Wonder's career. Songs in the Key of Life won Album of the Year at the 19th Grammy Awards. In 2005, Songs in the Key of Life was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the US. Songs in the Key of Life spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year. Both the lead single " I Wish" and follow-up single " Sir Duke" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart becoming only the third album to achieve that feat and the first by an American artist at the time. Songs in the Key of Life was released as a double LP with a four-song bonus EP. ![]() At the time, it was the biggest recording deal in history. This outlined a seven-year, seven-album, $37 million deal with full artistic control. Plans for a farewell concert had begun, but Wonder subsequently changed his mind and signed a new contract with Motown on August 5, 1975. However, by the end of 1975, Wonder seriously considered quitting the music industry and planned to emigrate to Ghana to work with disabled children. īy 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music Wonder's previous albums Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale were all back-to-back critical successes. The album was recorded primarily at Crystal Sound studio in Hollywood, with some sessions recorded at the Record Plant in Hollywood, the Record Plant in Sausalito, and The Hit Factory in New York City final mixing was conducted at Crystal Sound. The double album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder's "classic period" of recording. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. ![]()
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