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Stevie Wonder - Definitive Collection Audio CD

A fair review of the Stevie Wonder "Definitive Collection" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Stevie Wonder reviews here, or go back to the Stevie Wonder tabs.

Stevie Wonder Band: Stevie Wonder
Title: Definitive Collection
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Release Date: 2004-01-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Superstition 2: Sir Duke 3: I Wish 4: Master Blaster (Jammin') 5: Isn't She Lovely 6: I Just Called to Say I Love You 7: Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder 8: As 9: Never Had a Dream Come True 10: I Was Made to Love Her 11: Heaven Help Us All 12: Overjoyed 13: Lately 14: For Your Love 15: If You Really Love Me 16: Higher Ground 17: Do I Do 18: Living for the City 19: Part-Time Lover 20: For Once in My Life 21: Uptight (Everything's Alright) 22: We Can Work It Out 23: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 24: Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 25: I'm Wondering 26: My Cherie Amour 27: You Are the Sunshine of My Life 28: I Don't Know Why (I Love You) 29: Place in the Sun 30: Blowin' in the Wind 31: Send One Your Love 32: Pastime Paradise 33: I Ain't Gonna Stand for It 34: Fingertips, Pts. 1-2 35: Boogie on Reggae Woman 36: You Haven't Done Nothin' 37: He's Misstra Know It All 38: Happy Birthday

The Wonder of Stevie....
Boy what a choice I had in choosing a suitable CD. My wife loves any music by Stevie Wonder and as her birthday was coming up I had to see what you guys had to offer. You made it so easy in making my decision as so much information was given. I knew the Definitive Collection would be my best choice. I was hoping the package would arrive in good time for my wife's birthday. No worries in that regard as it arrived in a few short days and in excellent condition.
Best regards from John Good.


This is the Best of All!!!
If you want only one set of Stevie Wonder's best, this is it! Love it, love it, love it! Very happy we ordered, would do so again!. This is simply the best of all compilations available currently and better than the American version with the same name.


The best Stevie Wonder collection
In the nineties, a double CD was released in America titled Song review, while a single CD was released in Britain with the same title and artwork. It is easy to be confused by Stevie Wonder compilations. More recently, a single CD was released in America titled Definitive collection, so (conversely) a double CD was released in Britain with the same title and artwork. This British double CD is much better than the earlier American double CD titled Song review, which had fewer tracks and missed out some important songs. Indeed, this is the best compilation of Stevie's music that I've seen. Even on two CD's, it is not possible to include every Stevie Wonder recording worth hearing, but all the big hits in Britain and America are here.

You probably have your own favorites. I particularly like You are the sunshine of my life, For once in my life, Yester-me yester-you yesterday, Living for the city, I just called to say I love you, Sir Duke, A place in the sun, Lately and Happy birthday. Other classics (also excellent) include Superstition, I wish, Isn't she lovely, Ebony and ivory (with Paul McCartney), Never had a dream come true, Uptight and so many others.

If you only want one collection of Stevie Wonder music, this is by far the best. If you want to build a collection of his music, this is a great starting point.


Hard to Capture Stevie's Genius on One disc
this Set traces His Career from the 60's through the 90's. but this set is actually a Solid Overview of One of the Greatest Creative Forces the Music World has Ever Heard. you see the Diversity in his creative Process. you hear the Musical Growth of His work over time which is the path that leads to Greatness. a Must have especially if you are new to Stevie's Work.


As Good As It Gets!
And since there has been a number of Wonder compilations issued thru the years, that truly is a bold yet worthwile statement. The title of this one really says it all: The DEFINITIVE Collection. One must accept the fact that there'll probably never be a perfectly flawless disc(s) of this sort featuring Stevie's very best music - that would take more than 2 CD's and, inevitably, always include the dreaded "I Just Called To Say I Love You". So this, honestly, is as good as it'll ever get.

I've wracked my brain since I got this collection earlier this year and can only come up with two songs I find amiss from it; "Until You Come Back To Me" (in my opinion, superior to Aretha's later hit version of it) and the mighty "Superwoman" - three if you count the 1982 Top 5 U. S. hit "That Girl", which isn't very good although it was a big hit. The European origins of this collection might explain That Girl's exclusion from it though.

That said, if you happen to be looking for some of the best Pop/Soul music of the '60s and '70s (before disco and, in Stevie's case, sickenly sentimental smothness came along and ruined everything), a lot of it is right here. Enjoy.


You can see a complete list of all Stevie Wonder discography, or go back to the Stevie Wonder tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

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